Honduras

Arthouse Movie Listings June 19-25, 2013

Saint Frank: Bringing the Story of Coffee to Russian Hill

Saint Frank to Bring Story of Coffee to Russian Hill

The past two years have proven San Francisco to be fairly fertile ground for craft coffee. Armfuls of small roasters and "Third Wave" cafés are popping open monthly, and their missions are clear: to teach us to love coffee as we love wine -- to care about where it comes from and the prolific subtle ... More >>

Marijuana Legalization in Two States Has Mexico, Costa Rica Questioning U.S. Role in Drug War

On Nov. 6, the country watched closely as voters legalized small amounts of marijuana for adults in Colorado and Washington. And now those votes are resonating south of the border.This week, the president of Costa Rica said that increased demand for marijuana will impact Drug War-torn countries. And ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

Distressed Properties

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

Sanctuary Sellout

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

SF Weekly Letters

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Public Power Grab

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

Air Heads

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

Let the Sun Shine, You Hypocrites

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

Demo Sale

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

Band Width

Romancing the bar at Pop's

Our Money Flies Out of SFO

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

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?

Cardinal Opportunity

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

Tsunami Politics

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

The High Life

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

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

Vapidity Fair

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

A Glimmer of Hope

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

Making Scents at SFO

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

SFO My God

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

Life Is Change

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

Urine a Bad Spot Because of Them

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

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

Dirty Money

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

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

¡Sabor!

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

The Art of the Deal

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

Flying Blind

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

House Of Tudor

eX-Girl; Blues Fuse; Grrlyshow

Night Crawler

Past Perfect

The House of Tudor

Buttheads

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