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March 15, 2012
When S.F. Gas Price Skyrocket, Just Blame Iran
As Billy Beane taught us, you probably can't trust your instincts without cold hard statistics to back them up. So for anyone who suspected that gasoline prices might be rising with Icarusian ferver, your intuitions have been vindicated. On Monday AAA released their monthly report on America's f ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Rose Cliver: Community to Remember Oldest 1906 Earthquake Survivor, Who Died Sunday
Rose Cliver lived a long lifeWe were sad to read the news that Rose Cliver, one of five oldest survivors of the 1906 earthquake, died yesterday at her home. She was 109 -- and lived a good life.But the San Francisco community is taking today to toast Cliver and her very, very long life. At noon, ... More >>
News
October 19, 2011
The Madness of That Ed Lee Biography
Rose Cliver lived a long lifeWe were sad to read the news that Rose Cliver, one of five oldest survivors of the 1906 earthquake, died yesterday at her home. She was 109 -- and lived a good life.But the San Francisco community is taking today to toast Cliver and her very, very long life. At noon, ... More >>
Calendar
September 14, 2011
Quiet on the Set
Rose Cliver lived a long lifeWe were sad to read the news that Rose Cliver, one of five oldest survivors of the 1906 earthquake, died yesterday at her home. She was 109 -- and lived a good life.But the San Francisco community is taking today to toast Cliver and her very, very long life. At noon, ... More >>
Film
June 22, 2011
Arthouse Movie Listings June 22-28
Rose Cliver lived a long lifeWe were sad to read the news that Rose Cliver, one of five oldest survivors of the 1906 earthquake, died yesterday at her home. She was 109 -- and lived a good life.But the San Francisco community is taking today to toast Cliver and her very, very long life. At noon, ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
We Got Your Back
Rose Cliver lived a long lifeWe were sad to read the news that Rose Cliver, one of five oldest survivors of the 1906 earthquake, died yesterday at her home. She was 109 -- and lived a good life.But the San Francisco community is taking today to toast Cliver and her very, very long life. At noon, ... More >>
Music
April 13, 2011
DJ Kentaro: Show Preview
Rose Cliver lived a long lifeWe were sad to read the news that Rose Cliver, one of five oldest survivors of the 1906 earthquake, died yesterday at her home. She was 109 -- and lived a good life.But the San Francisco community is taking today to toast Cliver and her very, very long life. At noon, ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2011
Dosa's Tuesdays for Tokyo
peter_r/FlickrTrendy South Indian Dosa has joined the wave of restaurants contributing to Japanese disaster relief, with a promotion called Tuesdays for Tokyo. Dine any Tuesday in April at either the Fillmore or Valencia Street locations and 100 percent of the profits will be donated to the J ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2011
Japanese Tsunami Debris: Will It Trash Our Beaches?
How many volunteers will this cleanup take?There are so many alarming side effects to the Japanese nuclear leak -- tainted rainwater, polluted air samples, and let's not forget the possibility of radiation in your milk. But while we are so preoccupied with these immediate hazards, we have yet to ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2011
Lyndon LaRouche Volunteers Display Obama as Hitler Signs, Did San Francisco Notice?
Barack "Hitler" Obama will destroy California via earthquakes.We popped out of the SF Weekly offices to run into Safeway on Fourth and King Streets this afternoon, when we noticed two overly cheerful young people manning a Lyndon LaRouche table outside the grocery store. Or, to be more precise, w ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2011
Japan Relief Fundraiser Tonight: Win a Bike Ride with David Chiu
Photo by Greg Dewar Pedaling, but not for politics Maybe it's the last thing you could imagine doing -- spending one-on-one time with your city supervisors. Imagine lunching with Supervisor Malia Cohen (what would you talk about?), or taking a trip to the Academy of Sciences with the perennially ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2011
This Week: JapaCurry Donating 10 Percent to Japan Quake Relief
Ten percent of JapaCurry's proceeds this week are slated for the Japanese Red Cross.Ebisu and Hotei aren't the only S.F. eateries ponying up 10 percent of the week's proceeds for Japanese quake relief. JapaCurry owner Jay Hamada is donating 10 percent of sales this week to the Japanese Red Cr ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2011
Tsunami Warning in San Francisco; Beaches Closed
A not-so-friendly waveUpdate 4:36 p.m.: One person has been declared dead after a tsunami hit the shores of Northern California earlier today, causing millions of dollars in damages to boats and surrounding docks, according to media reports. Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in D ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2011
ICHI Donating Part of Tonight's Proceeds to Japanese Earthquake Relief
CNNGrounded ship in the port of Hitachinaka in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture.The 8.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked northern Japan late last night has been felt here, too ― in Bernal Heights. ICHI Sushi's Erin Archuleta tells SFoodie the restaurant is accepting Red Cross donations tonight, p ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2010
Hear That Siren? Did Your Train Stop? It was the 'Shake-Out' Freak-Out.
Fiona MaFiona Ma is into itSan Franciscans without clock or calendar can set their internal timing devices by the weekly emergency sirens, which test every Tuesday at noon. Other than the Tuesday test, these blare only when an earthquake or other disaster is at hand (just having your home or offi ... More >>
News
September 22, 2010
Who cares about gas lines? Worry about killer cellphone radiation
Fiona MaFiona Ma is into itSan Franciscans without clock or calendar can set their internal timing devices by the weekly emergency sirens, which test every Tuesday at noon. Other than the Tuesday test, these blare only when an earthquake or other disaster is at hand (just having your home or offi ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2010
Nancy Mary Sage, 1906 Quake Survivor, Dies at 105
Nancy Mary Sage was six months old when The Big One hit in 1906 and destroyed her familyWhenever a survivor of the Great Quake of '06 dies, more of them always seem to turn up after the obituary runs in the San Francisco Chronicle. Nancy Mary Sage died yesterday in Littleton, Colo. at age 105; he ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2010
San Francisco's ELLUL Releases EP to Benefit Haiti
The recent tragedies that have befallen the people of Haiti immediately kick-started just about every able-bodied musician into fundraiser mode. It seems like every weekend there's a new party, DJ night, or concert with the price of admission going towards relief for the earthquake-torn country. ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Does California ALSO Have a Pact With The Devil? We Ask Pat Robertson's Spokesman.
How 'bout that ole Pat Robertson. It takes temerity to kick an entire nation when it's down, but that's just what the infamous televangelist did during a Christian Broadcasting Network appearance this week, when he suggested that the earthquake that has killed tens of thousands in Haiti is comeup ... More >>
Calendar
November 18, 2009
Rees' Pieces
How 'bout that ole Pat Robertson. It takes temerity to kick an entire nation when it's down, but that's just what the infamous televangelist did during a Christian Broadcasting Network appearance this week, when he suggested that the earthquake that has killed tens of thousands in Haiti is comeup ... More >>
News
October 14, 2009
Fixing Hetch Hetchy Dam costs $1 billion more than it should
How 'bout that ole Pat Robertson. It takes temerity to kick an entire nation when it's down, but that's just what the infamous televangelist did during a Christian Broadcasting Network appearance this week, when he suggested that the earthquake that has killed tens of thousands in Haiti is comeup ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2009
Earthquake or Amorous Roommates? Settle it Once and For All.
What's shaking -- literally.As someone who has, for his entire existence, lived atop an earthquake fault and in buildings where "insulation" translates to "put on a sweater," the question posed in the headline has come up dozens of times. Was that the San Andreas Fault -- or Sam and Andreas upstairs ... More >>
Music
December 24, 2008
Crystallized Psych
What's shaking -- literally.As someone who has, for his entire existence, lived atop an earthquake fault and in buildings where "insulation" translates to "put on a sweater," the question posed in the headline has come up dozens of times. Was that the San Andreas Fault -- or Sam and Andreas upstairs ... More >>
Music
December 10, 2008
Devil Inside
What's shaking -- literally.As someone who has, for his entire existence, lived atop an earthquake fault and in buildings where "insulation" translates to "put on a sweater," the question posed in the headline has come up dozens of times. Was that the San Andreas Fault -- or Sam and Andreas upstairs ... More >>
News
November 19, 2008
Short Leash
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Blogs
April 18, 2008
Day in History: The 1906 Quake
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Blogs
April 8, 2008
What a difference a year makes: $2.3 billion, actually
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Blogs
March 6, 2008
Danger Mouse to Produce Beck Album
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Calendar
February 20, 2008
Southland Tales
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Blogs
January 24, 2008
Powder Flu Settles Onto San Francisco
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Blogs
January 10, 2008
Vegetarian Apocalypse Survival Tips
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Culture
November 7, 2007
Geary Theater and A.C.T.'s The Rainmaker Illustrates the Power of the Placebo Effect
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Blogs
October 31, 2007
Wildfires Spur Global Avocado Shortage, Or Maybe Not?
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Blogs
October 31, 2007
Wildfires Spur Global Avocado Shortage, Or Maybe Not?
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Blogs
October 22, 2007
Worst Of The Worst: San Francisco Makes Forbes 10 Worst Cities For Job Growth
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Home Entertainment
January 3, 2007
Weird and Wonderful
The local economy is going to the dogs.
Film
May 31, 2006
Typhoon in a Teacup
Asian action movies don't get much less significant than this one
Music
October 19, 2005
Twenty-one DJs raise money for Katrina, Studio Z hosts "Castle: The Ultimate House," and "Non-Stop Bhangra" lives up to its name
Asian action movies don't get much less significant than this one
Calendar
September 14, 2005
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Asian action movies don't get much less significant than this one
Music
September 14, 2005
Go West
Join Kanye and the rest of the music community in sharing your thoughts about Dubya's response to Katrina
Music
August 4, 2004
Hear This
Oneida: A disaster waiting to happen. Plus Ken Stringfellow, a lovable singer/songwriter
Music
July 28, 2004
Sufjan Stevens
Seven Swans
Music
April 9, 2003
Autechre
Draft 7.30
News
April 9, 2003
Risk Reassessment
As the Bush administration scares America witless, San Francisco might offer a model for living well in the shadow of apocalypse
Best of San Francisco
May 23, 2001
Best Way to Prepare for the Big One
American Red Cross
News
February 9, 2000
Night Crawler
Eat, Drink, and Be Wary
Calendar
February 2, 2000
Shaking Up Iran
"Earthquake Trilogy"
Calendar
December 25, 1996
REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World
"Earthquake Trilogy"
News
August 30, 1995
The Jolt Patrol
QuakeProof profits from the coming apocalypse
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