By Joe EskenaziOn Tuesday, readers of the San Francisco Chronicle were informed that Dr. Dan Kliman was a quiet, retiring sort. Today, they read that he walked into an open elevator shaft and plunged to his death. Anyone who knew Kliman would scoff at the former, and Inspector Matt Krimsky of the San Francisco Police Department says his "words have been twisted around" to infer the latter. "He gets into the elevator car. For some inexplicable reason, the elevator gets stuck between floors -- we
Atsa spicy protest!
San Francisco is a town where you can often turn more heads wearing a three-piece suit than nothing at all. And yet, the sight of two burly union carpenters from the Local 22 handing out fliers in front of Amici's Pizza on King Street -- while dressed as Italian chefs - still manages to get one's attention.
The faux-paisano handed SF Weekly an oxblood-red flier blaring "UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" ... "Amici's Pizza has hired Pacific Construction and Man
In what is perhaps the best news of late for aficionados of marijuana legalization, a scheduled March 31 committee hearing of Assemblyman Tom Ammiano's legalization bill was postponed likely until 2010 (drag) -- which gives marijuana advocates some time to reverse what would have almost definitely been a no vote (groovy). On the whole, however, these are the days that try pot men's souls: Last Wednesday witnessed a jaw-dropping raid of a San Francisco marijuana dispensary, seemingly in stark con
Silicon Valley stalwart Hewlett-Packard is reeling, under investigation for invading the privacy of journalists and its own board members. Do you see a way out for the computing giant?
Why did the U.S. Attorney's Office angle for fingerlings -- and apparently ignore trophy catches -- during its corruption investigation at the San Francisco Housing Authority?
Twelve convicted drug dealers and other major felons have recently been employed by the San Francisco Housing Authority. But are there even more criminals on the public payroll?