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It's About Time: Proposed CA Bill Would Move Last Call to 4 a.m.

Good news for night owls: A bill has been proposed into the California state legislation that would allow bars, clubs, restaurants, and other watering holes to serve alcohol until 4 a.m., instead of the current 2 a.m. State senator Mark Leno proposed the bill, which would require city and county off ... More >>

San Francisco Is More Naughty Than Nice, Study Says

Just in time for Christmas, a new study revealed San Francisco is the 9th most sinful city in the nation, with some 48 percent confessing to committing one of the seven deadly sins -- lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, pride, greed, sloth -- at least five times a week. And just guess what we're most gui ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

The Night After Cancellation, EDC Closes Fest With Massive Turnout

See also: EDC Vegas Pulls Plug on Music Due to High Winds Organizers of the second annual Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas declared the three-day party a success , despite high-winds that cut its marquee night short on Saturday. Promoters say a whopping 115,000 people were in attendance on the ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Chinese Mai Tai at Li Po Lounge

"Feel pretty good. I'm not, uh, I'm not scared at all. I just feel kind of ... feel kind of invincible." -- Jack Burton, Big Trouble in Little China The infinite mulitverses concept was developed to mathematically reconcile both quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of relativity, but I like to t ... More >>

"Last Call at the Oasis": Predicting the Coming Water Crisis

Supervisor Eric Mar's Worst Nightmare: A Stripper Truck Parked at McDonald's

If Supervisor Eric Mar has accomplished anything while in office, it's successfully making himself the butt of every Happy Meal joke out there. And just when you thought there were no more Mar/plastic toy jokes to be had, the District 1 supervisor makes headlines after chasing away a local stripper ... More >>

George Kohler, S.F. Cyclist, Missing in Death Valley

​Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding 67-year-old George Kohler, a San Francisco cyclist who mysteriously disappeared while walking to his tent at a busy campground in Death Valley last week. Kohler was last seen on March 12 at about 8 p.m. when he reportedly walked away from th ... More >>

They Were Kings: The Feds Attack the Internet Poker Industry

100 Years War Cocktail Unites English and French Spirits

Lou Bustamante​Chasing down the new bar openings around the Bay Area is easier than remembering to revisit those places that have been around for a while. Bar Adagio is one we returned to, in particular because of their talented bar manager, Kristin Almy, who quickly made a name for herself with c ... More >>

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Watch Andre Nickatina's Slick New Video for "Money Shark"

​"Money Shark," the new video from San Francisco-bred rapper Andre Nickatina, features a few prominent elements: the Las Vegas skyline, a pliable female backside, and a giant crab meant to represent his favorite S.F. seafood spot, Crustacean. The cut, from director Ben Griffin (who's also prod ... More >>

Dear Famous Musicians, Stop Trying to Fleece Us With Your Overpriced 'Signature' Headphones

You trust this guy's opinion about headphones?​It's CES time again, that once-a-year event when every consumer tech company that you have (and haven't) heard of flocks to Las Vegas to reveal this year's lineup of middling products they're sure will drive profit margins up. And, building on re ... More >>

Merry? Yeah, We Can Do That

Hey, East Bay: The World's Largest Gummy Bear is Headed Your Way

Nicole Breskin/DNAinfo.comIt'Sugar's five-pound gummy bear.​Insulin at the ready! An inside source has confirmed to SFoodie that Bay Street Emeryville will soon get a branch of It'Sugar, a ginormous confectionery emporium whose CEO helped launch another notable ginormous confectionery emporium ... More >>

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Monday Morning Hangover: XXX Expo, Sonic Youth, & Pantless Youth

Usually one feels pity commingled with fear when they spot someone riding BART sans pants, but this weekend saw throngs of riders in thongs celebrating the annual No Pants BART Ride.Participants (ahem) made their way onto the trains then out onto the streets. Check out more images here. Joseph Schel ... More >>

Li Po Lounge: Chinatown Poem

SF Weekly Letters

SF DJs Dominate "America's Best DJ" Nominees

Joshua BrottBassnectar You know it. I know it. And apparently the rest of the world knows it too: SF DJs rule. A plethora of local DJs are among the nominees for America's Best DJ, a DJ Times- sponsored competition whose closing party takes place September 12 at Rain nightclub (in the Palms casino) ... More >>

Coach Is Who We Think He Is! San Francisco Squad in New Pro Football League Taps Dennis Green as Coach. Is Michael Vick Next?

Dennis Green, who built up a stellar career as a San Francisco 49ers assistant coach, then the head man at Stanford and with the Minnesota Vikings -- only to have much of his reputation obscured when he delivered the most unintentionally hilarious postgame football rant in modern times (above) -- ... More >>

Attorney, Ex Client, Alleged Serial Con Man, art consultant, among San Francisco Defendants in Palm Springs Fraud Case

Kaushal NiroulaAttorney David Replogle and three other San Francisco defendants face charges linked to the fraudulent sale of a Palm Springs home whose elderly owner disappeared December 4, police say. Bail is set at $5 million.Prior to the Palm Springs charges filed earlier this month, Replogle's p ... More >>

Protest Prop 8, Master/Slave and TV on the Radio: Your Weekend Hitlist:

SF Only Gets One Slot on Gourmet's Legendary US Restaurants List

Cannonball Gum

Speed Racer

Last Night: King Brothers at Bottom of the Hill

Making Grown Indie Boys Weep: Xiu Xiu

New Cal report says California #1 In Slaving — So, what? Big states need a lot of slaves!

Battles Culture-Shocked After Jarring London-Vegoose Flight

Their Steak Stands Alone

Great meat outweighs the decor, discomfort, and dimness at Bobo's

Let the Gaming Begin

Has a labor boss in trouble with the feds joined a high-powered Democratic lobbyist to merge Konocti Harbor Resort with Indian gambling?

Cirque Spectacular

No heavy plot, just supernaturally breathtaking acrobatics

Daring duos! Ladytronners Mira Aroyo and Reuben Wu! DJ AM and Travis Barker! GZA and DJ Muggs!

Raising the Barista

The Mission's Ritual Coffee Roasters takes its java very seriously

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.

Lucky in Love

The Cooler, somewhat unbelievably, asks us to swallow a Las Vegas fairy tale

You preach/We laugh

In which we come up with our own (slightly cynical) version of Muni's new ad campaign

Worth a Detour

Zax Tavern

Letters to the Editor

Week of May 8, 2002

He's Gotta Have It

Local filmmaker Caveh Zahedi's career was waylaid by his addiction to prostitution and porn. Today, his sexual compulsions could be the source of his comeback.

Ann-Margret, in the Flesh

Beyond age 60, the legendary sex kitten has an adoring Castro crowd writhing in ecstasy

Luke Brugnara Makes His Point

All the city's most bombastic commercial landlord wants is a San Francisco-themed casino in Las Vegas ... or absolute misery for anyone who gets in his way

Reel World

Flaming Creatures; Chungking Express; D.O.A.

Leaving Mike Figgis

Char Broiled

Zoom Lens

Night + Day

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Night+Day