Lord Voldemort

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SF Gov InAction: Who Wants to Play on Moscone Center's New Waterslide?

By Benjamin Wachs It could just be me, wading through the hell of Gavin Newsom's fevered imagination the way Peary crossed the arctic, but I kind of feel like all of San Francisco is governmented-out this week. The Mayor pummeled us with 7.5 hours worth of speeches last week, not a single minut ... More >>

Repertory Film Listing

By Benjamin Wachs It could just be me, wading through the hell of Gavin Newsom's fevered imagination the way Peary crossed the arctic, but I kind of feel like all of San Francisco is governmented-out this week. The Mayor pummeled us with 7.5 hours worth of speeches last week, not a single minut ... More >>

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

This sequel could be one of the better movies of the summer -- or the most disappointing

Fire Flies

The fourth Harry Potter rushes through its paces

Dog Bites

You Hate Me! You Really Hate Me!; Harry Potter and the Imaginary Suitcase of Cash; Lite Reading

Leave Your Cell Phone On BART -- On Purpose -- To Benefit the Environment

Time to recycle that museum piece, Mr. Gekko...Anyone who has left behind a scarf, umbrella, or electronic device on a BART train and actually managed to recover it deserves the level of awe and adoration from the general public Harry Potter received after surviving Voldemort's death curse. Harry wa ... More >>

That old black Harry Potter magic continues to beguile in Half-Blood Prince

Time to recycle that museum piece, Mr. Gekko...Anyone who has left behind a scarf, umbrella, or electronic device on a BART train and actually managed to recover it deserves the level of awe and adoration from the general public Harry Potter received after surviving Voldemort's death curse. Harry wa ... More >>

Were S.F. Public Works Jobs Part of Massive Fraud Scheme? Union Officials Say Yes.

Don FeriaPolice escourt a woman from NBC General Contractors' Oakland offices during a May raid​If you're looking for the Lord Voldemort of local labor, Bay Area union officials have a nomination: Monica Ung. The owner of NBC General Contractors has been charged by Alameda County prosecutors with ... More >>

Does California ALSO Have a Pact With The Devil? We Ask Pat Robertson's Spokesman.

How 'bout that ole Pat Robertson. It takes temerity to kick an entire nation when it's down, but that's just what the infamous televangelist did during a Christian Broadcasting Network appearance this week, when he suggested that the earthquake that has killed tens of thousands in Haiti is comeup ... More >>

Woah, Nellie: Warriors Coach Don Nelson Reportedly Pushed Out

The Don is gone...​When the Golden State Warriors' once and future coach, Don Nelson, won his record 1,333rd game, SF Weekly congratulated him. And urged him to retire. Nelson is the source of just about every fond pro basketball memory any Bay Area fan too young to remember fashionable plaid jack ... More >>

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows": The kids are not all right

The Don is gone...​When the Golden State Warriors' once and future coach, Don Nelson, won his record 1,333rd game, SF Weekly congratulated him. And urged him to retire. Nelson is the source of just about every fond pro basketball memory any Bay Area fan too young to remember fashionable plaid jack ... More >>

Facebook, Twitter, Texting Barred from Mayoral Succession Process

Come to think of it, a Sorting Hat would be a very easy way to settle on the next mayor​Earlier this year, we reported that several members of the Board of Supervisors are Facebooking up a storm during meetings. Eric Mar is even known as "Supervisor Facebook." No one seemed to give a damn. The tim ... More >>

Labor-Backed Plan for "Smoothing" Pension Plans Deemed Illegal

Come to think of it, a Sorting Hat would be a very easy way to settle on the next mayor​Earlier this year, we reported that several members of the Board of Supervisors are Facebooking up a storm during meetings. Eric Mar is even known as "Supervisor Facebook." No one seemed to give a damn. The tim ... More >>

Early Summer Movie Guide: What to See, When to See It

Come to think of it, a Sorting Hat would be a very easy way to settle on the next mayor​Earlier this year, we reported that several members of the Board of Supervisors are Facebooking up a storm during meetings. Eric Mar is even known as "Supervisor Facebook." No one seemed to give a damn. The tim ... More >>

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2": Magnificent Finale for Fantasy Opus

Come to think of it, a Sorting Hat would be a very easy way to settle on the next mayor​Earlier this year, we reported that several members of the Board of Supervisors are Facebooking up a storm during meetings. Eric Mar is even known as "Supervisor Facebook." No one seemed to give a damn. The tim ... More >>

San Francisco's Top 10 Burritos

Come to think of it, a Sorting Hat would be a very easy way to settle on the next mayor​Earlier this year, we reported that several members of the Board of Supervisors are Facebooking up a storm during meetings. Eric Mar is even known as "Supervisor Facebook." No one seemed to give a damn. The tim ... More >>