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Blogs
December 5, 2012
Medical Marijuana Users Can Get Booted From Public Housing at Any Time
Medical marijuana users enjoy protection from criminal prosecution under California law -- but that's about it. A medical cannabis patient can be fired solely for using the preferred drug at any time, and any medical marijuana user living in public housing can be evicted at any time. And yes, this a ... More >>
Blogs
August 26, 2009
Iguana Man Optimistic He Won't Have to Give Up His 'Service Lizard'
Joe Eskenazi Cosmie Silfa and SkippyYesterday we reported that Cosmie Silfa was at risk of having to give up his doctor-prescribed "service iguana" Skippy. Today, however, Silfa is optimistic he won't have to surrender the arm-sized, green lizard his psychiatrist describes as "an essential compon ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2009
Whither Skippy? Will Man Profiled in SF Weekly Cover Story Have to Give Up His Service Iguana?
Joe EskenaziCosmie Silfa and SkippyOur more fervent readers may recall a June SF Weekly cover story titled "Service with a Snarl" exploring the city's intriguing rules and regulations regarding service animals. Yes, it was the one with the maniacal Chihuahua on the cover. One of the service anima ... More >>
News
May 23, 2007
The Mayor Yells Fire
The mayor keeps talking about the terrible condition of public housing, but won't take action
News
February 21, 2007
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News
April 19, 1995
Cops vs. Cops
They look like cops. They carry guns like cops. They can even arrest you like cops. But San Francisco's patrol special officers are a different breed of police - one marked for extinction by the SFPD and powers that be.