Oliver North

Michael Breyer Says State Assembly Race Is Sacramento Reform vs. Politics As Usual

State legislature races occupy a sort of no-man's land between the intensely local city hall elections and the highly covered national ones. Moreover, in a dark blue city like San Francisco, finding policy distinctions between two Democratic candidates often requires a trek into the weeds -- and may ... More >>

Lance Armstrong Hires Famous S.F. Attorney, New USPS Sponsorship Details Emerge

It's all about who owned what and when.​Lance Armstrong has added two more San Francisco attorneys to his defense team to help ward off possible charges that he was doping while cycling the Tour de France. Additionally, SF Weekly has more details on the 1996-2004 U.S. Postal Service cycling t ... More >>

D.A. Kamala Harris Appoints Iran-Contra Prosecutor to Handle S.F. Criminal Cop Scandal

John Keker, who went after Iran-Contra defendant Oliver North (pictured), will soon be looking into the SFPD.​District Attorney Kamala Harris announced today that she will appoint a high-powered private attorney to review the growing scandal over her office's failure to disclose the criminal backg ... More >>

Wife-Beating Cops Can Keep it a Secret? Public Defender Not Pleased.

Public Defender Jeff Adachi, pictured at a press conference last month​Public Defender Jeff Adachi said this afternoon that he has serious misgivings about District Attorney Kamala Harris' appointment of a private attorney to review which cases of police officers' criminal misconduct should be dis ... More >>

In Praise of Chris Daly's Hypocrisy

Supervisor Chris Daly​Those of us who don't fancy ourselves to be Che Guevara have had a lot of fun this past week attacking Chris Daly for being a hypocrite. Those of us who believe that someday we will lead the revolution have praised Daly by saying he remains ideologically pure. Both si ... More >>

Where's the Beef? They're Throwing It At You! Wendy's Sues Restaurateur It Says Won't Relinquish Franchise Name -- And Beat Up Company Man Who Tried to Stop Him.

Oy, Clara, you shouldn't know from the answers to such questionsLong ago, comedian Bobcat Goldthwait pondered why Col. Oliver North showed up for his televised Congressional grilling in uniform -- even after being dismissed from the military. "I've been fired from many a job," noted Goldthwait. "But ... More >>

Our Money Flies Out of SFO

A new audit shows bureaucrats spent public money on a failed private business in Honduras

Keep It Really Real

Willie Brown acknowledges his cronies fed at the city trough? Now that's funny.

Reps Etc.

Institute of Hate

Right-wingers are targeting liberal pastors -- including at least one in S.F. -- who favor gay marriage

Letters to the Editor

Week of January 1, 2003

The Tangled Path to a Response

As we prepare to retaliate for last week's atrocities, let's take time to be sure of our targets

Reel World

All the President's Men; The Grateful Dead Movie

How I Learned to Love Hate Radio

KSFO Radio's anti-fans

Missing in Action

Why there's no more Knight in the Knight Initiative

Ship of Fools

Men keep falling in love with the aging steam schooner Wapama. She always exacts her price.

Dog Bites

Letters

The DA's Svengali

Earlier this year, the District Attorney's Office was flirting with farce. Then Terence Hallinan called in David Millstein.

You're Either on the Bus or off the Bus

Pols and bureaucrats thumb their noses at Proposition AA

Dog Bites

Paper Trails

The Absolutely True, Somewhat Spurious and Totally Impossible

CONSPIRACIES BY THE BAY!!!

The Dark Prince of City Hall

First Larry Bush was a politician. Then he was a journalist. Then he was a politician. So now as editor and publisher of CitiReport, a hard-hitting journal with a private agenda, what the hell is he?