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Blogs
May 9, 2012
California Congressmen Push Spending Cuts on Federal Marijuana Enforcement
Budget hawks incensed over San Francisco's supposedly profligate spending ought to spend a few minutes at Congress, observing the dollar requests submitted by federal departments.Take the $28.2 billion, 111,998-employee federal Department of Justice, for example. The country's 12,000 employees in Un ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2011
Samuel P. Taylor, Tomales Bay State Parks to Stay Open with Help from Feds
State and federal authorities announced today that two popular Marin County state parks will remain open with the help of the National Park Service.Samuel P. Taylor State Park, a campground nestled among redwoods in West Marin, and Tomales Bay State Park, which lies on the shore of its eponymous ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Grass Roots Is First S.F. Medical Cannabis Dispensary to Join Union
Look for the union labelSan Francisco is known as a union town and a city rich with medical cannabis dispensaries. It was only a matter of time before the two intersected. A year after United Food and Commercial Workers began organizing medical cannabis operations in Oakland and Marin County, Gra ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
San Francisco's Top 5 British Pubs
Darts and old British stuff at The Pig and WhistleLet's face it, San Francisco: We wish we had lost the Revolutionary War. Hurray, we have the Tea Party! Wouldn't you really rather be in the EU? Then, when Oklahoma and Kansas and Alabama get together to elect President Bachmann, we could al ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2011
Nicholas Springer, Alleged Peeping Tom, Dodges Court to Avoid Being Seen
Now it's YOUR turn to be seenIrony is always tricky to define. But if you ever needed a clear-cut example of irony, here it is. The Marin County Peeping Tom who was busted for recording up women's skirts using a video camera reportedly dodged court this morning perhaps to avoid being in the publi ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2011
Fake Terrorist Ferry Firebombing on Deck for Marin Homeland Security Drill
Move along folks; nothing to see here.This Thursday, ferry passengers will launch from the Larkspur Terminal unaware of the presence of a terrorist. He plans to set off an improvised firebomb -- and the crew will scramble to put out the fire and calm passengers. Soon afterward, Marin Army Reserv ... More >>
News
April 20, 2011
What Fish You Can Buy, and When, in San Francisco
Move along folks; nothing to see here.This Thursday, ferry passengers will launch from the Larkspur Terminal unaware of the presence of a terrorist. He plans to set off an improvised firebomb -- and the crew will scramble to put out the fire and calm passengers. Soon afterward, Marin Army Reserv ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2011
State Audit Questions Qualifications of Family Court Personnel
The California State Auditor released a report today questioning the qualifications of experts who make child-custody recommendations for the family courts in Marin and Sacramento counties.The report, which you can read in full here, found that neither county's family court system could produce a ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2010
LGBT Suicides: Aiyisha Hassan, Daughter Of Marin Non-Profit Executive Director, Takes Life
Aiyisha HassanThe rash of young gays and lesbians committing suicide has now struck the country's LGBT capital here in the Bay Area: Aiyisha Hassan, a 20-year-old Marin County native who identified as lesbian, killed herself on October 5. Hassan was a former student at Howard University in Washin ... More >>
Film
September 1, 2010
Fall Arts: Flicks and festivals to check out
Aiyisha HassanThe rash of young gays and lesbians committing suicide has now struck the country's LGBT capital here in the Bay Area: Aiyisha Hassan, a 20-year-old Marin County native who identified as lesbian, killed herself on October 5. Hassan was a former student at Howard University in Washin ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2010
Good Foods Catering Goes Underground in Oakland
Tamara PalmerChef Dontaye Ball.Good Foods Catering's Dontaye Ball, a presence at farmers' markets and events in San Francisco and Marin County, will head to Oakland next week for a special pop-up dinner at Berlyn's, an eatery soon to open on International Boulevard. Proceeds from the five-cou ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2010
Yet Another Bay Area Roller Coaster Accident
One bizarre and disfiguring roller coaster accident at a local county fair is odd enough. But two? In a week? Just days after a ticket-taker at the Sonoma-Marin County Fair inexplicably wandered into the path of the "Wacky Worm" ride and suffered a severed leg, that very same model of roller coas ... More >>
Culture
June 23, 2010
Chill on the Hills — and in the Bay
Find summer adventures on land, at sea, or in the air.
Blogs
June 18, 2010
La Boulange Refrigerated Cookie Dough
Tamara PalmerBefore: La Boulange makes baking cookies ridiculously easy.With nine San Francisco and two Marin County locations, La Boulange seems like it's everywhere. Thanks to the local company's line of refrigerated dough for "super natural cookies," it's in more places than you'd think. ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2010
Saturday: Chug Pinot, Save a Chunk of Marin Farmland
gcquinn/FlickrMALT is trying to preserve this swath of Nicasio hillside.It's easy to take for granted the edible goods from Marin farms. Knowing what's kept some of those farmlands from turning into subdivisions is a bit harder, but chances are the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) had som ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2010
Eco Food Tour Cruises Berkeley's Gather, West Marin Farms
Maïa Cybelle/FlickrOn the itinerary: Devil's Gulch Ranch in Marin County.Trust us, your smartphone and a Google map will not save you in the no-signal hills of West Marin, but Bay Area Green Tours is offering a food and farm tour that sounds like it won't leave you lost. A biodiesel-fueled ... More >>
Calendar
March 24, 2010
Our Lady of the Woods
Maïa Cybelle/FlickrOn the itinerary: Devil's Gulch Ranch in Marin County.Trust us, your smartphone and a Google map will not save you in the no-signal hills of West Marin, but Bay Area Green Tours is offering a food and farm tour that sounds like it won't leave you lost. A biodiesel-fueled ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
Outstanding in the Field Tix Suffer Glitch; Dinner Featuring Flour Water Chef Added
Flour Water's Thomas McNaughton.On Saturday morning, early birds scheming on Outstanding in the Field tickets got snagged in an unruly shrub of technical difficulties. The release was postponed until next Saturday, March 27. Events scheduled May 1 through July 31 will go on sale at 9 a.m. E ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2010
Your Rundown on the Week in S.F. Government
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi will be even happier if his colleagues agree to denounce PG&E this weekDo you fear the encroachments of the technological Leviathan known as Google? Are you wary of the carcinogenic effects of your cell phone? Relax. That buzzing you feel in your head probably isn't ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2009
The Economy's Shit, Let's Get Fluffy A Luxury Bed
The Katherine Hepburn Pet Bed costs $1,200Save up those unemployment checks, because as of yesterday, a new San Francisco-based high-end pet furniture company, Neko Habitat LLC, is open for business. The company's line of snazzy pet beds run $230 to $250, and the business owner, Hitomi Yas ... More >>
Blogs
September 10, 2009
forageSF is Offering a Twist on the CSA: Subscription Boxes of Locally Foraged Foods
Gene Lee/forageSFPhilosophically potent: A forage box.About a year ago, ambling through an exceptional meal at La Ciccia, we could not help but overhear a wine-soaked windbag over at the next table brag to his dining companions about his superior eating habits. "Why, I eat as my ancestors did ... More >>
Blogs
August 21, 2009
S.F. Unemployment Numbers: Every Time a Teacher Loses Their Job, a Bartender Is Born
The leaves rustle gently in the wind, and deer raise their dewy muzzles expectantly to the sky. Birds twitter in anticipation. Hark! What's that sound?Shhh. It approaches.Here's this month's unemployment statistics from the state Employment Development Department! So, there's good news and bad ne ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2009
Bake a Cake, Score Free Admission to 'Julie & Julia' at the Balboa
A2ZMpls/FlickrQueen of Sheba cake from Julia's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking.'Julia Child would have turned 97 on August 15th (when she died in 2004, she'd almost made it to 92). To honor the occasion, the Balboa Theatre (3630 Balboa at 38th Ave.) is hosting a Birthday Cake Bake-Off an ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2009
That's Just the Sound of the Employment Rate Whizzing Past Your Ears
The California Employment Development Department released their latest statistics pertaining to unemployment and industry today, and guess what? They are not awesome. California hit a record high of 11.2 percent unemployment in March, which is nearly five points higher than March of last year. San F ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2009
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 >>
Blogs
January 20, 2009
Sweetwater Construction Update '09
Thom and Becky Steere of Marin County's Sweetwater Saloon music venue have sent along an update about their ongoing construction hurdles. Like many people who've dreamed of building a new place or expanding a current structure have discovered, it's not the expected hassles but the unforeseen ones th ... More >>
Blogs
November 20, 2008
New Report Foresees a Short Road to Extinction for CA salmon
It’s Time to Panic. But Then What? By Peter Jamison I recently observed that San Francisco salmon fishermen, despite some relatively good news in an industry that of late has lumbered from one calamity to the next, are still pretty glum these days. That’s because a number of highly publicized ... More >>
News
October 8, 2008
Marin Republicans love them some Sarah Palin
It’s Time to Panic. But Then What? By Peter Jamison I recently observed that San Francisco salmon fishermen, despite some relatively good news in an industry that of late has lumbered from one calamity to the next, are still pretty glum these days. That’s because a number of highly publicized ... More >>
Blogs
July 24, 2008
Marketers, Law Enforcement Fulfill SF Weekly Prediction; Energy Beer Declared Stupid
It’s Time to Panic. But Then What? By Peter Jamison I recently observed that San Francisco salmon fishermen, despite some relatively good news in an industry that of late has lumbered from one calamity to the next, are still pretty glum these days. That’s because a number of highly publicized ... More >>
Calendar
October 10, 2007
Down in the Valley
It’s Time to Panic. But Then What? By Peter Jamison I recently observed that San Francisco salmon fishermen, despite some relatively good news in an industry that of late has lumbered from one calamity to the next, are still pretty glum these days. That’s because a number of highly publicized ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2007
Foggy Bridge Wine Cruise: Marin County Meets Fantasy Island
It’s Time to Panic. But Then What? By Peter Jamison I recently observed that San Francisco salmon fishermen, despite some relatively good news in an industry that of late has lumbered from one calamity to the next, are still pretty glum these days. That’s because a number of highly publicized ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2007
Foggy Bridge Wine Cruise: Marin County Meets Fantasy Island
It’s Time to Panic. But Then What? By Peter Jamison I recently observed that San Francisco salmon fishermen, despite some relatively good news in an industry that of late has lumbered from one calamity to the next, are still pretty glum these days. That’s because a number of highly publicized ... More >>
Dining
February 7, 2007
A Good Steak Conquers All
Bradley Ogden's newest place offers some excellent food, but watch out for the server, Mr. X
Film
October 5, 2005
Big-name premieres and local documentaries shine at this year's event
Bradley Ogden's newest place offers some excellent food, but watch out for the server, Mr. X
News
October 5, 2005
Sign of the Cult-Buster
Anti-cult crusader Ford Greene and the town of San Anselmo are staging a nasty public fight over Greene's strident anti-Bush political signs. But is that an old religious enemy we see behind the curtain?
News
January 19, 2005
Fast Times at Marin Catholic High
A case that the Archdiocese of San Francisco apparently doesn't want you to know about
News
December 8, 2004
Ouch, My Third Eye Hurts!
Infiltrator visits a New Age convention. Open-mindedly. In a man-dress.
Summer Guide
June 23, 2004
Festivals and Fairs
Infiltrator visits a New Age convention. Open-mindedly. In a man-dress.
Calendar
April 7, 2004
Cinemaniacs
Celebrate the Rafael in high style
Film
December 31, 2003
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
The year in local film, plus the passing of a cinematic champion
Summer Guide
June 25, 2003
Summer Events a Go Go!
What to do, all summer long
Music
October 17, 2001
Thrown for a Loop
Local indie rock group 20 Minute Loop attempts to find the middle ground between darkness and light
Music
May 30, 2001
Pop Philosophy
And God created swinging
News
March 14, 2001
Q: What's the Opposite of a Miracle?
A: What the state does to the families of people who die while poor
News
December 27, 2000
Letters to the Editor
Letters from December 27, 2000
News
September 15, 1999
Rights of Passage
With gates and fences, private property owners are increasingly cutting off traditional paths to public lands. State law offers some recourse, but not much.
Calendar
June 24, 1998
Night Crawler
With gates and fences, private property owners are increasingly cutting off traditional paths to public lands. State law offers some recourse, but not much.
Music
July 2, 1997
The House of Tudor
With gates and fences, private property owners are increasingly cutting off traditional paths to public lands. State law offers some recourse, but not much.
News
August 14, 1996
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
The popularity of automaton jousts is on the rise
News
July 12, 1995
Bolinas? Baloney!
The effort of one small town to remain untouched by time has bred enmity and disaffection as surely as it has produced anything else
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