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Newark's Vegetarian Mayor, Delicious Eggplant Bacon, and Leslie Hall is Vegan!? Hell Yes!

​• Just read this piece about Cory Booker and tell me that you don't want to rip his clothes off and then shake his hand because this man is AWESOME and ADORABLE. As Meave says, he gets it. He totally does! Love him like I love cake! • Another day, another meat recall. This time, 377,000 of ... More >>

San Francisco Police Kill Suspected 'Gen X Bandit' Bank Robber

Gen X bandit wears plaid shirts​San Francisco cops shot and killed a suspected bank robber last night after he allegedly tried to run them over with his car. Media outlets are reporting that the wanted criminal might have been the notorious 'Gen X' bandit, who is known to rob banks in his distinct ... More >>

BASE Jumper Won't Stop Illegal Leaps Despite Yosemite Tasing

Saturday Night: Rex Navarrete at the Punchline

Rex NavarretePunchline Comedy ClubDecember 6, 2008Notes by Janine KahnBetter than: Your relatives in Daly City. And twice as funny.Stream: Audio clips from the Rex Navarrete show I caught last year.Filipinos always laugh the loudest at a Rex Navarrete show. There's just no way around it. Though the ... More >>

Bleacher Report and other sports blogs fight for respect - and access

The Latest Fire Map: New York Times

Leno, Migden, the Courts and Money: WTF?

Onward, Christian Lawyers

Why lawsuits filed by anti-abortion activists may be a blessing in disguise for the California stem cell institute

From Here to Eternity

Figuring out Built to Spill's place in the world, and maybe mine, too

Building Up California

A high-rise condo boom in San Diego may show the way out of a statewide housing and sprawl problem

California Loved

Roger Troutman and his family brought funk to West Coast hip hop and influenced everyone from Ice Cube to Tupac Shakur. Then his older brother put four bullets in him.

Inside the Big Floop

Threatening Mount Zion means curtains for the clowns who have mismanaged the UCSF-Stanford hospital merger

Sticking Point

An AIDS vaccine designed by renowned researcher Don Francis is in final testing. The Plague could be over - but the gay and scientific establishments are utterly unenthused.

What the Hellman Is Going on Here?

UCSF Stanford finances hit the rocks

Night Crawler