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    May 10, 2012

    George Gascón Lauds Feds' Discrimination Suit Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio

    The Department of Justice today took the unusual step of suing a sitting U.S. sheriff. Joe Arpaio, the infamous sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., is charged with years of systematically discriminating against Latinos and using the power of his office to retaliate against critics. This paragrap ... More >>

  • Music

    September 21, 2011

    Jimmy Eat World on the Success of "Bleed American"

    The Department of Justice today took the unusual step of suing a sitting U.S. sheriff. Joe Arpaio, the infamous sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., is charged with years of systematically discriminating against Latinos and using the power of his office to retaliate against critics. This paragrap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    In Print: Jimmy Eat World Revisits Bleed American, and More

    Jimmy Eat World​Jimmy Eat World: In 2001, four friends from Mesa, Ariz., made an album called Bleed American -- a set of sentimental, earnest, and immensely relatable pop-punk anthems. Teenagers everywhere shoved the CD into their car stereos as they snuck out past curfew; the album went plati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    George Gascón Now Western State Law School's Most Famous Alum

    George Gascón has made his alma mater very proud...​It seems safe to say that, for whatever reasons erstwhile Mayor Gavin Newsom selected George Gascón to be district attorney, it wasn't for his lawyerin' skills. The former police chief -- who will be deciding whether or not to apply the death p ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2011

    Rapper DMX Tries to Overcome His Demons and Stage a Comeback

    George Gascón has made his alma mater very proud...​It seems safe to say that, for whatever reasons erstwhile Mayor Gavin Newsom selected George Gascón to be district attorney, it wasn't for his lawyerin' skills. The former police chief -- who will be deciding whether or not to apply the death p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Police Chief George Gascon Says Arizona Immigration Law Lets Thugs Run Wild

    ...Gascon says Arizona law will lead to lawlessness​San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon -- known for locking horns with anti-immigrant demagogue Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County while Gascon served as chief of police in Mesa, Arizona -- said the Grand Canyon State's much-maligned immigra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    San Francisco Paid Arizona Companies $16M in Fiscal 2010 -- So Far

    ​The results are in: According to documents requested by SF Weekly and sent by city purchaser Naomi Kelly, San Francisco has paid $16 million so far to Arizona-based companies in the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. This is relevant because Supervisor David Campos last week introduced a re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Did Police Union Block New Chief From Hiring Outside Brass?

    Police Chief George Gascon​When George Gascon became chief of police two months ago, everybody seemed to agree: This bad-ass cop would rid the SFPD of its dead wood, and reform what experts had taken to calling the Western United States' most hidebound law enforcement agency.On Tuesday, Gascon is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Hello Holiday Inn: Mesa Cops Aiding SFPD Chief Gascon's Transition Scrimping on San Francisco-Paid Expenses

    The SFPD's new model for tight-fistedness​The Arizona Republic Thursday ran an article reporting that new San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon is enlisting officers from his former post of Mesa, Ariz. to fly out west and help him get the San Francisco Police Department up and running to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Proposed Rule Change Would Allow New Chief to Purge Top SFPD Brass

    Chief George Gascon​New San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon has not announced plans to liquidate top SFPD brass and fill positions with his own people, as he did during his first year as chief of the police department in Mesa, Arizona.Notwithstanding, a proposed amendment introduced by Superv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Will Police Chief's New U.S. Homeland Security Gig Undermine S.F. Crime-Fighting?

    Will tough-talking George Gascon kill the federal goose that lays golden eggs that buy police departments neat toys like this?​Top S.F. crime-fighter is one of two new hats on the head of tough-talking new police chief George Gascon. He also last month signed on as a member of U.S. Homeland Securi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Goin' Down South? With LAPD's Top Cop Stepping Down, Will George Gascon's Tenure in S.F. Be Brief?

    Hello, I must be going?​When San Francisco's police chief-to-be was introduced to throngs of media members in a rather small, stuffy room earlier this summer, your humble narrator got to ask George Gascon one question. And he gave us zero answers. "How long a commitment have you given the city?" w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

    Can you answer Question No. 1? It's Chris Daly's world and the rest of us are just paying rent (you think we can buy in San Francisco?) It was another fabulous week in the city -- or did you black out and miss it, Muni-style? Let's see if you were paying attention: 1. Supervisor Chris Daly, cha ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    The Outsider

    George Gascon is S.F.'s first police chief in 30 years who wasn't homegrown — and he's promising big changes. Criminals and lazy cops, you have been warned.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Lucky George: Incoming San Francisco Police Chief Says He Was About to be Canned From Old Job

    George GasconIncoming San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon -- the subject of this week's SF Weekly cover story -- is certainly walking into a dicey situation in his avowed attempts to shake up San Francisco's problematic police department. But it's better than filing for unemployment, which he c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    'Three-Ring Circus' Of Immigrant-Bashing in Mesa, Ariz. May Have Hastened New SFPD Chief George Gascon's Departure

    George Gascon, San Francisco's police chief-to-beBy now, anyone even loosely following city government knows that San Francisco's next police chief is George Gascon -- and, if you've been following SF Weekly's coverage, you may even know how he stands on policy matters (and that he sounds a bit like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Top Cop George Gascon Meets The Press

    Joe EskenaziIncoming Police Chief George Gascon addresses the sweating throngs of the fourth estate, as Mayor Gavin Newsom looks onThere are two times in life when it's pretty much guaranteed that everyone will find something nice to say about you: Your wedding and  your funeral. It was a littl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Know Your Potential Future Police Chief: George Gascon

    George GasconUPDATE: Mayor Gavin Newsom did indeed choose George Gascon to be San Francisco's next chief. Recently on this page, we noted that Harold Hurtt, potentially Police Chief Heather Fong's successor in San Francisco -- may be out of a job altogether if he doesn't land the top slot here ... More >>

  • News

    January 23, 2008

    A San Francisco Public Toilet Costs $326,000

    George GasconUPDATE: Mayor Gavin Newsom did indeed choose George Gascon to be San Francisco's next chief. Recently on this page, we noted that Harold Hurtt, potentially Police Chief Heather Fong's successor in San Francisco -- may be out of a job altogether if he doesn't land the top slot here ... More >>

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    September 21, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, September 21, 2005

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    August 17, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, August 17, 2005

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    December 15, 2004

    Housing Democrats

    Why Democratic mayors must build America's cities by establishing an urban real estate cartel

  • News

    March 24, 2004

    Apology Accepted

    You may be an unwitting Barry Bonds apologist. Take our quiz and find out!

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    July 14, 1999

    TheirNameHere.com

    New domains -- including .store -- likely to multiply Internet trademark conflicts

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