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Modesto

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Jordan Powers Dumps Teacher, Lover, James Hooker, After His Arrest

    It seems 18-year-old Jordan Powers has decided her former teacher/boyfriend has no class after all.  As the LA Times points out today, Powers dumped 41-year-old James Hooker after he was arrested last week on suspicion of sexually assaulting a minor over a decade ago. Powers tells the press tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    James Hooker and Jordan Powers Should Maybe Move to Arkansas Where Student-Teacher Sex Is Legal

    It just occurred to us that perhaps Modesto teacher James Hooker and his teenage girlfriend, Jordan Powers, are better suited to live in a state that's apparently even more sexually liberal than California, and that'd be Arkansas.You see the ass backwards state of Arkansas has declared it perfectly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Q&A: Waters on Alaskan Fishing Boats, Norwegian Inspiration, and Why San Francisco Is the Best

    When local folk-rock outfit Port O'Brien disbanded in 2010 after years of relentless touring, frontman Van Pierszalowski needed to clear his head. So, naturally, he headed to Norway, which promised both the isolation necessary to reboot, and the budding romance necessary to write a batch of compelli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Hells Angels: Rival Motorcycle Gang Member Convicted in Killing of S.F. Chapter President

    Who would be stupid enough to mess with the Hells Angels?​A federal jury convicted a Mongols gang member for stabbing and shooting to death Mark "Papa" Guardado, who was the president of the San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang. According to federal prosecutors, the jury found ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Admiral Radley and Social Studies at Bottom of the Hill: A Tale of Two Indie Bands

    Admiral Radley​Admiral Radley Typhoon Social Studies Fake Your Own Death February 23, 2011
 @Bottom of the Hill Better than: Starting an indie rock supergroup with your co-workers called the Water Coolers. Every night at the Noise Pop Festival is a dilemma. The schedule holds a musical em ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Sodomy, Rape Conviction in Jail Laundry Cart Escapee's Past

    Attempted laundry cart escapee John Anthony III, a man without a very clean background​Readers could be forgiven for laughing at this morning's news of prisoner John Anthony III purportedly attempting the most hackneyed, cliched jailbreak in many a year when he reportedly tried to secret himself o ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2010

    Who cares about gas lines? Worry about killer cellphone radiation

    Attempted laundry cart escapee John Anthony III, a man without a very clean background​Readers could be forgiven for laughing at this morning's news of prisoner John Anthony III purportedly attempting the most hackneyed, cliched jailbreak in many a year when he reportedly tried to secret himself o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Sarah Palin Costs Released by CSU Stanislaus -- Sort of

    How much did CSU Stanislaus really spend to accommodate Sarah Palin? ​Responding to a public records request from SF Weekly, the California State University system has sent along an "event accounting summary" of June's controversial appearance by Sarah Palin at CSU Stanislaus. Yet the one-page sum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Friday's Pick: Admiral Radley, Sea of Beas, Built Like Alaska

    ​Admiral RadleySea of BeasBuilt Like AlaskaBottom of the Hill10 p.m., $12-$14 Admiral Radley is an indie-rock Minotaur, bringing together the talents of Jason Lytle and Aaron Burtch (of the dearly departed Grandaddy) with Earlimart's Aaron Espinoza and Ariana Murray. The project started casually f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Hotels Duel For Sarah Palin's Business

    Will these hotel offers bring Sarah Palin running?​Earlier today we reported that the alleged super-secret tab for Sarah Palin's speaking engagement at CSU-Stanislaus is $93,000 -- including a fat $18,000 for transportation and accommodations. We have nothing but fond memories of Turlock, Calif. - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    Julia Mixing It Up with a Lot of Gay Guys in Tuxes at the Castro Tonight

    S.F.G.M.C.Julia taking on fruitcake at a performance earlier this month.​So maybe Meryl Streep shouldn't lose sleep worrying that her performance in Julie & Julia is in danger of being eclipsed by an even more definitive Child. Still, when the S.F. Gay Men's Chorus hits the stage at the Castro ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2009

    S.F.'s tasty tap water about to get a little murkier

    S.F.G.M.C.Julia taking on fruitcake at a performance earlier this month.​So maybe Meryl Streep shouldn't lose sleep worrying that her performance in Julie & Julia is in danger of being eclipsed by an even more definitive Child. Still, when the S.F. Gay Men's Chorus hits the stage at the Castro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Tour of California Explained: Norse Gods and Mountain Goats

    Part II of our explainer of California's new favorite bike race. For Part I, click here. Q: What could beat seeing ballerina-thin American demi-gods Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer prance weightlessly up mountain passes in pursuit of victory in a week-long endurance contest? A: Seeing an actual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    California Cities and Same-Sex Couples Join SF's Prop. 8 Challenge

    By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco city attorney filed an amended petition (note: PDF file) challenging the constitutionality of Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court Wednesday, adding seven same-sex married couples and 11 more cities and counties as parties. The amended filing also argues that Prop. 8 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2007

    Heklina, San Francisco's Beloved Drag Mega-Star, Covers Some Bases at the All Star Game (With Video!)

    By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco city attorney filed an amended petition (note: PDF file) challenging the constitutionality of Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court Wednesday, adding seven same-sex married couples and 11 more cities and counties as parties. The amended filing also argues that Prop. 8 ... More >>

  • News

    January 10, 2007

    Drive-by Reporting

    A primer for out-of-town journalists flocking to the Pelosi power story

  • News

    May 10, 2006

    The Asylum Trap

    Unscrupulous attorneys prey on immigrants seeking green cards with an expensive and fruitless legal scheme. Now 29 Mexicans have joined the disbarment case against one such lawyer.

  • News

    August 24, 2005

    Discount Dynasty

    After scoring big with "Two Buck Chuck," renegade vintner Fred Franzia once again has Napa Valley's wine burghers in an uproar

  • News

    September 22, 2004

    Big Dam Mess

    The Environmental Defense Fund embarks on a national campaign to shame San Francisco into restoring the other great Yosemite valley, Hetch Hetchy. But is shame really a good political strategy?

  • News

    June 30, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, June 30, 2004

  • Music

    March 3, 2004

    Hear This

    Ay, dios: Get to Grandaddy's show early, and you just might hear God. Er, god.

  • News

    June 25, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of June 25, 2003

  • News

    March 19, 2003

    A Gift That Stands Out

    John Trani got the graduation present no red-blooded frat boy could refuse: his own Hooters restaurant

  • News

    January 22, 2003

    Cheerleaders of War

    Post-Saddam Iraq will be "a gold mine" of opportunity for U.S. and foreign contractors, says an exile leader

  • News

    August 21, 2002

    Collect Call

    Dropping in on Mark "Ultranova" at Blackhole for a little obsession with the art of things

  • Music

    January 30, 2002

    Notes From the Underground

    The Cave-ins' indie rock debut sounds mighty familiar -- but in a good way

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    SF Music Awards 2001

    An exotic adventure into the mysterious world of sound!

  • Music

    June 6, 2001

    Howe

    Confluence (Thrill Jockey)

  • News

    April 4, 2001

    Delusions of Power

    Is it smart to jump into the Bay Guardian's version of public power, without even studying whether it will save money?

  • Music

    January 31, 2001

    Pop Philosophy

    New East Bay Music Venues

  • Music

    September 13, 2000

    Looking for Laughs

    Comedian Neil Hamburger's career is one big joke

  • News

    May 10, 2000

    Bitter Medicine

    How Naiveté, greed, and the new new thing brought Brown & Toland, San Francisco's largest doctors' group, to the verge of bankruptcy

  • Music

    March 31, 1999

    Hip Pocket

    In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

  • Music

    March 24, 1999

    Reviews

    In Austin, Texas, it's a neck-and-neck race between art and commerce at South by Southwest

  • Music

    July 15, 1998

    Brian Wilson, Reconstructed

    For his first solo album in a decade, the creative force behind the Beach Boys recovers both himself and his music (sort of)

  • News

    January 21, 1998

    Sutter's Giant Sucking Sound

    Sutter Health, which owns one of California's largest hospital empires, is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity. Critics wonder why Sutter dispenses so little charity, and vacuums so much profit, from the hospitals it acquires.

  • News

    July 9, 1997

    Little House of Horrors

    Ora Lewis borrowed some money from the government to rehabilitate her home. After three years of flooding, fires, collapsed roofs, and pigeons in the kitchen, the 86-year-old is still waiting for the bureaucrats to finish the job.

  • News

    April 16, 1997

    Asphalt Field of Dreams

    Located just blocks from downtown, the San Francisco Recreational Vehicle Park is home to tales of wonder and redemption. It will close in the fall.

  • News

    March 26, 1997

    Portrait of the Soul-Jacker

    Police call Bernard Temple the meanest hit man ever to roam the gang-infested streets of Bayview-Hunters Point. Temple calls himself a soul-jacker -- someone who kills to steal the spiritual power of his victims.

  • Film

    January 29, 1997

    The Force Is Almost With You

    Police call Bernard Temple the meanest hit man ever to roam the gang-infested streets of Bayview-Hunters Point. Temple calls himself a soul-jacker -- someone who kills to steal the spiritual power of his victims.

  • Calendar

    September 11, 1996

    Unspun

    Police call Bernard Temple the meanest hit man ever to roam the gang-infested streets of Bayview-Hunters Point. Temple calls himself a soul-jacker -- someone who kills to steal the spiritual power of his victims.

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    The War Womb

    For every direct action against an abortion clinic staged by Operation Rescue, expect an equal and opposite reaction by the Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights

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