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Pro-Circumcision AIDS Researcher Left S.F. a Pariah, Came Back a Visionary

Your Guide to the San Francisco International Film Festival

Video: Anonymous Yacht Party at Sausalito on 8/8/08

"I Actually Met a Guy, Literally, Who was Shot Eight Times in the Hospital." - Gavin Newsom on Violence Prevention in his 2008 State of the City Address

By Benjamin Wachs 00:00 - "Well 2008 was a big year in terms of investing in programs and solutions to reduce violence in San Francisco." Gavin, Gavin, Gavin - however big 2008 was for investing in solutions to stop violence, it was an even bigger year for violence. Why not play to our strengt ... More >>

Saturday Gluttony: BaconCamp

Bacon Eggs!BaconCamp Private office location in SOMA March 21, 2009Click here for a full BaconCamp slideshow! Inspired by last year's creative cooking competition and exhibition called CupcakeCamp and in solidarity with the growing popularity of events (see the recent Grilled Cheese Invitational), t ... More >>

A Garden-Variety Debate: City Hopes to Charge for Entry to Arboretum to Build World-Class Facility. But Local Folks Just Want Place to Sit in the Sun.

Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

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Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

Gone to Shit

Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

Who wants to read books about the Internet?

Will folks pay to doze beneath this great cypress?When folks filed into an unpleasant Monday meeting regarding the city's plan to begin charging for entry to Strybing Arboretum, they were unhappy enough about what they figured was a plea for them to pay good money to maintain the previously free sta ... More >>

An Inconvenient Plant

One of the world's rarest plants grows in the Presidio. Plans are under way to save it — and ax thousands of trees in the process.

Austin City Limits

Man vs. nature deep in the heart of Texas in The Unforeseen.

Gomez Spreads Cheer

Man vs. nature deep in the heart of Texas in The Unforeseen.

Take the Money and Run

Rebecca and Terry Solomon face charges of fleecing almost $20 million from investors, but not even the feds know where the couple is hiding.

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Rebecca and Terry Solomon face charges of fleecing almost $20 million from investors, but not even the feds know where the couple is hiding.

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Rebecca and Terry Solomon face charges of fleecing almost $20 million from investors, but not even the feds know where the couple is hiding.

Hard to Be Really Green

Let's scrap the city's weak, pale-green environmental standards and actually take the total environment into account

Deep-Sixed

Hollywood pounces on 6-6-06 with a needless Omen revival

The Mayor's Quake Insurance Program

Stop the presses: a column in praise of Gavin Newsom's political courage in support of the public interest

Asymmetric Warfare: The Game

Advances in ultrarealistic simulation let soldiers experience the war in Iraq -- before they go

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Sights, Seen

Obscure landmarks to love

Reps Etc.

Obscure landmarks to love

A Portrait of Hope

On the eve of the A's big loss, we learn why the Oakland team is to baseball as indie rock is to mainstream music

The Power of Yes

A pair of political pranksters invent the art of "identity correction"

Sound Works?

Tony Espinoza poured his dot-com millions into the fanciest music studio in town. With balls like that, who needs street cred?

Sex and the Single Psychologist

Should Dr. Al Cooper's fuzzy data and controversial subject stop him from becoming a media darling -- or getting a date?

And a Teen Shall Lead Them

How 15-year-old Ben Casnocha brought e-government to Cupertino, Menlo Park, Burbank, and other cities across California

SOUL Trainers

A nonprofit school known by the acronym SOUL is working to undermine The System with The System's own money. But does SOUL teach anti-capitalist subversion -- or how to sell out?

Law of the Bungle

Sara Jane Olson's attorney would like to say a few words about how her San Francisco co-counsel handled the high-profile case

Cell Therapy

Bay Area researchers are using a particular cancer to produce neuronlike cells that, when injected into the brain, seem to reverse the effects of stroke. Is the treatment a historic medical breakthrough, or a reckless ploy to attract investors?

Dog Bites

Smoked Out

Go Crazy

To its obsessed fans, Go isn't just a board game. It's a way of life, a key to building better computers, and maybe even the savior of American education.

Gavin Newsom is no civil service reformer

To its obsessed fans, Go isn't just a board game. It's a way of life, a key to building better computers, and maybe even the savior of American education.

In Praise of Chris Daly's Hypocrisy

Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

The Yes Men Fix the World is a cheerful quest for social justice

Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

The Yes Men Fix the World

Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

S.F. Streetcar Maven Mystified By Muni's Attempt to Charge $5 For F-Line

When will I be a real rail line?​Today, Muni's staff will try to sell the agency's board on a handful of eye-opening measures meant to make up the latest budget shortfall. Among other controversial measures, Muni proposes to jack the price of a ride on an F-Market line up to $5. Deprived of state ... More >>

For Whom ...

When will I be a real rail line?​Today, Muni's staff will try to sell the agency's board on a handful of eye-opening measures meant to make up the latest budget shortfall. Among other controversial measures, Muni proposes to jack the price of a ride on an F-Market line up to $5. Deprived of state ... More >>

S.F. 'Likely' to Enter Google's Fiber Network Sweepstakes

Google: It's a noun, a verb, and, soon enough, it'll be the Ryan Seacrest of a national, municipal contest determining who wins a brand new ultra-high speed fiber network -- only with discernible talent.The Bay Area-based search engine recently announced a plan to build a new fiber network in a yet- ... More >>

@sk Jamie Varon: I lied on my LinkedIn profile

Google: It's a noun, a verb, and, soon enough, it'll be the Ryan Seacrest of a national, municipal contest determining who wins a brand new ultra-high speed fiber network -- only with discernible talent.The Bay Area-based search engine recently announced a plan to build a new fiber network in a yet- ... More >>

Spit It Ou

Google: It's a noun, a verb, and, soon enough, it'll be the Ryan Seacrest of a national, municipal contest determining who wins a brand new ultra-high speed fiber network -- only with discernible talent.The Bay Area-based search engine recently announced a plan to build a new fiber network in a yet- ... More >>

What to Have for Lunch Today: Black Bean Fish at 77 Chinese Cuisine

John BirdsallFish with black bean sauce ($6.95).​Thurs., May 6, 2010 ​The fish is mild as tofu but softer, jumbled up with red and green bells and enough semicrisp onion squares to make the case for it as a vegetable. It's the fermented black beans that give the dish its glimmer of pers ... More >>

10 Things To Do For Under $10: Roller Disco, the 90s, John Waters

"You're so beautiful, it hurts to look at you." Madrone Art Bar celebrates those impetuous days of the '90s with "I ♥ the '90s" night.​Finals are over (if you're the schoolin' type), your office is starting to seem half-full (if you've got the 9-to-5 life), and the park is suddenly bursting with ... More >>

Last Night: YACHT at the Independent

​Yacht May 28, 2010 The Independent Better than: The final fight scene in Road House. As The Independent buzzes with pre-show energy, I wonder if the rumors about Yacht are true. Will there be PowerPoint? Audience Q&A sessions? How about guided meditation? Did Jona Bechtolt, former member ... More >>

"Freakonomics": Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, and others make shorts based on the pop-math book

​Yacht May 28, 2010 The Independent Better than: The final fight scene in Road House. As The Independent buzzes with pre-show energy, I wonder if the rumors about Yacht are true. Will there be PowerPoint? Audience Q&A sessions? How about guided meditation? Did Jona Bechtolt, former member ... More >>

America's Cup: Chinese New Year Floats Must Float Away

Joe EskenaziThe bunny's sign reads, 'Welcome America's Cup.' You can't accuse this float of not being a civic booster​Jonathan Stern's official position with the Port of San Francisco is listed as "Assistant Deputy Director, Waterfront Development Projects." But you can just call him the human Pow ... More >>

"What We're Up Against" and "Collapse": Unlikely Comedies

Joe EskenaziThe bunny's sign reads, 'Welcome America's Cup.' You can't accuse this float of not being a civic booster​Jonathan Stern's official position with the Port of San Francisco is listed as "Assistant Deputy Director, Waterfront Development Projects." But you can just call him the human Pow ... More >>

STD Alert: Cases More Prevalent Among Men Who Have Sex With Other Men

Clark says to keep your penis healthy. ​ It's time to get those Healthy Penis muppets back on the streets. The Department of Public Health is saying men who have sex with men have a much greater chance of having sexually-transmitted diseases.The city's health officials released a 45-page PowerPoin ... More >>

Ranger Noir: S.F. Park Patrol Run as Money-Making Machine

Clark says to keep your penis healthy. ​ It's time to get those Healthy Penis muppets back on the streets. The Department of Public Health is saying men who have sex with men have a much greater chance of having sexually-transmitted diseases.The city's health officials released a 45-page PowerPoin ... More >>

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Clark says to keep your penis healthy. ​ It's time to get those Healthy Penis muppets back on the streets. The Department of Public Health is saying men who have sex with men have a much greater chance of having sexually-transmitted diseases.The city's health officials released a 45-page PowerPoin ... More >>