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Jean Quan

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    August 20, 2012

    San Francisco Has More Liars Than Oakland

    If anyone in San Francisco tells you that Oakland sucks, obviously they're lying. Honestly, we were kinda surprised to read in our sister blog today, the Exhibitionist, that folks in San Francisco tend to stretch the truth far more than their counterparts across the Bay in Oakland. Honest Tea ran th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2012

    Oakland City Leaders Are Picking Marijuana Over Murders, Chronicle Columnist Says

    What the hell are Oakland city leaders smoking these days? As the Chron's Chip Johnson astutely notes this week, Oakland city leaders' priorities are completely ass backwards, as evidenced by their reaction to the two biggest news stories in the last few weeks, involving pot clubs and murders.When t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Golden State Warriors Are Probably Moving to San Francisco

    There is an immediate bit of good news accompanying the reports that the Golden State Warriors are moving to San Francisco: There's a strong chance the team will finally trash the comically antiquated "Golden State" part of the name, which it absurdly adopted when it moved from San Francisco to Oakl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Twitter Defends Occupy, Challenges Court Order to Release Protester's Tweets

    Occupiers aren't the only ones resisting the government these days. Now Twitter has decided to sit with protesters, figuratively speaking.We told readers last month about the New York judge who ordered the San Francisco-based Twitter to turn over tweets from Malcom Harris, a 22-year-old writer and o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Sixty Ways to Celebrate Mayor Ed Lee's 60th Birthday

    Tomorrow is Mayor Ed Lee's 60th birthday. And, in lieu of a politician's traditional birthday celebration -- a cake, served discreetly in an envelope left beneath the table -- Lee's staff has come up with a novel concept. They have created a website listing 60 things you and I can do to help Lee hel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Occupy Oakland: Judge Issues Restraining Order Against Protesters

    ​Oakland officials truly upped the ante in their battle with Occupy Oakland when they secured a stay-away order for 12 protesters who were charged in connection with the weekend chaos in downtown Oakland.The demonstrators were ordered to stay 300 feet away from Frank Ogawa Plaza, home of City Hall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    What Do Occupy Oakland and Mayor Jean Quan Have in Common?

    Let's face it, her stars are not aligned​First, they are both Libras. Why does that matter, you ask? It doesn't, unless you are a firm believer in astrology, or perhaps, like us, you are looking for another excuse to see Mayor Jean Quan in this wizard hat.As our sister blog, the Exhibitionist note ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Supervisor Scott Wiener Targeted for Recall By Progressive Group

    We thought trying to curb public nudity was progressive?​SF Weekly recently pointed out in a cover story just how impotent the progressive movement in San Francisco has become. It seems a small group, comprising many of the usual progressives in town (progressive stalwart Chris Daly is a friend of ... More >>

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