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    December 5, 2011

    Live Review: The National Converts to Arena Mode at Bill Graham Civic

    Matt SmithThe National at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday night. ​ The National Local Natives Wye Oak Dec. 3, 2011 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Better than: Seeing any other American rock band. "Anyone got extras? [To his partner] Hey, whatcha got?" "Just a hard dick and some bub ... More >>

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    November 14, 2011

    Live Review: They Might Be Giants Improve Flood By Playing It Backwards

    Matt SmithThey Might Be Giants at the Fillmore​They Might Be GiantsJonathan CoultonNov. 13, 2011The Fillmore"We know you had your choice of ossified alternative rock bands, so thank you for flying with us!" hollered John Flansburgh, the gregarious, guitar-playing half of Brooklyn's They Might ... More >>

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    October 31, 2011

    Who Has a Better Visual Show -- Deadmau5 or Skrillex?

    It was a double-whammy of big-name electronic dance music in S.F. this weekend. Friday saw bass-music wunderkind Skrillex take over the Warfield (see more photos here); then, on Saturday, Deadmau5 dragged his big beats out to a packed Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (see more photos). It one sense, any ... More >>

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    October 10, 2011

    Sunday: Girls Perform a Muscular, Vulnerable New-Old Rock at Great American Music Hall

    Girls Sonny & the Sunsets Carletta Sue Kay Oct. 9, 2011 Great American Music Hall Better than: The worn-out Roy Orbison tapes in your parents' attic. Subtract the voice of singer-songwriter Christopher Owens, and many of the songs on the latest album from San Francisco's Girls sound like they coul ... More >>

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    July 27, 2011

    SF Weekly Letters

    Girls Sonny & the Sunsets Carletta Sue Kay Oct. 9, 2011 Great American Music Hall Better than: The worn-out Roy Orbison tapes in your parents' attic. Subtract the voice of singer-songwriter Christopher Owens, and many of the songs on the latest album from San Francisco's Girls sound like they coul ... More >>

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    July 1, 2011

    S.F. Ferry Ticketers to Strike Today to Protest Automation

    Matt SmithMr. Ferry Boat doesn't like to get angry.​UPDATE: Media outlets are reporting that the planned strike has been called off. Original story 7:25 a.m.:Ticket taking on the Golden Gate ferry system has been one of the last manual labor jobs kept safe from automation. But that may change with ... More >>

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    June 24, 2011

    Alms Day: Hundreds Beg for Nonprofit Funding at City Hall

    Matt SmithA festive Alms Day at City Hall​In this year's iteration of an annual ritual, hundreds of workers and beneficiaries of the public agencies and nonprofits that serve San Francisco's needy mobbed City Hall Friday. They all hoped for a chance to speak at a special Budget and Finance Committ ... More >>

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    May 25, 2011

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithA festive Alms Day at City Hall​In this year's iteration of an annual ritual, hundreds of workers and beneficiaries of the public agencies and nonprofits that serve San Francisco's needy mobbed City Hall Friday. They all hoped for a chance to speak at a special Budget and Finance Committ ... More >>

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    April 19, 2011

    No. 21: Blacksmith Cellars' Chenin Blanc

    Lou BustamanteBlacksmith Cellars' chenin blanc: Drink local.​SFoodie's countdown of our 92 favorite things to eat and drink in San Francisco, 2011 edition.Even with the success of Dashe Cellars in industrial Oakland and Sutton Cellars in Dogpatch, it's challenging to hear the words "urban winery" ... More >>

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    April 14, 2011

    Civic Center Becomes Kids' Bowling Alley for The Day

    Matt SmithNow if only public bowling were available inside City Hall.​Jumpstart, a nonprofit that places college student instructors in lower-income preschools, took over San Francisco's Civic Center Thursday, setting up outdoor bowling and other games and giving nursery school children their firs ... More >>

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    April 11, 2011

    Jogger Hit by Careless Driver as City Ponders Safety Fix

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    April 6, 2011

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    January 19, 2011

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    May 5, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    April 7, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    March 31, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    February 24, 2010

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    November 18, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    November 4, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    October 28, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

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    October 21, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Matt SmithNot a great way to begin a Monday.​A driver blew through a red light this morning and slammed into a jogger along Masonic Avenue, throwing her into the air before plowing into the side of an SUV that had been traveling just in front of your correspondent his daughter.The collision happen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Media War: Blogger Criticizes Mainstream Media Worker's Bicycle. Ahhhh -- It's On!

    Jim HerdYes that is Matt Smith tuning up his bicycle built for four...We mainstream media workers have suffered incessant pelting from bloggers, citizen journalists, pamphleteers, and others who seem delighted by the meltdown of the industry that employs us. Up until now, however, the critical onsla ... More >>

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    June 4, 2009

    San Francisco Named the Priciest City for Business Travelers to Get Three Squares

    endless beauty via FlickrEating this twice a day could ruin your expense accountMatt Smith of SFoodie's sister blog The Snitch reported today that New Jersey-based Institute of Management and Administration reckoned San Francisco the priciest city in the nation for business travelers to eat in, ecli ... More >>

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    June 3, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    endless beauty via FlickrEating this twice a day could ruin your expense accountMatt Smith of SFoodie's sister blog The Snitch reported today that New Jersey-based Institute of Management and Administration reckoned San Francisco the priciest city in the nation for business travelers to eat in, ecli ... More >>

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    May 14, 2009

    Writer Admits She Spun Crazy-Ass Nonsense For Examiner.com -- And Didn't Get Caught Until Lawyers' Letters Showed Up

    Over at Examiner.com, bloggers are paid based on how much Web traffic their articles generate. So the paper's -- now very ex- -- "L.A. Parenting Examiner" noted that, while the truth may be stranger than fiction, fiction gets more hits. In a letter earlier this month to the media-centric Web site Fi ... More >>

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    April 29, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Over at Examiner.com, bloggers are paid based on how much Web traffic their articles generate. So the paper's -- now very ex- -- "L.A. Parenting Examiner" noted that, while the truth may be stranger than fiction, fiction gets more hits. In a letter earlier this month to the media-centric Web site Fi ... More >>

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    April 29, 2009

    The most offensive things about Matt Smith's Kink.com column

    Over at Examiner.com, bloggers are paid based on how much Web traffic their articles generate. So the paper's -- now very ex- -- "L.A. Parenting Examiner" noted that, while the truth may be stranger than fiction, fiction gets more hits. In a letter earlier this month to the media-centric Web site Fi ... More >>

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    December 8, 2008

    Yuletide Good Will Spells Ruin For SF Law Firms

    By Matt SmithAn apparent upwelling of holiday good cheer has destroyed two of San Francisco's oldest law firms, which had thrived during much of the past century by exploiting greed, jealousy, fear, malice and other non-holiday sentiments. Thelen LLP, begun in 1924 and until recently one of America' ... More >>

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    August 6, 2008

    Video: SF Weekly Rides GoCar

    By Matt SmithAn apparent upwelling of holiday good cheer has destroyed two of San Francisco's oldest law firms, which had thrived during much of the past century by exploiting greed, jealousy, fear, malice and other non-holiday sentiments. Thelen LLP, begun in 1924 and until recently one of America' ... More >>

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    June 25, 2008

    Progressive Justice

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

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    June 4, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

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    April 16, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

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    February 20, 2008

    Wikipedia Idiots Respond en Masse in SF Weekly Letters

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

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    January 23, 2008

    Care Not Cash Volunteer Recommends Work, Ass-Kicking to Homeless in SF Weekly Letters

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

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    December 12, 2007

    Kings of Commenting: The Best/Worst in SFWeekly Comments This Week

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

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    December 7, 2007

    Your Friday Morning Pre-Party: Tegan & Sarah, Tori Amos, and Tool

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

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    December 7, 2007

    Your Friday Morning Pre-Party: Tegan & Sarah, Tori Amos, and Tool

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    Your Friday Morning Pre-Party: Tegan & Sarah, Tori Amos, and Tool

    Fed up with losing influence, two Supervisors use bullets instead of ballots.

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    April 13, 2005

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    April 13, 2005

    What's Matt Smokin'?

    A state assemblyman explains why our columnist is wrong about legislation that would legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp

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    December 29, 2004

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