Jean Valjean

"Les Misérables": The Follies of 1832

Alcatraz: Inmates Return from Dead, Start Shit in S.F.

Because it became too expensive to house nearly 250 criminals on a rock in the middle of the ocean, Alcatraz officially shut down in 1963... or did it? And after it shut down, all of the inmates were transferred to other prisons... or were they? In the new J.J. Abrams-produced supernatural thrille ... More >>

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 >>

Casual Fan's World Cup: Les Incompétents

paris-match.comEn le crappeur​Editor's note: From time to time, The Snitch, being at best a casual fan of World Cup soccer, will provide glimpses into the experience of same.  Your good old nameless Americans suffered quite the historic setback on Friday, but at least they're not French: as t ... More >>

Will Feds' Move Gut S.F. Sanctuary City Policy?

​An overarching federally mandated program will take decisions about who to report -- or not report -- to immigration authorities out of local officials' hands, the Chronicle reports. In June, San Francisco's County Jail will begin using the Secure Communities initiative -- a program the Departmen ... More >>

Reps Etc.

​An overarching federally mandated program will take decisions about who to report -- or not report -- to immigration authorities out of local officials' hands, the Chronicle reports. In June, San Francisco's County Jail will begin using the Secure Communities initiative -- a program the Departmen ... More >>

Reps Etc.

​An overarching federally mandated program will take decisions about who to report -- or not report -- to immigration authorities out of local officials' hands, the Chronicle reports. In June, San Francisco's County Jail will begin using the Secure Communities initiative -- a program the Departmen ... More >>

Night+Day

​An overarching federally mandated program will take decisions about who to report -- or not report -- to immigration authorities out of local officials' hands, the Chronicle reports. In June, San Francisco's County Jail will begin using the Secure Communities initiative -- a program the Departmen ... More >>