John O'Connell High School

SF Weekly Letters

The ABCs of Ditching School

Schools are trying to contain their truancy epidemic. How're they doing? Just ask the students smoking pot less than a block from campus.

Monday Morning Hangover: Fighting and Loving

Most weekend's in this city are all about love (or sex, at any rate) and this weekend was no exception, aside from the knock-down drag-out fights. Pro-Wrestling Revolution's Lucha Libre enthralled a crowd of about 200 people with a no-holds-barred spectacle of flying fists and spandex clad bodies. B ... More >>

Taco Truck Controversy with High School Close to a Compromise

The truck in question: About to undergo a one-block migration?The great taco-maker conspiracy to turn S.F. teens into fatties has been settled, sort of. Last week, El Tonayense truck owner Benjamin Santana told the blog Mission Loc@l that, starting this week, his taco wagon will most likely move a ... More >>

Hip Hop Chess Federation Presents "Mind Over Matter II"

EKAphotographyHip to be Square: RZA vs. CasualIf you thought chess was a game for old dudes with goiters, Market Street hustlers, and nerdy four-eyes kids, think again. The South Bay-based Hip Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) has completely redefined the image chess by making it a kid-friendly, urban art ... More >>

Truckin'

Getting our street-food fix from the taco trailers on Harrison