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Honduras

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Boston Transplant Chews His Way Through Mission Street -- Literally

    ​Dave MP is new to San Francisco but it hasn't taken him much time to note the stretch of Mission between Cortland and Cesar Chavez is sadly underrated, especially in the food department. As Bernalwood points out today, Dave MP has pledged to chomp his way through the strip, investig-eating the ov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Boston Eater Chews His Way Down Mission Street

    Man v. Food, the outer Mission editionCross-posted on The Snitch.​Dave MP is new to San Francisco but it hasn't taken him much time to note the stretch of Mission between Cortland and Cesar Chavez is sadly underrated, especially in the food department. As Bernalwood points out today, Dav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Biden: Drug Legalization "Worth Discussing" Btut There's "No Possibility" Of US Support

    ​Joe Biden's a reasonable guy. When presidents of Latin American nations suggest drug legalization as a solution to the drug-fueled violence wreaking havoc on their land, the Vice President will listen... long enough to dismiss the idea out of hand.The leaders of Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Roberto Acosta, MS-13 Snitch Convicted of Lying to Government, Seeks New Trial

    The snitch wants a new day in court. ​The MS-13 snitch who provided federal agents with information that led to the mega-indictment of the transnational gang -- and recorded alleged murder confessions that will be allowed as evidence in an upcoming Superior Court trial -- wants a new trial of his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Farm: Table Signs Lease on New Cafe, Begins Roasting Coffee Beans

    ​When Farm: Table opened two and a half years ago, it was one of the first cafes to bring high-quality coffee to the Tenderloin. It was also the first San Francisco business to serve coffee from Verve, the Santa Cruz-based roastery. Even though the space is the size of a shoebox, with little ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Federal Judge: MS-13 Informant, Roberto Acosta, Will Likely Be Killed If Deported

    The MS-13 informant's future is looking grim. ​A federal judge replaced the defense attorney representing the Roberto Acosta -- the MS-13 gang informant who was convicted of lying to his handlers -- and urged attorneys on both sides to consider the likelihood that Acosta will be killed if he's dep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Roberto Acosta, MS-13 Informant Convicted of Lying, Wants Out of Jail

    The MS-13 snitch thinks the government is ungrateful for his help. ​Roberto "Bad Boy" Acosta, the MS-13 gang informant who for years gave federal agents details about San Francisco's branch of the gang, faces sentencing in federal court next week for lying to his handlers about how many people he' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Feds Want Maximum Prison Time for Roberto Acosta, MS-13 Informant Who Lied

    The government's snitch is about to get sentenced. ​Federal prosecutors are pushing for the maximum five-year sentence for the criminal informant who was shaping up to be their star witness in the case against San Francisco's MS-13 clique. But his future took a turn when Roberto Acosta was instead ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    San Francisco MS-13 Informant Found Guilty of Lying

    The government won its case against its own informant. ​The inside informant who turned evidence for the feds about his own MS-13 gang in San Francisco was found guilty this week of lying to the government.According to the complaint, Roberto Acosta had told his handlers that he'd only been the mes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Roberto Acosta, MS-13 Informant in San Francisco Gang Case, to Stand Trial for Lying

    The government will soon see its rat in court. ​It's not every day that the government charges their own criminal informant with lying. That's exactly what happened with Roberto Acosta, an MS-13 gang leader who infiltrated the gang which had claimed turf near 20th Street in the Mission District. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Mayor Ed Lee: City Will Shield Some Illegal Immigrant Youth from Deportation

    Supervisor Campos after his law policy passed two years ago. Now it will be enforced - for some. ​Mayor Ed Lee announced Tuesday that he will begin implementing the city's controversial Sanctuary City law, only reporting illegal immigrant youth to federal immigration authorities if they have been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    The Making of a MS-13 Gangster

    How does this happen?​The youngest of the 24 accused Mara Salvatrucha gangsters operating in the Bay Area are barely 20 years old. They were still minors -- or had just turned 18 -- when they were arrested in 2008 during the Opeation Devil Horns gang take down. Since then, they have been indicted ... More >>

  • News

    April 27, 2011

    A Rat's Life: MS-13 Snitches Run Wild While Turning State's Evidence

    How does this happen?​The youngest of the 24 accused Mara Salvatrucha gangsters operating in the Bay Area are barely 20 years old. They were still minors -- or had just turned 18 -- when they were arrested in 2008 during the Opeation Devil Horns gang take down. Since then, they have been indicted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Few Deportable Inmates Are from San Francisco

    Mexicans top the list, but the Soviets aren't so far behind. ​Yesterday, we told you about California being a national leader when it comes to the number of criminal aliens incarcerated in our state prisons. It turns out that very few of those criminal aliens hail from San Francisco. Criminal alie ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2010

    Distressed Properties

    The state's quick budget fix of selling off public buildings is a horrible idea.

  • News

    November 18, 2009

    Sanctuary Sellout

    Before: S.F. coddled undocumented teen criminals. After: S.F. punishes undocumented teens who commit crimes (and some who don't, too).

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Before: S.F. coddled undocumented teen criminals. After: S.F. punishes undocumented teens who commit crimes (and some who don't, too).

  • News

    July 8, 2009

    How undocumented aliens shopping on Market Street can find an inexpensive trip home

    Before: S.F. coddled undocumented teen criminals. After: S.F. punishes undocumented teens who commit crimes (and some who don't, too).

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: The Budget's All finished, Except for the Backstabbing

    Our story so far: The Supervisors were drinking champagne in City Hall last week after reaching a budget deal that restored an unprecedented amount money to programs that Mayor Gavin "Call me Governor" Newsom cut from San Francisco because he thought it would play well in Fresno. Par-TAY! B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Mission Protests for the Return of President Zelaya to Honduras (And Justice For Oscar Grant)

    Mission progressives descended on the 24th Street BART plaza this evening to protest for the return of President Manuel Zelaya to Honduras after the military coup on Sunday. Eric Quezada of Dolores Street Community Services and former District 9 supervisor candidate led the crowd of about 200 in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Two Airport Chiefs Divert Assets Offshore. One Gets Fired, the Other -- SFO Chief John Martin -- Stays Put.

    According to news reports, starting in 2000 and up to the near-present, Houston Airport Chief Richard Vacar oversaw the diversion of  a reported $1.9 million worth of employee time to a private corporation set up to operate the airport in Quito, Ecuador.According to an SF Weekly investigation, ... More >>

  • News

    July 16, 2008

    Public Power Grab

    Why some "progressives" are putting energy into a bad idea.

  • News

    July 9, 2008

    Air Heads

    SFO officials deserve some blame for an air disaster in Honduras. By Matt Smith

  • News

    March 26, 2008

    Let the Sun Shine, You Hypocrites

    Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

  • News

    December 19, 2007

    Demo Sale

    The party's leaders are putting their lack of ethics on display once again

  • News

    June 27, 2007

    Band Width

    The party's leaders are putting their lack of ethics on display once again

  • Music

    June 6, 2007

    Romancing the bar at Pop's

    The party's leaders are putting their lack of ethics on display once again

  • News

    January 31, 2007

    Our Money Flies Out of SFO

    A new audit shows bureaucrats spent public money on a failed private business in Honduras

  • News

    August 10, 2005

    Noir You See It, Noir You Don't

    Naming one of the masterminds of the SFO Enterprises scandal as a "watchdog" over billions in public investment: city government or pulp fiction?

  • News

    April 6, 2005

    Cardinal Opportunity

    A visit with Honduran Cardinal Rodriguez, who is often mentioned as a contender to become the next pope. For good reason.

  • News

    January 26, 2005

    Tsunami Politics

    Why will the city receive no money from the sale of SFO Enterprises?

  • News

    December 22, 2004

    The High Life

    Breathing in sleaziness at the rarefied and urbane levels of San Francisco political life

  • News

    November 10, 2004

    Husbanding Our Resources

    To close the budget deficit, Mayor Newsom should take on the fire union and SFO's bureaucrats before he closes a single rec center for a single hour

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    Vapidity Fair

    Gavin Newsom's anti-homeless campaign is disgusting, but he's the only mayoral candidate talking substance

  • News

    July 16, 2003

    A Glimmer of Hope

    In the city of sleaze, someone's finally doing something about SFO's shady little side business

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of June 11, 2003

  • News

    May 28, 2003

    Making Scents at SFO

    Bad stuff's hitting the fan out at the airport. Can mayoral confidante Eleanor Johns help keep the smell down?

  • News

    May 21, 2003

    SFO My God

    Airport officials have bungled their international business efforts so badly, the city attorney has to investigate

  • News

    November 6, 2002

    Life Is Change

    Even a headstrong columnist can meet his match -- and have to move on

  • News

    July 10, 2002

    Urine a Bad Spot Because of Them

    Why do our supervisors pass over substance in favor of trivia like the public peeing bill?

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    Pinocchio and SFO

    Once upon a time, there were airport officials who wanted to spin tall tales, spend $745,000 on Honduran boondoggling, and not explain very much

  • News

    October 31, 2001

    Dirty Money

    President Bush says he's serious about cracking down on money laundering by terrorists. San Francisco's experience suggests otherwise.

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    Flight Capital

    How SFO officials used city employees and money -- in apparent violation of state and federal law -- in a very odd attempt to privatize the airports of Honduras

  • Dining

    July 4, 2001

    ¡Sabor!

    Mingling with the hoochie mamas, heavy dudes, and drag señoritas

  • News

    April 4, 2001

    The Art of the Deal

    The Academy of Art College may be questionable as a school, but it's a hell of a business

  • News

    March 28, 2001

    Flying Blind

    Are San Francisco International Airport managers running Honduras' airports? If so, why?

  • Music

    May 10, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    eX-Girl; Blues Fuse; Grrlyshow

  • News

    April 5, 2000

    Night Crawler

    Past Perfect

  • Music

    December 30, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    Past Perfect

  • News

    December 25, 1996

    Buttheads

    A longtime cigar nut examines the sudden crass commercialism of his favorite vice

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