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  • Blogs

    September 21, 2012

    California: Privately Rich in Big Cities, Publicly Broke

    Welcome to the hub of American prosperity. Yesterday, the Census Bureau released the results from the 2011 American Community Survey, and in the competition for Wealthiest City in America, the Bay Area snagged gold and silver. San Jose took the top spot, with a median income of $76,593 and San Fra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2012

    R.I.P. Matthew Africa, Beloved Oakland Hip-Hop DJ

    We're just getting word via Facebook and other sources that beloved local hip-hop DJ Matthew Africa passed away this Monday in a car accident. He was 40. His sister, Julia Africa, posted the following on Facebook: My brother, Matthew Africa, was killed in a car accident on Monday afternoon. He and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Christopher Bryan Ablett Off to Prison for Killing Mark Guardado, President of S.F. Hells Angels

    Christopher Bryan Ablett, a member of the Modesto Mongol motorcycle gang, was hoping to elevate his position within the biker gang when he murdered San Francisco's president of the Hells Angels. But now, the aspiring Mongol will have to trade in his patches for prison scrubs. Earlier this year, Able ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    James Hooker, Modesto Teacher, Wins Back Former Student, Jordan Powers

    Perhaps James Hooker, the 41-year-old teacher/lover/inmate who ditched his wife and kids for a student, took our advice on how to lure 18-year-old Jordan Powers back into his arms.After the Modesto high school teacher was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting another student 14 years ago, Pow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    James Hooker, Modesto Teacher Who Moved in with Student, Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault

    James Hooker, the 41-year-old Modesto high school teacher who ditched his wife and kids for one of his students, was arrested today -- but not for his questionable relationship with 18-year-old Jordan Powers. While police had been investigating whether that relationship was legal, they came across a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    James Hooker Update: Assemblywoman Tries to Legislate Teacher's Love for Student

    ​Despite efforts to derail James Hooker and his questionable relationship with his student, the Modesto teacher, who ditched his wife and kids for 18-year-old Jordan Powers, has managed to keep his young girlfriend and also his pension. Well, at least he will have money to take care of her.As we p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    James Hooker, Modesto Teacher Who Ditched Wife and Kids for Student, Should Lose His Pension, Lawmaker Says

    ​A few weeks ago we told readers the Jerry Springer-like story about James Hooker, the 41-year-old Modesto high school teacher who dumped his wife and kids to move in with one of his students. Of course, the not-so-young love has drawn ire from readers, and now lawmakers, too.Assemblywoman Kr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    James Hooker, Modesto Teacher, Leaves Wife and Kids, Moves in with Student

    ​Some might say this is yet one more example of the education system failing us.A 41-year-old Modesto teacher has reportedly dumped his wife and kids for one of his former students at Enochs High School. According to the Modesto Bee, James Hooker (could this get any worse?) quit his job at Enochs ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 21, 2011

    Holiday Glow

    ​Some might say this is yet one more example of the education system failing us.A 41-year-old Modesto teacher has reportedly dumped his wife and kids for one of his former students at Enochs High School. According to the Modesto Bee, James Hooker (could this get any worse?) quit his job at Enochs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    The Six Best Restaurants to Bring Tourists to (Besides the Ferry Building or the Wharf)

    Imelda/FlickrThe Ferry Building is the ideal place to bring tourists to, but it's not the only one.​ So your Aunt May is in town from San Diego or Modesto or Charleston and you've promised her two days of guided sightseeing, just as long as you don't have to accompany her to Pier 39. (Don't worry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Watch Andre Nickatina's Slick New Video for "Money Shark"

    ​"Money Shark," the new video from San Francisco-bred rapper Andre Nickatina, features a few prominent elements: the Las Vegas skyline, a pliable female backside, and a giant crab meant to represent his favorite S.F. seafood spot, Crustacean. The cut, from director Ben Griffin (who's also prod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Republicans Propose New State: Southern California

    It's like Arizona and San Francisco in one​One Southern California pol is sick and tired of the Democrats up in Sacramento -- tired of the "pillaging" of local governments and worse, the left-wing policies that dominate the blue state. That's why he's dusted off that tired proposal to let Southern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Slow Money Entrepreneur Showcase Brings Money Down to the Soil

    beyondtheplate.netBrentwood's Frog Hollow Farm.​Most people are familiar with Slow Food, the organization founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986 to encourage a return to traditional foodways and reconnect with the sources where our food comes from. So what if we took the same mentality and applied i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    International Peloton Skips S.F. for First Time in Decade

    No Shaven-legged, 2-percent-body-fat Europeans allowed!​For the first time in 10 years, the international professional bicycle-racing circuit will bypass San Francisco, while today's stage three of America's biggest cycling event, the Tour of California, is skipping the city with a jaunt from Aubu ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2011

    How to fund your project with online tools in 2011

    No Shaven-legged, 2-percent-body-fat Europeans allowed!​For the first time in 10 years, the international professional bicycle-racing circuit will bypass San Francisco, while today's stage three of America's biggest cycling event, the Tour of California, is skipping the city with a jaunt from Aubu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Sprint 4G's San Francisco Future To Be Decided By Board of Supervisors

    Not here you don't...​San Francisco's route to really fast handheld Internet access has slowed to a crawl as activists in Bernal Heights have compelled a Board of Supervisors hearing over their concern that broadband antennae might shake loose in the event of an earthquake and accidentally zap res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Sarah Palin Contract Released: Read it Here

    Lo, the contract is here...​Following this week's ruling that CSU Stanislaus broke the law by fighting to obscure its contract with Sarah Palin, the school has finally disclosed the details behind the former vice presidential candidate's controversial June appearance. Here's the number you were al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2010

    Mi Grullense Owner Talks Oakland Taco Truck History

    Edgar G./Yelp​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. At his California Taco Trucks blog, Cyrus Farivar queries the son of the guy who first drove the Mi Grullense taco trucks into the Goodwill parking lot in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood. Edgar Galindo maps the history of the Oakland truck, f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    In This Week's Issue: Noise Pop Picks, D-Lo's 'No Hoe,' & Vitalic Paranoia

    D-Lo (left) and DJ Fresh​In case you've yet to pick up this week's issue of SF Weekly, a couple music highlights for you here:Emily Savage looks at what makes Noise Pop different from every other local music fest/good week in venue booking. The secret, it seems, is in limited-edition events, wheth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Seen in Modesto: Birther Idiocy Creeps Closer to Bay Area

    But we've still got plenty here​Notwithstanding a barrage of intemperate comments on our recent post discussing the comparative claims to insanity of the "birther" and "truther" movements, we here at The Snitch had thought that adherents of these conspiracy theories were comfortably removed from t ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    But we've still got plenty here​Notwithstanding a barrage of intemperate comments on our recent post discussing the comparative claims to insanity of the "birther" and "truther" movements, we here at The Snitch had thought that adherents of these conspiracy theories were comfortably removed from t ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2009

    Jason Lytle

    Yours Truly, the Commuter (ANTI-)

  • Film

    March 25, 2009

    Monsters vs. Aliens

    In this latest round of effects vs. storytelling, effects win. Big.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2008

    The Lowbrow Art Sale: Cam De Leon, Basil Gogos & Ken Keirns

    In this latest round of effects vs. storytelling, effects win. Big.

  • Music

    May 16, 2007

    Mark Farina

    House of Om (Om Records)

  • Music

    August 2, 2006

    Grandaddy

    Just Like the Fambly Cat

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2005

    Play Ball

    Glove Up in S.F.

  • News

    January 5, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, January 5, 2005

  • News

    December 22, 2004

    Weekly Obsessions

    Things we were obsessing about on Dec. 22, 2004

  • News

    October 27, 2004

    Apathy to the Rescue

    How to make the undecideds break for Kerry? Threaten to turn off Survivor and Friends reruns.

  • News

    August 25, 2004

    Great Scott!

    Could you unknowingly be a Scott Peterson apologist? Let us help you find out.

  • Music

    May 29, 2002

    Fiver

    Here It Comes (Devil in the Woods)

  • News

    December 20, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from December 20, 2000

  • News

    July 12, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Tire Iron vs. Baseball Bat; Trashing SUVs Is Rude? Well Then, We'll Stop Doing It.; Or We Could Just Deport Them to Fresno; Modesto, My Modesto; Say, People Are Still Saying "Meme"?

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    The Modesto Invasion

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

  • Calendar

    June 30, 1999

    Night Crawler

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

  • Calendar

    April 21, 1999

    Tales From the Dark Side

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

  • Music

    February 17, 1999

    Modesto Calling: A Critical Guide to Noise Pop

    The San Francisco rock scene is alive and well -- 90 miles from San Francisco

  • News

    March 4, 1998

    Dial Saddam for Murder

    Sargon Dadesho survived an Iraqi assassination plot. Now he's out for blood money.

  • Calendar

    February 4, 1998

    Night Crawler

    Sargon Dadesho survived an Iraqi assassination plot. Now he's out for blood money.

  • Calendar

    September 27, 1995

    Slap Shots

    Sargon Dadesho survived an Iraqi assassination plot. Now he's out for blood money.

  • News

    August 9, 1995

    Dog Bite

    Sargon Dadesho survived an Iraqi assassination plot. Now he's out for blood money.

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    Fire Trek

    Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

  • Dining

    April 19, 1995

    Dish

    Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

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