Jimmy Carter

Mr. Fix-It: A Mechanic Turns from Trying to Save Muni to Trying to Save the World

Presidential-Worthy Cookies in The City of Repose

One might not expect to find pastries from a chef trained by a former White House toque in a City of Repose, but that's part of what makes the Bay Area food scene always surprising. Nora's Patisserie (29 San Pedro Road), located on a non-descript stretch in Colma, is a hidden treasure for appreciat ... More >>

Ross Mirkarimi Update: Allegations of Abuse "Out of Context." Say What?

Luke Thomas, Fog City JournalLa famille Mirkarimi​There was, understandably, much talk about the awkwardness of Ross Mirkarimi's Sunday inauguration as San Francisco sheriff. The progressive stalwart and former supervisor is facing allegations of domestic abuse; if things go badly for him he could ... More >>

Sunday at Hardly Strictly: Gomez, Justin Townes Earle, and Bela Fleck Help Fuel the Good Vibes

Gomez Justin Townes Earle Zakir Hussein, Bela Fleck, and Edgar Meyer Devil Makes Three The Swanson Family Band October 2, 2010 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Better than: Smuggling vodka into Outside Lands. "This is so much better than Outside Lands!" a girl squealed Sunday after exiting a line of por ... More >>

Fall Arts: The Best Upcoming Theater This Fall

"Night Catches Us": Tanya Hamilton's debut is a brutally honest look at Black Power

Judge Stephen Reinhardt Won't Recuse Himself From Prop. 8 Trial

Harvard Law SchoolJudge Stephen Reinhardt says he'll be there for the Dec. 6 Prop. 8 trial​Judge Stephen Reinhardt has spurned a motion that he recuse himself from adjudicating over the pending 9th Circuit Court of Appeal review of Proposition 8.Supporters of the same-sex marriage ban contended th ... More >>

Judges Named For Prop. 8 Hearing

​A liberal, a conservative, and a moderate. An old guy, a middle-aged guy, and a sorta young guy. Sounds like the makings for a road-trip comedy. Could be. But it's definitely the composition for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' Dec. 6 hearing of the Proposition 8 case, which could determine the ... More >>

Trendsetter

What's a Homebrew Contest without Taco Beers?

Meredith Brody/2009This weekend's Eat Real Fest revives last year's Beer Shed.​For the second annual Eat Real, not only is the Beer Shed returning but organizers have also implemented a homebrew competition, since what's urban homesteading without homebrewing? Having said that, while there wil ... More >>

Her House Divided

The most powerful female politician in the country now teeters between long-term victory and instant defeat.

Cold, San Francisco? Probably Because You Have No Insulation.

No insulation in Mr. Freeze's lair either​To folks living in actual cold-weather communities, San Franciscans' complaints about our recent chilly spell have something of a Marie Antoinette-level naivete. Face it, San Francisco: The coldest day out-of-doors here isn't that cold. Period. That being ... More >>

Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

Lawyer in Elevator Death Case: Maybe Academy of Art Family Didn't Own That Building After All

View Larger Map The lawyer representing the mother of a man who last year fell to his death in a downtown elevator shaft acknowledged today that he may have sued some of the wrong people. Attorney Ian Zimmerman yesterday filed suit against Coast Counties Management, Inc. and the Kone Elevator compan ... More >>

House Music

Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

History as predicted by Inauguration Day's #1 hits

Car Alarm

After saying for decades that treated "shredder waste" from junked cars and old appliances was safe, state regulators now admit it isn't.

Hey, Beer Man: S.F. Writer Manages to Land Greatest Job in the World

Look Who's Back!

After the unspeakable Grinch, a surprisingly strong Seuss adaptation.

Still No News

Repertory Film Listing

Repertory Film Listing

Doc Block

Nonfiction continues its ascent onscreen

'Daily Kos' Profile -- From Michael Moore to El Salvador, Berkeley Blog Creates Digital Community

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains Just Plain Boring

Top Republican Strategist: Great Move, Gav!

Jimmy Carter Was a Democrat

A complex play about air traffic controllers never gets off the ground

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theater

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Yo Soy Centroamericano

Why vote Kerry? Exhibit No. 1: George W. Bush has shamelessly hired the dangerous figures behind the Iran-Contra Affair into senior diplomatic posts.

Love on the Run

How a combination footrace and frat party became one of the best places in the city to hook up

Looking Inside INdTV

Al Gore and ex-Stanford prof Joel Hyatt say their S.F.-based cable news channel for twentysomethings won't be ideological. But do the Democratic moneymen behind the venture know that?

Facing the Music

The feds catch up with the "homeless hacker" -- and order him off computers

A Duty to Hack

Adrian Lamo, the 22-year-old "homeless hacker" famous for raiding New York Times computers, pursues his vision of public service by cracking another major corporate network. It's a crime, of course. It's also what he was born to do.

Fighting Nuns

Oh, brother -- sisters invade the W Hotel

Asking, Telling

The Pentagon claims gays who serve openly undermine the force, but a local researcher's evidence says otherwise. Could his work help President Bush make life better for gay soldiers than it ever was under Clinton?

Inside Flynt

Larry Flynt's outing of powerful Republican hypocrites has the GOP fearing political ruin before the Y2K elections. An inside look at what makes Flynt's investigative team tick.

Night + Day

Of Vice and Men

In Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, immature auteurs take over Hollywood -- until the empire strikes back

Being Country

Guitarist Bill Frisell and jazz's move away from the city

Night+Day

They Can't Be Giants

In the clubhouse, the press box, the seats, malaise pervaded this season's swan song

Merchant of Redemption

During his first three decades on Sixth Street, Tom McKnight Sr. used his various businesses to educate his children and counsel them in the doctrine of social obligation. Now his son must balance the demands of activism against the realities of commerce

The Lip-Music Artist

The Last Tycoon

Walter Shorenstein's skyscrapers shaped San Francisco. His cash configured City Hall. Publicly, he's pristine. But there's more than meets the eye to the man behind the megaliths.

The Last Tycoon (Part II)

Walter Shorenstein's skyscrapers shaped San Francisco. His cash configured City Hall. Publicly, he's pristine. But there's more than meets the eye to the man behind the megaliths.

Whirly Birds

The wind-power entrepreneurs at Kenetech have spent millionsin vain tosolve this avian mystery: Why have hundredsof raptors, including golden eagles, died alongside the windmills of Altamont Pass?