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Monster Park

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Warriors, City Make Stadium Plans Official -- But "Nothing" in Writing Yet

    The city and the Golden State Warriors held a press conference today on Piers 30-32 -- and everybody came. The mayor! The lieutenant governor! The police and fire chiefs! Rose Pak! The starting power forward! A platoon of laborers who moved shrubberies to strategic locations! Everybody! Whether the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    49ers Not Bringing Gold Back to San Francisco

    The 49ers' pending move to Santa Clara feels a bit like losing one's spouse to a rich, superficial cad. But the analogy breaks down quickly. Ideally, loving and intimate relationships between two people do not require a cost-benefit analysis as the ultimate arbiter of feasibility. Relationships betw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Ed Lee Calls Candlestick Blackout "National Embarrassment." Ain't That a Bit Harsh?

    ESPN television broadcastIf John Madden were calling this clip, no doubt he'd say "Boom!" ​When Mayor Ed Lee told gathered throngs of media that the multiple power failures during Monday Night Football were a "national embarrassment," he used strong -- and curious -- language. San Francisco's infr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Harold Miller Still Wants Your Vote!

    ​Loyal readers of this page -- and, perhaps, no one else -- are familiar with eccentric mayoral candidate Harold Miller. His position statements include impressing Jerry Rice into coaching an expansion football team at Candlestick Park; setting up an 800 number so streetcorner beggars can be impre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Ravens, Crows, Bedbugs, and Drain Flies Among Pests City Combats With Chemicals

    Begone, critters.​Following Tuesday's election, San Francisco may seem like a political island in a sea of shellacking states. Judging from a recent report from the Department of Environment's Integrated Pest Management Plan, we're an island under constant attack.Last year San Francisco bought 2,2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Is Giants Baseball Really Torture? What Does John Yoo Think?

    ​John Yoo weighs in on whether Giants baseball is, indeed, tortureWith a win this afternoon in Atlanta, the San Francisco Giants can actually succeed without making life as difficult as it possibly can be -- a step back from their well-worn motto, Giants Baseball: Torture. While this low-scoring, ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2010

    Mayoral candidate Harold Miller's eye-catching advice on race relations

    ​John Yoo weighs in on whether Giants baseball is, indeed, tortureWith a win this afternoon in Atlanta, the San Francisco Giants can actually succeed without making life as difficult as it possibly can be -- a step back from their well-worn motto, Giants Baseball: Torture. While this low-scoring, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Mayoral Candidate Harold Miller Wants to Teach Asians to 'Look Blacks in the Eye'

    ​An unknown number of San Franciscans received an introduction to one Harold Miller yesterday, when the little-known mayoral candidate sent out an e-mail illuminating the masses on just how he'd clean up this town. When Miller rails against the "crazy laws the Board of Supervisors put on the books ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Monday's Pick: Jerry Garcia Tribute Night

    ​Jerry Garcia Tribute NightAT&T ParkPre-game tribute performance at home plate at 6:30; game at 7:15Even after his death, Jerry Garcia is still on a long, strange trip, which will make a stop at the Giants/Cubs game at AT&T Park tonight. Aligned with the 15th anniversary of his passing, Je ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    San Francisco Pet Ban Makes Sense to Animal Control Officials

    Joe EskenaziDon't bother asking how much that doggie in the window is...​This morning, we wrote about a proposal to ban the sale of any pets (other than fish) within city limits. The suggestion seemed a little extreme to us. But, then, we never had to sign the papers condemning countless doggies, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Good News All Around: Cal To Play at AT&T Park in 2011; Tightwad Hill Going Nowhere

    Vance CardellCal topped Miami, 24-17, in the 2008 Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park​Like many folks with a media e-mail account, your humble narrator received the word Monday that Cal will be playing its home football games at AT&T Park in 2011 -- or whatever Pacific Bell/SBC/AT&T Park is call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    What Happened to Eugenio Velez' Misspelled 'San Francicso' Jersey?

    You won't have to head to anywhere like this to view Eugenio Velez' misspelled jersey -- for now​It's made the rounds that, last week, Giants utilityman Eugenio Velez took the field outfitted in a uniform reading "San Francicso." The other day we asked the team what plans it had for Velez' quasi-l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Niners' 'Harleyman' Lucky Charm Once Again

    Tom TracySteve Mahoney and Meridith spur the home side to victory​Was it the tenacious defense? Perhaps. Frank Gore rumbling through the 'Stick like a runaway train? Could be. Steve Mahoney leading the 49ers out of the gate on his custom Niners Harley? You can't scientifically prove otherwise. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Monkey Business: Simian Sighted in Marin -- But S.F. Monkeys Tend to Stay in Zoo

    Not seen in these parts...​The news that multiple witnesses have spotted what appears to be a monkey tooling around Novato takes the wind out of San Francisco's sails. Nothing is supposed to happen in Novato -- that's why people move to Novato. We're the place that ought to have wild animals galli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    49ers 'Harleyman' To Lead Convoy To Team's Home Opener

    Tom TracyHave a cup of joe with 49ers 'Harleyman' Steve Mahoney before the game this Sunday​Barring a miracle, you will not get the chance to play on the field with the San Francisco 49ers. But if you wish to ride the roads with the team's Harley-mounted figurehead -- well, that could happen. Stev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    'Text-a-Tip' Program Drags SFPD Into 21st Century. SFPD Web Site? Still Vintage 1994.

    The SFPD Web Page induces nostalgia for the 1990s​When Police Chief George Gascon today announces San Francisco cops will soon have the ability to engage in real-time text message conversations with people who have witnessed -- or are witnessing -- a crime, it will be more than a technologically u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    It's On! Department of Public Works Street-Steamer Passes On-Field Audition, Will Lead 49ers Out of Tunnel On Opening Day.

    Tom TracyThe leader of the Pack ... er, the 49ers​Last week we reported that Steve Mahoney, a Department of Public Works steam-cleaner and motorcycle enthusiast, was stoked to be tentatively named the team's new on-field leader. All that was between Mahoney and a gig leading the 49ers onto the fie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    San Francisco 49ers New On-Field Leader: Department of Public Works Street-Steamer

    Tom TracySteve Mahoney has Niners fandom in his blood (as well as ink)​With hopes high that the San Francisco 49ers can, once again, provide as much or more entertainment as the Piccolo Pete's sandwich and clandestine booze fans smuggle into Candlestick Park, the jury is out on who will be the tea ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Tom TracySteve Mahoney has Niners fandom in his blood (as well as ink)​With hopes high that the San Francisco 49ers can, once again, provide as much or more entertainment as the Piccolo Pete's sandwich and clandestine booze fans smuggle into Candlestick Park, the jury is out on who will be the tea ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2009

    Paris Hilton Syndrome hits S.F. Animal Control

    Tom TracySteve Mahoney has Niners fandom in his blood (as well as ink)​With hopes high that the San Francisco 49ers can, once again, provide as much or more entertainment as the Piccolo Pete's sandwich and clandestine booze fans smuggle into Candlestick Park, the jury is out on who will be the tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Gridiron of Dreams: S.F. Man Spends Huge Chunk of Life Savings on Minor League Football Team -- and He's the Running Back

    Joe EskenaziQuarterback Dion Pickett, formerly of College of San Mateo, drops back to pass at a Bay Area Buccaneers practice in San Francisco's Hamilton SquareFrom a distance you could hear them laughing and shouting -- a bunch of kids playing football in the park. But with every step closer to Hami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    And the Primary Results are In

    Joe EskenaziQuarterback Dion Pickett, formerly of College of San Mateo, drops back to pass at a Bay Area Buccaneers practice in San Francisco's Hamilton SquareFrom a distance you could hear them laughing and shouting -- a bunch of kids playing football in the park. But with every step closer to Hami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Torrey Kretschman’s Last Race: Man Killed at 49ers Game Inspires Friends and Family’s Good Deed From the Grave

    Joe EskenaziQuarterback Dion Pickett, formerly of College of San Mateo, drops back to pass at a Bay Area Buccaneers practice in San Francisco's Hamilton SquareFrom a distance you could hear them laughing and shouting -- a bunch of kids playing football in the park. But with every step closer to Hami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2008

    Well, Blow Me Down! Why the Hell Has S.F. Been So Windy Lately? We ask a Scientist

    Joe EskenaziQuarterback Dion Pickett, formerly of College of San Mateo, drops back to pass at a Bay Area Buccaneers practice in San Francisco's Hamilton SquareFrom a distance you could hear them laughing and shouting -- a bunch of kids playing football in the park. But with every step closer to Hami ... More >>

  • News

    January 30, 2008

    Four Steps to Success for Gavin Newsom

    Joe EskenaziQuarterback Dion Pickett, formerly of College of San Mateo, drops back to pass at a Bay Area Buccaneers practice in San Francisco's Hamilton SquareFrom a distance you could hear them laughing and shouting -- a bunch of kids playing football in the park. But with every step closer to Hami ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    A Man in Full: Despite Media Myopia and Internet Ghouls, Torrey Kretschman’s Life was About More Than His Death

    Joe EskenaziQuarterback Dion Pickett, formerly of College of San Mateo, drops back to pass at a Bay Area Buccaneers practice in San Francisco's Hamilton SquareFrom a distance you could hear them laughing and shouting -- a bunch of kids playing football in the park. But with every step closer to Hami ... More >>

  • News

    August 22, 2007

    The War On Gangs

    With murders on the rise, City Attorney Dennis Herrera is cracking down on gangs using a legal tool critics say smacks of McCarthyism

  • News

    May 2, 2007

    Flip That Housing Authority

    Local officials are resisting a federal takeover of the Housing Authority. They should stop.

  • News

    June 21, 2006

    Filling the Civic Gap

    Meet Donald Fisher, the private billionaire with unprecedented sway over ordinary San Franciscans' lives

  • Film

    September 25, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    Meet Donald Fisher, the private billionaire with unprecedented sway over ordinary San Franciscans' lives

  • Film

    September 18, 2002

    Reps Etc.

    Meet Donald Fisher, the private billionaire with unprecedented sway over ordinary San Franciscans' lives

  • News

    July 31, 2002

    Fallout: The Past Is Present

    The Nuclear Witnesses

  • News

    June 5, 2002

    The Snore of the Crowd

    Does the world need another college football bowl game? Some San Francisco boosters are banking on it.

  • News

    November 29, 2000

    Paying the Price

    Major oil companies are gobbling up independent gas station operators, all in the name of greed

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    Aparkalypse Now

    Bedlam reigns as a great development boom besets the warehouse district south of downtown. Blood boiling, drivers late to work search in vain for parking. Are we doomed?

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    Dog Bites

    Who Needs to Think When Your Feet Just Go?

  • News

    September 8, 1999

    Dirty Laundry

    Literally and figuratively, the UCSF-Stanford hospital merger gets fouler every day

  • Music

    June 30, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Literally and figuratively, the UCSF-Stanford hospital merger gets fouler every day

  • News

    August 5, 1998

    Dog Bites

    Literally and figuratively, the UCSF-Stanford hospital merger gets fouler every day

  • News

    July 29, 1998

    No Fishin'

    The Coast Guard busts skippers for angling next to Hunters Point

  • Music

    December 10, 1997

    Riff Raff

    The Coast Guard busts skippers for angling next to Hunters Point

  • Calendar

    September 3, 1997

    Night+Day

    The Coast Guard busts skippers for angling next to Hunters Point

  • Music

    July 9, 1997

    Riff Raff

    The Coast Guard busts skippers for angling next to Hunters Point

  • Calendar

    November 13, 1996

    The Grid

    The Coast Guard busts skippers for angling next to Hunters Point

  • News

    July 3, 1996

    Dog Bites

    The Coast Guard busts skippers for angling next to Hunters Point

  • News

    May 15, 1996

    Letters

    The Coast Guard busts skippers for angling next to Hunters Point

  • News

    April 17, 1996

    Whose Library Is It?

    Funding for the New Main Library has activists wondering about the private sector's role in the public institution

  • Calendar

    March 6, 1996

    Welcome to S.F. Give Us Your Money

    Funding for the New Main Library has activists wondering about the private sector's role in the public institution

  • Calendar

    January 10, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Funding for the New Main Library has activists wondering about the private sector's role in the public institution

  • News

    October 11, 1995

    Chatterbox

    Funding for the New Main Library has activists wondering about the private sector's role in the public institution

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