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NFC West Division

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    S.F. Public Works 'Harleyman' Set to Lead Niners Onto Field Monday

    Tom TracyDon't forget to ask her what her name is this time, Steve!​It's been a frustrating year for the San Francisco 49ers. But one promotion certainly has gone as the team planned: Local-born Department of Public Works steam-cleaner Steve Mahoney's gig as the Harley-riding team standard-bearer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Clear Out Your Cellar: Bi-Rite's Wine Blitz is On

    p200eric/FlickrThink of it as getting permission to drink 20 percent more.​The November blitz is coming, and it won't be wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey. The yearly Bi-Rite Market Wine Blitz is an oakier, more elegant affair. Today through Sunday at 9 p.m. (and again from Dec. 10 through Dec. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Former 49er Craig Newsome Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against NCAA

    Courtesy of Harmann Studios and the Green Bay Packers. Used with permission. Craig Newsome celebrates the Green Bay Packers' victory in Super Bowl XXXI following the 1996-97 NFL season​Former Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers defensive back Craig Newsome has joined the ranks of U.S. athlet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Support Your Local Police: Cops Ask Permission to Accept Key Chains and Pistols

    ​Everyone harbors suspicions that police are enjoying deep discounts on coffee and donuts all over the city -- and, as department spokeswoman Sergeant Lyn Tomioka tells us, they usually are. But it's protocol to never accept anything for free. If the clerk insists, the common practice is to toss t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Hidden Clauses in 49ers' Pact With Prodigal Receiver Michael Crabtree

    Yes, that is Michael Crabtree on the cover of NCAA Football​Insiders have whispered to ESPN that holdout wide receiver Michael Crabtree has opted to finally ink a contract with the San Francisco 49ers, curtailing a months-long holdout that extended through training camp and the team's first four g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Handful of Local, Familiar Names on United Football League Rosters

    Aaaah! My eyes! They burn! ​It was Billy Crystal's Fernando Lamas character who made a catchphrase out of "It is better to look good than to feel good. (of course you remember this character! He's the "You look mah-velous" guy.). Along similar lines, former Mexican National Team goalkeeper Jorge C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    49ers Holdout Michael Crabtree's Jerseys Gather Dust on S.F. Shelves

    A cold-seller locally. How cold? How about zero Kelvin?​On a recent trip to the T.J. Maxx in SOMA -- which is kind of like going to Ross except random lunatics haven't ripped and stained all the merchandise and randomly strewn it about -- I stumbled into an aisle that could only be called "The Jer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Tom Cable's Alleged Rodeo Clown Treatment of Assistant Just the Latest in Bay Area Coaching Violence

    At least the bull doesn't tell the clown 'I'm going to kill you'​ By now, even Bay Area readers who can't tell a football from a futbol have heard all about how Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable is accused of channeling Ike Turner and hospitalizing assistant coach Randy Hanson by bouncing him o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Newsom! Dellums! Who Will Win Mayoral Fantasy Football Spectacular? Who Will Explain What Fantasy Football Is to Ron Dellums?

    Justin Page'I dedicate this touchdown to L'Oreal...'​Mayors Gavin Newsom of San Francisco and Ron Dellums of Oakland come from different generations, but both have been assailed by their critics with the same adjective: detached. So no matter who drafts the better team tomorrow in a Yahoo! fantasy ... 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

    June 24, 2009

    UFL's 'Premiere' Player Draft Slips Beneath Media's Radar -- Were *You* Taken?

    What if you had a pro football draft and nobody came?We're not talking about players here, but the media. The NFL draft has turned into an all-day -- and we really do mean all-day -- bonanza for anyone who's ever toted a microphone to report from parts unknown and describe each player in one of thre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Pair of Decorated Police Horses Head Out To Pasture -- Equine Who Killed Man at 49ers Game Still Working, Incidentally

    Starting tomorrow, it'll be all carrots and no sticks for Kenny and Chip. The pair of longtime San Francisco police horses will be retired in a Tuesday morning ceremony at the Golden Gate Park stables, curtailing a combined 22 years of police work for the pair of horses -- in which, unlike their hum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Mother of Man Who Fell to His Death at 49ers Game Hoping Team Will Install Barricade To Prevent Future Accidents

    The last picture of Torrey Kretschman ever taken, shortly before his death at halftime of a 49ers game in 2007In December of 2007, what should have been one of the most routine decisions of Torrey Kretschman's life turned out to be the last one he ever made. The 31-year-old from Sacramento hopped ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    The City of Industry 49ers? Don't Laugh -- The Team has Done Stranger Things (See: Smith, Alex)

    Both of these teams have been bandied about as potential L.A. franchisesMost San Franciscans know City of Industry as the oddly named Los Angeles suburb where we send the monthly checks for our Capital One cards. But, in the near future, we may be sending them something else -- the 49ers. If anyone ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2009

    Second-rate success at Luques

    Both of these teams have been bandied about as potential L.A. franchisesMost San Franciscans know City of Industry as the oddly named Los Angeles suburb where we send the monthly checks for our Capital One cards. But, in the near future, we may be sending them something else -- the 49ers. If anyone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Mayor Proposes 712 Job Cuts in SF Government

    Hand it to Mayor Gavin Newsom's office for upholding the bureaucratic tradition of euphemism. In a statement today outlining the mayor's plan for addressing San Francisco's revenue shortfall this year, estimated at up to $125 million, Newsom calls for "solutions" -- in the form of spending cuts and ... 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

    Hand it to Mayor Gavin Newsom's office for upholding the bureaucratic tradition of euphemism. In a statement today outlining the mayor's plan for addressing San Francisco's revenue shortfall this year, estimated at up to $125 million, Newsom calls for "solutions" -- in the form of spending cuts and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2007

    RaidersSuckNinersSuck: Week 10

    Hand it to Mayor Gavin Newsom's office for upholding the bureaucratic tradition of euphemism. In a statement today outlining the mayor's plan for addressing San Francisco's revenue shortfall this year, estimated at up to $125 million, Newsom calls for "solutions" -- in the form of spending cuts and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2007

    RaidersSuckNinersSuck -- Week 4

    Hand it to Mayor Gavin Newsom's office for upholding the bureaucratic tradition of euphemism. In a statement today outlining the mayor's plan for addressing San Francisco's revenue shortfall this year, estimated at up to $125 million, Newsom calls for "solutions" -- in the form of spending cuts and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2007

    Stripper Cruise Offers Boobies, Seasickness: BetterKnowAnSFBlog - Thrillist

    Hand it to Mayor Gavin Newsom's office for upholding the bureaucratic tradition of euphemism. In a statement today outlining the mayor's plan for addressing San Francisco's revenue shortfall this year, estimated at up to $125 million, Newsom calls for "solutions" -- in the form of spending cuts and ... More >>

  • News

    November 8, 2006

    Rent to Evict

    For years, many low-income renters called the building their home. That's until a developer, who told the government it would be affordable, raised the rents.

  • News

    August 30, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Wednesday, August 30, 2006

  • Film

    July 26, 2006

    Repertory Film Listings

    Wednesday, August 30, 2006

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, March 22, 2006

  • Calendar

    June 22, 2005

    Au Nature

    Double features are only human

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Coaching Legacy

    Double features are only human

  • Calendar

    December 22, 2004

    A Winner

    Sweaty, smutty, arty goodness

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Monster Mash

    Deep inside, don't you really think Monster Park is a cooler name than Candlestick? Take the quiz and find out!

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2004

    Drop a Bomb

    Custom cars are really hoppin'

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best 49er

    Julian Peterson

  • Dining

    October 8, 2003

    Livered and Lost

    Given our run of closed restaurants, we're reluctant to reveal our private passion

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2003

    Bird's-Eye View

    Get over your phobia in time for this Vertigo-themed gala

  • Film

    December 5, 2001

    Reps Etc.

    Film Reps List for 12-05-2001

  • Dining

    August 29, 2001

    Electric Avenue

    The down-and-dirty bars on Albany's San Pablo Avenue

  • News

    January 17, 2001

    Dog Bites

    A cannabis club in the Fangxaminer building. This could explain a lot.

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    Dog Bites

    Sticks and Stones; or, A Rare Moment of Lucidity

  • News

    October 13, 1999

    Charmed

    The amazing transformation of Carmen Policy, defender of mobsters, babysitter to flashy kid moguls, and now savior of the Cleveland Browns

  • Calendar

    May 5, 1999

    Night & Day

    The amazing transformation of Carmen Policy, defender of mobsters, babysitter to flashy kid moguls, and now savior of the Cleveland Browns

  • News

    February 3, 1999

    Dog Bites

    The amazing transformation of Carmen Policy, defender of mobsters, babysitter to flashy kid moguls, and now savior of the Cleveland Browns

  • News

    October 15, 1997

    Vital Vidal

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

  • News

    June 11, 1997

    Dog Bites

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

  • Calendar

    April 16, 1997

    Unspun

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

  • News

    April 2, 1997

    School vs. Play

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

  • Calendar

    February 19, 1997

    The Grid

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

  • Calendar

    February 12, 1997

    The Grid

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

  • News

    May 15, 1996

    Letters

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

  • News

    May 8, 1996

    Letters

    A serious talk with Sassoon on his official day in S.F.

  • News

    May 1, 1996

    Hook, Line, & Stinker

    Everyone loves the 49ers. But even love has its limits. Are taxpayers willing to subsidize millionaire owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.'s dreams of a new stadium when economists say it's a bad deal

  • Calendar

    July 5, 1995

    Slap Shots

    Everyone loves the 49ers. But even love has its limits. Are taxpayers willing to subsidize millionaire owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.'s dreams of a new stadium when economists say it's a bad deal

  • News

    April 26, 1995

    Slap Shots

    Everyone loves the 49ers. But even love has its limits. Are taxpayers willing to subsidize millionaire owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr.'s dreams of a new stadium when economists say it's a bad deal

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