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A More Perfect Union: Prop. 8 May Lead to Gay-Marriage Rights

Dave Schwartz, "Hero" of Nevada's Pot Movement, to Take Over Michela Alioto-Pier's Mayoral Campaign

Luke ThomasMichela's marijuana man​The days when "gambling" with marijuana on a Las Vegas' Strip could result in lifetime imprisonment are long gone. Reefer now mixes with roulette in the nation's Sin City -- where, it should be noted, one has never needed a medical recommendation to use prostitut ... More >>

John Vanderslice on Seeking Discomfort, Tripping on Acid, and Making Pure Art

John Vanderslice and Magik*Magik's Minna Choi​It's a rare artist who, upon realizing all great art is danger, seeks first to test the idea upon their own nerves. This Friday night at the Herbst Theater, S.F. indie rock powerhouse John Vanderslice will play his acclaimed new album White Wilde ... More >>

The Hammer Drops: New York's Steve Schneider Tends Bar at Beretta, Delarosa

Hammer time: Steve Schneider.​This week San Francisco welcomes two hammer-wielding warriors: Thor, the god of thunder, and Steve Schneider, the god of crushed ice.Schneider, from New York's Employees Only bar, will be guest bartending at Beretta and Delarosa. The 27-year-old's story could easily b ... More >>

Chrissy Lee Polis, Transgender Woman Beaten, Speaks Out (Video)

Chrissy Lee Polis speaks​Update: Police have charged Teonna Monae Brown, 18, with assault. A 14-year-old girl is also facing charges. Original story, 8:45 a.m.: By now, most people have heard about the truly jaw-dropping case of a transgender woman who was brutally beaten inside a McDonald's in Ma ... More >>

"The Conspirator": Robert Redford's Snoozer of a Civil War Courtroom Drama

Beth Schapiro responds to story debunking child prostitute study: 'We stand behind our work'

Beth Schapiro​Our cover story this week that analyzes research conducted by the Atlanta-based Schapiro Group, which claims to track incidents of juvenile prostitution.The problem is that the claim is based on a seriously flawed methodology -- the numbers presented to news outlets as hard statist ... More >>

Virgin Megastore Crash: Eyewitness Account

A record-breaker...​Yesterday we reported on a woman making a hit record of a different kind -- she motored her car straight through a plate glass window at the old Virgin Megastore on Sutter and Market. The incident took place when a big rig clipped a Toyota Camry -- which happened to be 15 feet ... More >>

Exclusive: SFPD Concealed DNA Sample Switch at Crime Lab

​Records of bungle in 2008 case were destroyed, investigation findsA forensics analyst's error that resulted in a mix-up of DNA samples, reportedly in a homicide case, has been concealed by officials at the San Francisco Police Department crime lab for close to two years, SF Weekly has learned. Th ... More >>

Jeff Adachi: Convictions From Past 15 Years Could Be Affected by Brady Disclosures

Richard BuiHow much do cops' backgrounds matter during court cases? This much, says Public Defender Jeff Adachi.​San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi anticipates that criminal convictions spanning more than a decade will be affected by the district attorney's identification of dozens of offic ... More >>

Lionel Sevilla, Cop Accused in Cover-Up, Suspended

Good news, boys! Sevilla's keepin' his job! ​The Chronicle is reporting that Lionel Sevilla, a veteran cop accused of instructing a young police officer to lie about a prisoner's escape, will be suspended -- seven years after the alleged incident. SF Weekly's search of the city's most recent payro ... More >>

Would Giving Non-Citizens the Vote Be Another 'Only-In-San Francisco' Move?

Vote, ladies...​Board Prez David Chiu says allowing immigrants to vote for school board would be neither expensive nor unusualThrow this one on the pile of things out-of-towners love to hate about our city. It's the place where you can't buy a soda out of a soda machine, can't buy a pet, can't buy ... More >>

Peaches Christ Talks About Sluts, Evil, and Purple Rain

Jose Guzman ColonPeaches Christ. ​ With high-arching brows, a sharp tongue and cakes of glittery makeup, legendary San Francisco drag queen Peaches Christ and her Midnight Mass summer movie series briefly return this weekend with two screenings of the classic (and classically bad) Prince vehi ... More >>

Judge Blames D.A. Kamala Harris for Crime-Lab Scandal

D.A. Kamala Harris has some explaining to do​A San Francisco Superior Court judge has blamed San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris for the debacle that has grown out of misconduct at the San Francisco Police Department crime lab, saying Harris' office ignored its constitutional obligation ... More >>

Will a Pack of Trojans Descend Upon San Francisco?

You aren't going to snag Brittney Spears -- she of the new, bionic body -- for a date. But after she shaved her head and tossed detritus at passers-by? That was the time to ask. That's sort of how Gary Cavelli sees things. The chairman of the Emerald Bowl, to be played Dec. 26 at AT&T Park, Cav ... More >>

Eight Places to Satisfy your Chicken and Waffle Cravings

​A favorite of stoners and soul food lovers alike, chicken and waffles is the ultimate combination of dinner and breakfast. Wondering where to find the best spots that dish up this sweet and savory combination? We've compiled a coast-to-coast list of favorites. 1. Little SkilletLocated right here ... More >>

A Conversation with 'Food, Inc.' Director Robert Kenner

wnyc/FlickrRobert Kenner (right) with author Michael Pollan.Food, Inc., a documentary opening today at Landmark Theatres' Embarcadero Center, takes a grim look at the American industrial food system. (See the trailer below.) Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser is a producer (he'll be in the city ... More >>

The Obama Diet: The First Foodie Family

Via: Obama-Biden Transition ProjectThe Obama FamilyAlice Waters, who has been trying for years to get Presidents from Clinton to Obama to get on board with her vision of fresh, local, seasonal, organic food for all (read her letters to Clinton and Obama here), should be happy: it seems like her ... More >>

Do Gay Rights Have a Future Outside of California? Do We Care?

By Benjamin Wachs Although it’s easy to get lost in the fact that California voters recently decided to put discrimination in the state constitution, a little perspective is in order: gay couples in California still have (almost) full equality under the law, with provisions for civil unions, ado ... More >>

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist Bring The Hard Sell to SF in Feb., Kid Koala Opens

The Daly Show

Even in a summer of discontent for San Francisco progressives, bad-boy supervisor Chris Daly remains unbowed

The Return of Incredibly Strange Wrestling

Flying tortillas and choking chickens: Incredibly Strange Wrestling is San Francisco's craziest punk cabaret

Bambi Must Die

The efficient killing of invasive deer is being fought by concerned animal activists in Marin. But who's looking out for S.F. venison connoisseurs?

Rest in Peace

Beloved counterculture rag Arthur stagnates somewhere between dead and indefinite hiatus

The subtle arithmetic of My Morning Jacket

Slap Shot

Spank Rock scores one for the B’More club scene

Magical Mystery Allure

In search of an ephemeral, glowing blue sphere in the music of Animal Collective

Love on the Run

How a combination footrace and frat party became one of the best places in the city to hook up

Ball of Shame

The violence, humiliation, exclusion, degradation, and sheer joy of dodgeball in the park

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Bishop Bad Boy

Santa Rosa's charismatic Catholic bishop got busted shaking down a priest for sex. But he had friends in high places -- and they served him well.

Letters to the Editor

Week of January 1, 2003

The International Poindextering of Poindexter

Is it good or bad if 124 Web sites around the world post the home phone number of the architect of Total Information Awareness?

Talkin' Tolkien

Who has the right to write about the lord of the Ring's fictional tongues?

The Spybots Among Us

How the NSA tracks terrorists in the United States through the Internet

Dog Bites

Au Couture, Mon Frére! Is It Good or Bad to Be Libeled by an Idiot? Writing Wrongs

The Whee Design

Call and Response updates the West Coast sound for the new millennium

STUFF: Dawn of the Dead

Sci Fi's brilliant good vs. evil is a corpse in search of a burial

The Land of Blood & Money

Foreign workers coming into the country for high-paying tech jobs often bring wives with them. When these women are beaten and abused, they have nowhere to run.

House Of Tudor

Ledenhed, Big Lou's Polka Casserole, "Revealing Bodies," Wisecräcker,

Riff Raff

Pop (Do We Not Like That?)

Hear This

Wine Brats

They're young! They're rich! They'll drink anything!

Chain Chain Chain

Night + Day

Night + Day

Slap Shots

Investing in Willie

Integrated Health Services of Maryland puts its stock in Brown

Mississippi Mirth

From the Mississippi Delta forgoes conflict in favor of amusement

S.F.s 10 Tiniest Conspiracies