John Burton

John Burton’s Murky Role in Perata Probe

100 years at John's Grill

By John Geluardi San Franciscans donned their hats and spats last night to honor the anniversary of John’s Grill, which has been serving up steaks, martinis and literary intrigue for 100 years. Outside the restaurant a jazz band played period tunes while San Franciso’s A-listers arrived t ... More >>

The Making of the Mayor 1995

In which Jack Davis repents, Clint Reilly froths, Roberta Achtenberg has a vision, Angela Alioto has an attitude, and the voters are the pigeons

Paper Trails

In which Jack Davis repents, Clint Reilly froths, Roberta Achtenberg has a vision, Angela Alioto has an attitude, and the voters are the pigeons

The Last Seduction

Spurned by term limitations, Willie Brown turns his political affections on San Francisco. But how long will our small-town ways hold his fancy?

Dog Bites

Spurned by term limitations, Willie Brown turns his political affections on San Francisco. But how long will our small-town ways hold his fancy?

Dog Bites

Spurned by term limitations, Willie Brown turns his political affections on San Francisco. But how long will our small-town ways hold his fancy?

SuperHustle

Jobs with smaller shuttle van companies may be flying out of the airport.

The First Step

Jobs with smaller shuttle van companies may be flying out of the airport.

Slush Daddy

Jobs with smaller shuttle van companies may be flying out of the airport.

Believe It or Not!

Let's get beyond the balderdash and take a closer look at the motivations behind some political campaigns

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, November 2, 2005

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Gutted

How the nursing home industry, organized labor, John Burton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are cooperating to guarantee giant health care corporations huge profits -- using billions of your dollars

Letters to the Editor

Week of November 19, 2003

Vapidity Fair

Gavin Newsom's anti-homeless campaign is disgusting, but he's the only mayoral candidate talking substance

Nailed?

Lawyers for hundreds of sex-abuse victims have California's Catholic dioceses in a dire financial bind. Can church leaders finagle an escape, or are they ...

Bringing Up Baby Gavin

How William Newsom's pipeline into the Getty fortune has put money -- lots of it -- in his politically ambitious son's pocket

The Last of the Burtons?

They have dominated state and local politics for 50 years. Now, for the first time, the future of their "family business" is in doubt.

Et Tu, Mom?

A new theme is already beginning to take shape this young campaign season: politicians betraying their heirs

Dragon Bites

A Beautiful Day to Be Irradiated; We Have Plenty of Lines Open; Annals of Blowback; Press Release of the Week

Fallout

Newly released documents indicate the Navy dumped far more nuclear waste than it's ever acknowledged in a major commercial fishery just 30 miles west of San Francisco. Why won't the government even study the Farallon Islands Nuclear Waste Site?

Dog Bites

You know, there's an election -- hey! -- we said there's a local election coming up

Killer, Junkie, Liar, Thief...

... so why not lawyer? How our political elite tried and failed to get a law license for sister-killing Eben Gossage.

Inside the Big Floop

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

Cothran

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

Riff Raff

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

Dog Bites

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

Unspun

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

Times Two

In the UCSF-Stanford merger, the busiest health care workers are the doctors of spin

Unspun

In the UCSF-Stanford merger, the busiest health care workers are the doctors of spin

Temperature Rising

The UCSF-Stanford merger goes under a (symbolic) gun

Mulch

The UCSF-Stanford merger goes under a (symbolic) gun

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

The UCSF-Stanford merger goes under a (symbolic) gun

Lawyers, Bucks, and Books

Settlement talks on City College bookstore lawsuit collapse

Exile's Return

A bete noire of the liberal juvenile justice crowd reappears -- maybe

The Grid

A bete noire of the liberal juvenile justice crowd reappears -- maybe

State and National Candidates

A bete noire of the liberal juvenile justice crowd reappears -- maybe

The Burton Money Machine

John Burton's 1040s reveal that politics doesn't pay

Judging Matthew Rothschild

Why is the Democratic Party elite backing an underqualified party operative for the local judiciary?

Paper Trails

Why is the Democratic Party elite backing an underqualified party operative for the local judiciary?

Paper Trails

Why is the Democratic Party elite backing an underqualified party operative for the local judiciary?

This Might Pinch

Why is the Democratic Party elite backing an underqualified party operative for the local judiciary?

This Might Pinch

Why is the Democratic Party elite backing an underqualified party operative for the local judiciary?

Will Tea Partiers Kill Pro-Marijuana Measure?

Fibonacci BlueSo paranoid. So uptight. So stiff. What could cure this? Hmmm...​On today of all days, marijuana is on everyone's mind. But that goes doubly for politicians: Just last week, state Democratic Party chairman John Burton told media that he and fellow Dems (like that Jerry Brown guy) ... More >>

California Democrats Stay Neutral on Marijuana-Legalizing Prop. 19

Drag​Supporters of Proposition 19 -- the Control and Tax Marijuana 2010 initiative -- can be forgiven for feeling a little paranoid these days. After the move to regulate marijuana like alcohol was lambasted by state politicians ranging from Sen. Dianne Feinstein to Mayor Gavin Newsom to Kamala Ha ... More >>

Marijuana-Legalizing Proposition 19 Gets Greenlight From California Young Democrats

Bill St. ClairThe young are restless...​Supporters of Proposition 19 -- the Tax Cannabis 2010 legislation -- were bummed this weekend when California's Democratic Party opted to make no endorsement on the measure and stay neutral. But when it comes to marijuana, the kids are all right. California ... More >>

Don't worry, America. San Francisco knows what's best for you

Bill St. ClairThe young are restless...​Supporters of Proposition 19 -- the Tax Cannabis 2010 legislation -- were bummed this weekend when California's Democratic Party opted to make no endorsement on the measure and stay neutral. But when it comes to marijuana, the kids are all right. California ... More >>

Cocktail Week Events This Weekend, Sept. 24-25

Lou BustamanteJoel Teitelbaum at the Starlight Room​The final two days of cocktail week are jam-packed, with awards, seminars, and parties. Once it's done, we're doing a cleanse, eating some vegetables, and getting our livers back in shape for in time for WhiskyFest on October 7th. Historic ... More >>

Randolph Ang, Local Cyclist, Charged with Death of Dionette Cherney -- Finally

post election charges​Four months after a cyclist blew through a red light on the Embarcadero, killing 68-year-old  Dionette Cherney as she walked across the street, the District Attorney's Office has brought charges against the biker. Randolph Ang, 23, has been charged with misdemeanor vehic ... More >>