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  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Live Review, 5/4/12: The Black Keys Get Swallowed Up By Oracle Arena

    The Black Keys Arctic Monkeys Friday, May 4, 2012 Oracle Arena Better than: The sound of a Guitar Center inside a parking garage. Maybe the Black Keys just aren't an arena band. Sure, the Akron blues-rock outfit sold out Oracle Arena just prior to the start of its Friday show. And the humble duo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Ron Paul Counts Bay Area Tech Companies Among Top Donors

    This week Republican presidential cult favorite Ron Paul will campaign through California, with stops at well-known party school Chico State, as well as UCLA, and Berkeley. While the venues reflect Paul's solid and passionate base among college kids, a closer look at Paul's donor list shows that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Fauxchella: How to See Your Favorite Coachella Bands Without Leaving S.F.

    Christopher VictorioYou could see the Coachella artists... without seeing this.​ Maybe you hate traveling. Maybe you're broke. Or maybe you're allergic to waiting in long lines under the hot sun while privileged pre-teens gyrate to David Guetta. There are many, many good reasons not to go to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Katy Perry Plays the Everyday Sweet Treat at Oracle Arena

    Christopher VictorioKaty Perry at Oracle Arena last night.​ Katy Perry Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Cavities. Katy Perry is a piece of candy. Or perhaps a cupcake. She's a short, sweet, delicious treat that you can have every day, or at least on a fairly regular basis. She ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Rihanna Burns Out Retinas at Oracle Arena

    Richard HaickRihanna at Oracle Arena last night.​ Rihanna J.Cole June 30, 2011 @ Oracle Arena Better than: Having an actual seizure. I think. There was very little doubt -- after watching a gaggle of high school girls in sequined tube tops and six-inch stilettos almost throw down in broad d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    America's Cup: Teams Introduced in San Francisco Today

    Golf would be much easier ​Mayor Ed Lee joined Regatta officials today to introduce eight of the 13 teams that will compete in the prestigious America's Cup to be held in San Francisco in 2013. Regatta Director Iain Murray introduced representatives of teams from China, New Zealand, Italy, South K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Last Night in Photos: Lady Gaga at Oracle Arena

    Richard HaickGaga at Oracle last night​ Lady Gaga March 22, 2011 @ Oracle Arena After showing up at Google yesterday to answer questions fans delivered via Twitter and via YouTube, Lady Gaga did what she presumably came to the Bay Area to do: She played a nearly sold-out show to adoring monsters ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Larry Ellison Too Good for His Own Golden Gate Yacht Club

    Not Larry Ellison's style​While the rich like to brag that they lunch at the yacht club, the really, really rich apparently boast that they never go near the place.Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, for one, avoids his own Golden Gate Yacht Club, despite the fact he and his employees spend hundreds of doll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Prince in Oakland, Night 3: The White-Suited Spectacle Comes to Its Finale

    ​Prince Larry Graham February 24, 2011 Oracle Arena Better than: Purifying yourself in Lake Minnetonka Luminescent in draped white clothes, with jewel-encrusted accessories and slick black hair, Prince splays himself across a purple piano and moans seductively. It could be 1984, but it is 2011. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Prince in Oakland, Night 2: Here Come the Hits

    ​PrinceLarry GrahamFebruary 23, 2011@ Oracle ArenaYou need to hear funk-bass pioneer Larry Graham, who opens the show, school you on where Les Claypool came from. You might also dig how Prince embodies history in slick, soft-shoe shuffles lifted from Cab Calloway, James Brown, and Elvis. Prince is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    State Courts' $2 Billion IT Project in Disarray, Audit Finds

    Lady Justice: No IT expert​The California state auditor's office has released a scathing report criticizing mismanagement and waste in the years-long effort to overhaul and update state courts' methods for keeping track of cases electronically.The 143-page audit scrutinized the Administrative Offi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    The Top 10 Best Big Concerts I Saw in 2010, with Gaga, Green Day, Sir Paul, Pavement, and LCD Soundsystem

    It just didn't seem right to lump in Oracle Arena and HP Pavilion fare with the cozy goings-on at S.F. dens like Bottom of the Hill and even Great American Music Hall. So, in search of an even comparison, I'm breaking it up: Today, here are the best concerts I saw with more than 5,000 of my fellow h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    America's Cup: San Francisco's Chances Are Sinking, Thanks to Chris Daly

    America's Cup Organizers' Surprise Rejection of Latest Terms All About Securing Pier 50 For Waterfront Arena, Supervisor SaysChris Daly's tenacity -- and the fiscal studies he demanded -- may have sunk San Francisco's chances at the America's Cup​"Worse things happen at sea" will come as cold com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    America's Cup: Newport, Larry Ellison Have Been in Contact

    Hello, Larry! ​During yesterday's committee hearing regarding the hosting of the America's Cup regatta, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi warned his colleagues that former race site Newport, R.I. is clamoring to sail off with San Francisco's prize following any "glitch or defect in our process." This, it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    San Francycle: How SF's Impending Bikeshare Will Work

    ​Bikesharing: crazy, right? The expense, the hills, the repairs, the theft -- it seems like it would never, in a million years, work. Except it does, in plenty of cities from Montreal to Budapest to Washington, D.C. And it's getting a little embarrassing that San Francisco isn't one of them. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Saturday Night: Gorillaz Drag Out De La Soul, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, and More for a Cartoonishly Fun Halloween

    Calibree Photography​GorillazN*E*R*DOctober 30, 2010Oracle ArenaBetter than: Vomiting up a one-eyed octopus; also, seeing Gorillaz on not-Halloween.What are you supposed to look at during a Gorillaz performance? Do you look at the band onstage, where a  group of humans -- including Damon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Warriors Sold -- But Not to Larry Ellison

    Meet the new boss, Joe Lacob​Billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's quest to buy his favorite basketball team has been stuffed. The long-awaited sale of the Golden State Warriors was announced today, for a record $450 million -- but the winning bidder was Joseph Lacob, a part-owner of the Boston C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Reports: Larry Ellison's Purchase of Golden State Warriors Imminent

    Oracle Corporate CommunicationsHave you come to rescue us, Larry Ellison? ​Larry Ellison, the richer-than-Croesus CEO of Oracle and yachting enthusiast, is reportedly in the final stages of purchasing the Golden State Warriors. The move would likely be greeted with glee by fans of the NBA franchis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    What Were the Odds of Paul the Octopus Picking Eight Straight World Cup Matches?

    TillaThe Oracle of Oberhausen, Paul the octopus​The biggest star to emerge from the just-concluded World Cup has eight legs -- but has never kicked a ball. An octopus named Paul living in an aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany is now an international celebrity following his feat of correctly picking e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Friday Night: Not So Silent Night at Oracle Arena

    Christopher VictorioEmily Haines of Metric​View more photos in Christopher Victorio's "Not So Silent Night @ Oracle Arena."Not So Silent Night w/ Muse, AFI, 30 Second to Mars, Vampire Weekend, and MetricFriday, Dec. 11, 2009Oracle ArenaBetter Than: What else is there to do on a rainy Friday night? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    T-Pain DataSF = Tinny Voiced Do-Gooder Web Apps?

    There's an app for that...​Calling all computer-whiz nerds: not one, but two Bay Area-based Web application contests were announced this week. First, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has been helping to promote the DataSF App contest, which challenges entrants to create civic-minded applications b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Last Night: Fleetwood Mac at the Oracle Arena

    Fleetwood MacOracle Arena, OaklandPhotos by Christopher Victorio - Click here for a full slideshowBetter than: Watching American Idol's downright infuriating finale with clenched fists.Delving into the convoluted history of Fleetwood Mac is tantamount to stepping in a cow pile for the casual fan (an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: Meet the Guardian's Imaginary Friend and Congratulate the Department of Technology on Its Fictitous $750,000 Tech Center

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2008

    Sunday: Mozart’s Idomeneo at the War Memorial Opera House

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    Correction: Van Halen Will Not Run to Oakland, The Devil Considers Solo Appearance

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    Bay Area Billionaires Buy and Sell People Like You Every Day

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2008

    Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige Play Oakland's Oracle in April

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    Kids, Meet Fox, Your New Dance Instructor

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    The Top 50 Women in Business -- WSJ Honors Silicon Valley Fembots

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2007

    LastNight: Bruce Springteen Turns Bouncer into Fangirl at Oracle Arena

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2007

    Dalai Lama's Counsel 'the Oracle' in Fundraising Mode

    When your whole government shuts down so that it can go to Washington D.C. and lobby for handouts, you know you've reached a point of no return. Economically it's a sign of total defeat, an acknowledgment that we are a zombie municipality that needs fresh infusions of federal blood just to go thr ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 30, 2005

    Celestial Seasonings

    The human, political message of One Big Lie gets lost amid the divine fun. And we're glad.

  • News

    July 10, 2002

    Misplaced Priorities 101

    Amid a drastic budget crisis, why is the California State University system spending $400 million on computers? And where is the money coming from?

  • News

    May 8, 2002

    Whore vs. Bore

    Californians have refused public campaign financing, and we've gotten what we deserve: a governor's race between a fund-raising slut and a clueless rich guy

  • News

    October 11, 2000

    Pranks for Nothing

    Two sculptors stage a hoax at Oracle's trade show as a statement against the treatment of artists

  • Music

    June 21, 2000

    The Old New Media Blues

    The singer-songwriter hasn't died. He's just gone online.

  • Film

    March 31, 1999

    The Ultimate Illusion

    The singer-songwriter hasn't died. He's just gone online.

  • News

    May 6, 1998

    Computer Games

    The singer-songwriter hasn't died. He's just gone online.

  • Calendar

    December 18, 1996

    Mulch

    The singer-songwriter hasn't died. He's just gone online.

  • News

    May 1, 1996

    Letters

    The singer-songwriter hasn't died. He's just gone online.

  • News

    July 12, 1995

    The Electric Multimedia Psychedelic Time Trip

    Haight-Ashbury pioneer and Oracle editor Allen Cohen resurrects the Summer of Love with a CD-ROM

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