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Lake Tahoe

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    Former UC Davis Frat Boy Sues University over "Harshest Form of Hazing"

    This doesn't look like ratfucking ​A former UC Davis student is suing the university, claiming school officials didn't put an end to over-the-top hazing in 2008 when he was pledging the all-Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi.According to the claim filed in Yolo County, Ryan Clifford was on a retre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Gavin Newsom to Woo Winter Olympics to Lake Tahoe

    Newsom tests the latest aerodynamic hair style for speed skaters​Our ex-mayor Gavin Newsom proved that he could bring the prestigious America's Cup to San Francisco -- even in the face of vociferous opposition. Now, in his new capacity as lieutenant governor, Newsom is taking on the bigger task of ... More >>

  • Music

    May 18, 2011

    Chris Daly's Buck Tavern Is Like a Boring Cheers

    Newsom tests the latest aerodynamic hair style for speed skaters​Our ex-mayor Gavin Newsom proved that he could bring the prestigious America's Cup to San Francisco -- even in the face of vociferous opposition. Now, in his new capacity as lieutenant governor, Newsom is taking on the bigger task of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Bouncer: Chris Daly's Buck Tavern Is Like a Boring Cheers

    ​From this week's Bouncer column: My friend Audra has a theory that the shortest route to madness is buying a club or bar. She says that she has seen good, sane people go batshit in a span of months after diving into their dream of running an establishment. Unfortunately, I think she is righ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    S.F Businessman to Swim for 60 Hours Nonstop -- For No Reason

    chlorine on the brain​To the non-athlete, even a five-mile run or swim seems crazy. But here is a guy who can make even ultra marathoners look sane. Jamie Patrick, a die-hard swimmer and owner of Patrick & Co. in San Francisco, is planning to swim 240 miles nonstop across the Sacramento River ... More >>

  • News

    April 6, 2011

    Blowing Smoke: Obama Promises One Thing, Does Another on Medical Marijuana

    chlorine on the brain​To the non-athlete, even a five-mile run or swim seems crazy. But here is a guy who can make even ultra marathoners look sane. Jamie Patrick, a die-hard swimmer and owner of Patrick & Co. in San Francisco, is planning to swim 240 miles nonstop across the Sacramento River ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Grab Your Snowboard, Resorts Extend Ski Season After Record-Breaking Snow Falls

    There is still time for a few more runs​Remember when we thought it was going to snow here in downtown San Francisco, like really snow?Although some will still swear they saw a tiny white flake drop from the skies of San Francisco, it meant nothing to the people who really pray for the white stuff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    My Morning Jacket, Neko Case, Ween To Headline High Sierra Music Festival

    Last weekend we were all talking about snow, but right now, let's talk about summer. Specifically, that oh-so-summery High Sierra Music Festival, which today announced My Morning Jacket, Neko Case, and Ween as its headliners. This year's festival kicks off June 30 to July 3 at the fairgrounds in Qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Camels Chided For Using San Francisco in Tobacco Ads. Use These Sh*tholes Instead.

    Phallic camels aren't welcome in this here town! ​Earlier this week, City Attorney Dennis Herrera and short-timer Department of Public Health Director Mitch Katz wrote a sternly worded letter to Joe Camel's corporate overlords. The two chided R.J. Reynolds for using the Haight -- as well as Brookl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Baylinks: Arson, Lake Tahoe, Momblock

    Welcome to Berkeley. The times, they are a-changin'!​Tenants believe apartment fire was an act of revenge [Mission Mission]U.C. Berkeley ranked among most "military friendly" schools. No spitting. [U.C. Berkeley News Center]Restoration of Lake Tahoe is flowing smoothly [SF Gate]

  • News

    December 23, 2009

    Meet the Andy Goldsworthy of Heron’s Head Park

    Welcome to Berkeley. The times, they are a-changin'!​Tenants believe apartment fire was an act of revenge [Mission Mission]U.C. Berkeley ranked among most "military friendly" schools. No spitting. [U.C. Berkeley News Center]Restoration of Lake Tahoe is flowing smoothly [SF Gate]

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Michael Franti Hospitalized, Cancels Shows

    EKAphotographyGet Well Soon, Mike​ Our thoughts and prayers go out to musician Michael Franti, who was hospitalized last week for a ruptured appendix and had to undergo emergency surgery. The timing was especially poor, as it forced Franti's band Spearhead to bow out of four scheduled concert ap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Cue the Montage and Banjo Music! S.F.'s Dog-Cat-Rat Man Is On the Road Again.

    Going mobile As you heard here earlier this month, Gregory Pike, the renowned San Francisco street performer who has trained a rat to stand atop a cat standing atop a dog, has departed our fair city following a conviction and fine on a charge of "public obstruction" for drawing large crowds at ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2009

    A guide to the best of this year's S.F. International Film Festival

    Going mobile As you heard here earlier this month, Gregory Pike, the renowned San Francisco street performer who has trained a rat to stand atop a cat standing atop a dog, has departed our fair city following a conviction and fine on a charge of "public obstruction" for drawing large crowds at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Lake Tahoe: From Alpine Anaheim to Temple of Cutting-Edge Cal Cuisine

    By Matthew Stafford The first time I headed up to Lake Tahoe a decade or so ago, I figured the place would be lined with rustic, pine-timbered ski lodges where grizzled mountain men grilled trout fresh from the lake and served it on a plank with a few huckleberries and a mug of hard cider. Imagine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    Fall Cocktail: Hot Apple Pie

    By Matthew Stafford The first time I headed up to Lake Tahoe a decade or so ago, I figured the place would be lined with rustic, pine-timbered ski lodges where grizzled mountain men grilled trout fresh from the lake and served it on a plank with a few huckleberries and a mug of hard cider. Imagine ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2008

    Gavin Newsom's out-of-town businesses with SF addresses

    By Matthew Stafford The first time I headed up to Lake Tahoe a decade or so ago, I figured the place would be lined with rustic, pine-timbered ski lodges where grizzled mountain men grilled trout fresh from the lake and served it on a plank with a few huckleberries and a mug of hard cider. Imagine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2008

    Three's Company: The Mother Of All Bay Area Storms

    By Matthew Stafford The first time I headed up to Lake Tahoe a decade or so ago, I figured the place would be lined with rustic, pine-timbered ski lodges where grizzled mountain men grilled trout fresh from the lake and served it on a plank with a few huckleberries and a mug of hard cider. Imagine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2007

    Face Time: Local Man's Whiskers Named World's Best

    By Matthew Stafford The first time I headed up to Lake Tahoe a decade or so ago, I figured the place would be lined with rustic, pine-timbered ski lodges where grizzled mountain men grilled trout fresh from the lake and served it on a plank with a few huckleberries and a mug of hard cider. Imagine ... More >>

  • News

    July 11, 2007

    Profits for Developers Initiative

    Take a closer look at this truly awful measure funded by Don Fisher before signing on

  • News

    July 4, 2007

    Mother Nature or Nurture?

    The question of whether to begin saving creatures and habitats from climate change

  • Film

    January 24, 2007

    Ace Up His Sleeve

    Joe Carnahan's overly slick, heavily edited dark comedy works despite itself

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    If You're Goin' to San Francisco ...

    If Haight Street is wall-to-wall people, it must be tourist season. How do you really feel about all those outsiders who swell the city's population?

  • News

    June 21, 2006

    Filling the Civic Gap

    Meet Donald Fisher, the private billionaire with unprecedented sway over ordinary San Franciscans' lives

  • Music

    November 9, 2005

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: Rick Rubin's moxie.

    Meet Donald Fisher, the private billionaire with unprecedented sway over ordinary San Franciscans' lives

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    Hire Me!

    Infiltrator has figured out how to solve the so-called unemployment problem

  • Summer Guide

    June 23, 2004

    This Train Is Your Train

    There's a romance to railroad travel, especially when the destination is a special, spirited mountain town called Truckee.

  • News

    September 10, 2003

    Camel Jockeys of the Sierra Nevada

    At the Virginia City International Camel Races, the camels may go fast or slow, but the riders are always appreciative

  • News

    September 11, 2002

    Rich Conspiracy

    Unless there's been a Newsom/Getty/bin Laden/Bush plot of some kind, how could voters support Care Not Cash?

  • Summer Guide

    June 19, 2002

    Sports/Outdoors/Races

    Unless there's been a Newsom/Getty/bin Laden/Bush plot of some kind, how could voters support Care Not Cash?

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Ski Run

    Heavenly

  • Film

    February 27, 2002

    Word Is Out

    Award winners from the S.F. International Film Festival

  • Dining

    June 27, 2001

    Equinox

    Revolution Not in Progress

  • Dining

    February 28, 2001

    In From the Cold

    Sno-drift

  • Film

    August 30, 2000

    Reel World

    Lady in the Lake and Lethal Weapon 4

  • News

    July 12, 2000

    Night Crawler

    Current Events

  • Music

    May 12, 1999

    One-Hit Wanderer

    Since moving to the Bay Area a decade ago, Alec Palao has diligently tracked the history of local bands before the Grateful Dead (yes, such bands existed)

  • News

    July 1, 1998

    From Russia With Diamonds

    In 1995, Golden ADA Inc., a San Francisco diamond-importing firm, collapsed, unveiling an international trail of theft and betrayal that embarrassed San Francisco luminaries involved with the company. Now, newly unsealed court files show that high-level m

  • Calendar

    March 4, 1998

    Beat the Press

    In 1995, Golden ADA Inc., a San Francisco diamond-importing firm, collapsed, unveiling an international trail of theft and betrayal that embarrassed San Francisco luminaries involved with the company. Now, newly unsealed court files show that high-level m

  • News

    October 8, 1997

    Esprit de Court

    How Susie Tompkins Buell built, wrecked, and sued San Francisco's legendary Esprit de Corp. clothing company, and why she still gets to sit next to President Clinton

  • Music

    August 20, 1997

    Night Crawler

    How Susie Tompkins Buell built, wrecked, and sued San Francisco's legendary Esprit de Corp. clothing company, and why she still gets to sit next to President Clinton

  • News

    June 18, 1997

    Dog Bites

    How Susie Tompkins Buell built, wrecked, and sued San Francisco's legendary Esprit de Corp. clothing company, and why she still gets to sit next to President Clinton

  • Calendar

    January 1, 1997

    Slap Shots

    How Susie Tompkins Buell built, wrecked, and sued San Francisco's legendary Esprit de Corp. clothing company, and why she still gets to sit next to President Clinton

  • News

    March 13, 1996

    Chinese Peaches

    The Chinese New Year brings firecrackers, the parade down Kearny, and the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant

  • Dining

    April 26, 1995

    Up to Your Gills

    All-you-can-eat sushi menus are a deal - and a distant second to ordering a la carte

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