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Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2013

    Authorities Say MLK Day Is the Perfect Time to Get Rid of Your Gun

    If you missed San Francisco's gun buy back last month, here's another opportunity for you to quit your firearms. Marin is hosting its own gun buy-back event, extending the invitation to residents in San Francisco, Contra Costa, and Sonoma counties. So cancel your plans to hit the shooting range on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2012

    Believe or Not, Walmart Workers Say They Love Their Job

    Michigan residents aren't the only people who don't like unions. Apparently, Walmart worker don't either. Some Walmart workers have created their own group, called Associates Who Love Walmart, to proclaim their love of the discount superstore. They say their aim is to combat union-backed groups li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2012

    SF Jazz Announces Lineup For First Concert at New HQ, Feat. McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, and Bill Cosby?

    A few months ago, we updated you on the progress of construction over at 205 Franklin Street -- the fancy new headquarters of SF Jazz -- which is set to open on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Jan., 21, 2013. Today, the nonprofit announced the lineup for artists that will performing at the very fir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Occupy Dream: Clergy Hope MLK Rally Will Draw Attention to String of Homicides of Black Men

    Members of the African-American community already had big plans to hold its "Occupy Dream" rally today to recognize the April 4, 1968, assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. But sadly, the group has yet another more reason to draw attention to their cause: The recent string of gun violence among Sa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 4, 2012

    Civil Wrongs Revisited

    Members of the African-American community already had big plans to hold its "Occupy Dream" rally today to recognize the April 4, 1968, assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. But sadly, the group has yet another more reason to draw attention to their cause: The recent string of gun violence among Sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    W. Kamau Bell: "Stop Talking Shit About the Occupy Movement"

    Me and my socio-political stand-up comedy crew, Laughter Against The Machine, just finished our first national tour. Collectively we went to six Occupations, in New Orleans, Portland, New York, D.C., and San Francisco. And I would like to make a request of you. Stop talking shit about the Occupy Wal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Swap Meet for Pickles, Preserves and other Homemade Goodies

    Framboise​Punk Domestics & BCF Food Preservation Swap Where: Blue Chair Fruit Kitchen, 4629 Martin Luther King, Jr (at 47th St), Oakland; (510) 654-BLUE When: Fri., July 15, 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: On Friday, our very own Sean Timberlake (if he allows us to assert ownership) is st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Tonight: The Nightlife's Paved With Cheese

    Janky Barge DJ Collective Knows How to Have a Good Time.​Cheese Lover's Nightlife Where: California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse (at Martin Luther King Jr., in Golden Gate Park), 379-8000 When: Thurs., May 26, 6-10 p.m. Cost: $12 ($10 for members) The rundown: The California Ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    Edible Schoolyard Plant Sale

    Edible SchoolyardThe Edible Schoolyard's Adorable Sign.​Edible Schoolyard's Annual Mother's Day Plant Sale Where: Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, 1781 Rose (at Grant), Berkeley, 510-558-1335 When: Sat., May 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: Prices vary for individual items The rundown: There' ... More >>

  • Music

    January 19, 2011

    Bouncer wonders if success has arrived for the Showdown

    Edible SchoolyardThe Edible Schoolyard's Adorable Sign.​Edible Schoolyard's Annual Mother's Day Plant Sale Where: Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, 1781 Rose (at Grant), Berkeley, 510-558-1335 When: Sat., May 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: Prices vary for individual items The rundown: There' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Does the Showdown, a New Bar at Sixth and Market, Have a Shot at Success?

    ​The Showdown is just a few doors down from Market Street, and has seemingly changed hands more times than a perfidious poker player. It was the Arrow Bar for a long time, then it was the Matador. The new ownership has chosen a name that belies some sort of ultimatum: "I'll see you at high noon, O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    San Francisco Students Accidentally Eat Rat Poison

    Rat Poison Is Not Good For You​A group of San Francisco middle school students ate a tablet of rat poison that they found on a filing cabinet inside a classroom at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.Mindy Talmadge, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Fire Department, said the incident happened a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2011

    Germany? Really? Cool!

    Rat Poison Is Not Good For You​A group of San Francisco middle school students ate a tablet of rat poison that they found on a filing cabinet inside a classroom at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School.Mindy Talmadge, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Fire Department, said the incident happened a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Do Online Causes and Philanthropy Do Any Good?

    ​Does professing your support for a cause online do any good? Or does it just make you feel like you accomplished something and keep you from actually doing anything in the analog world to realize the change you profess to want?~PhilanthropuhleezWell, Macolm Sadwell, aren't we glass-half-empty tod ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2010

    Exploring the Jewish influence on black American music

    ​Does professing your support for a cause online do any good? Or does it just make you feel like you accomplished something and keep you from actually doing anything in the analog world to realize the change you profess to want?~PhilanthropuhleezWell, Macolm Sadwell, aren't we glass-half-empty tod ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2010

    Figures of Action

    ​Does professing your support for a cause online do any good? Or does it just make you feel like you accomplished something and keep you from actually doing anything in the analog world to realize the change you profess to want?~PhilanthropuhleezWell, Macolm Sadwell, aren't we glass-half-empty tod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    What a Difference a Flood Makes -- City's Sandbag Giveaway Going Gangbusters

    Turns out San Franciscans just love sand! ​Money found is sweeter than money earned. True that -- people love to be given things. And yet, last month, when the city offered to give away up to 300 pounds worth of sandbags to any San Franciscan worried about flooding, hardly anyone responded. Only 1 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    The Good Music of the Bad Old Days

    Turns out San Franciscans just love sand! ​Money found is sweeter than money earned. True that -- people love to be given things. And yet, last month, when the city offered to give away up to 300 pounds worth of sandbags to any San Franciscan worried about flooding, hardly anyone responded. Only 1 ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 2, 2009

    Other Stage Standouts This Fall

    Turns out San Franciscans just love sand! ​Money found is sweeter than money earned. True that -- people love to be given things. And yet, last month, when the city offered to give away up to 300 pounds worth of sandbags to any San Franciscan worried about flooding, hardly anyone responded. Only 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Extremely Civil Disobedience: Prop. 8 Protests Peaceful So Far

    Peaceful demonstrators shut down the intersection of Van Ness and Grove"Ordinarily, a person leaving a courtroom with a conviction behind him would wear a somber face," Martin Luther King Jr. said in 1956. "But I left with a smile. I knew that I was a convicted criminal, but I was proud of my crime. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Let's Get Inaugurated! Enliven Barack Obama's Speech with the Inaugural Drinking Game

    Those of us lucky enough to still have gainful employment as the George W. Bush years stumble to their ignominious thud will be clocking in tomorrow around the time President-elect Barack Obama knocks the "elect" off his title.A rollicking article in the current New Yorker notes that while president ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    You Can Too

    Those of us lucky enough to still have gainful employment as the George W. Bush years stumble to their ignominious thud will be clocking in tomorrow around the time President-elect Barack Obama knocks the "elect" off his title.A rollicking article in the current New Yorker notes that while president ... More >>

  • Music

    October 8, 2008

    Protest Staple

    Those of us lucky enough to still have gainful employment as the George W. Bush years stumble to their ignominious thud will be clocking in tomorrow around the time President-elect Barack Obama knocks the "elect" off his title.A rollicking article in the current New Yorker notes that while president ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2008

    Other Minds music fest pushes aural limits

    Those of us lucky enough to still have gainful employment as the George W. Bush years stumble to their ignominious thud will be clocking in tomorrow around the time President-elect Barack Obama knocks the "elect" off his title.A rollicking article in the current New Yorker notes that while president ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 23, 2008

    Also Playing

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    January 21, 2008

    MTA War Is Brewing on MLK Day as Archduke Gavin Newsom Inspects His Troops. It's ...

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  • Culture

    January 16, 2008

    Also Playing

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    January 9, 2008

    Also Playing

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  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    Harry Belafonte, Patriot

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  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    SF Exploratorium Picks Ten Tech Toys for Xmas -- Suhhweet!

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  • News

    November 14, 2007

    Letters to SFWeekly

    Gangsta Rap Doesn't Kill People; Josh Wolf Is Just Like Jesus; Ethics Commission Is Unethical

  • Culture

    October 24, 2007

    Also Playing

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  • Film

    April 20, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2005

    The Giving Trees

    Mayor holds shovel

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2004

    Live the Dream

    Happy birthday, Dr. King

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2003

    Moonstruck

    Two museum events that'll turn your kids into space cadets

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    Southern Discomfort

    Travis Somerville's paintings have been called provocative, brilliant - and racist

  • News

    August 8, 2001

    Dirty Pool

    As the Bayview waits for a rebuilt MLK pool, the project, a stated mayoral priority, keeps gobbling money and time--making it the prototypical city contracting fiasco.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Place to Feel Transcendent

    Grace Cathedral

  • News

    January 17, 2001

    Dog Bites

    A cannabis club in the Fangxaminer building. This could explain a lot.

  • Music

    December 27, 2000

    Personal Best

    What the world needs now is a wholly subjective, occasionally snarky awards ceremony

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2000

    A King's Legacy

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Dining

    August 11, 1999

    Cool World

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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    April 14, 1999

    Night & Day

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Culture

    August 19, 1998

    Stage

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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    January 14, 1998

    Night + Day

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Culture

    December 17, 1997

    Stage

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Calendar

    October 29, 1997

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Film

    July 16, 1997

    Tense Alliance

    A conversation with the makers of Blacks and Jews, a highlight of the 17th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

  • Calendar

    April 19, 1995

    REAL ASTROLOGY for an unreal world

    A conversation with the makers of Blacks and Jews, a highlight of the 17th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

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