Organized Crime

Gomorrah

Gang Task Force Says They Nabbed Oakdale Mobster on $1 Million Warrant - SF Weekly has the profile

Regular Fellas

The Average Giuseppes of organized crime in Gomorrah.

Enter the Dragon Head

Raymond Chow says he's left his gangster days behind to help bring peace to Chinatown's streets. Is he for real?

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment

Get Out of Jail Free

In the process of taking down the city's baddest gangsters, prosecutors and cops set some very scary people free.

Happy End

In the process of taking down the city's baddest gangsters, prosecutors and cops set some very scary people free.

Best Place to Throw Shit at Bands

12 Galaxies

Gangster Crap

Made, a wannabe mob comedy, won't be furthering anyone's career

Charmed

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

Stop the Spread of Nukes -- Legalize Dope

Alan Cranston and George Zimmer devise a bold strategy at the State of the World Forum

From Russia With Diamonds

In 1995, Golden ADA Inc., a San Francisco diamond-importing firm, collapsed, unveiling an international trail of theft and betrayal that embarrassed San Francisco luminaries involved with the company. Now, newly unsealed court files show that high-level m

Snake Eyes

Vegas meets GoodFellas in Martin Scorsese's faux-epix Casino

Videogame Companies Go to the Mattresses In Battle Over 'Mafia Wars'

'Made it, Ma! Top of the world!' Going out in a ball of flames exchanging gunfire with the cops: Very gangster. A federal lawsuit regarding a Web ad: Not so much. In a case that features two of the silliest-named litigants to ever spar in San Francisco's federal district court, Zynga is suing Playdo ... More >>

Who's in Control Here?

'Made it, Ma! Top of the world!' Going out in a ball of flames exchanging gunfire with the cops: Very gangster. A federal lawsuit regarding a Web ad: Not so much. In a case that features two of the silliest-named litigants to ever spar in San Francisco's federal district court, Zynga is suing Playdo ... More >>

What To Do? Monday's Pick: Nils Gilman at Fort Mason

​Nils Gilman @ Fort Mason In the 2008 Italian film Gomorrah, tiresome members of a Neapolitan crime syndicate shuffle around in bad shorts, trying to make their business ventures run smoothly between hits. The unglamorous, stomach-churning revelation of Gomorrah, and the book on which it is based, ... More >>

The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican Cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner.

Jazz Mafia Tuesdays at Coda Are No Longer (Sniff)

Bill EvansJazz Mafia​Had we known about this earlier, we would have given you some advance notice. Since we didn't, you're just going to get a somber posthumous note: Jazz Mafia (who left us shuddering at All Shook Down on Sunday) have ended their decade-long run of Tuesday night shows at Coda. Th ... More >>

Held Captive

Coyotes who smuggle immigrants torture and extort their victims, helped by out government's failure to enact immigration reform.

Zynga Sued over 'Mafia Wars' Trademark by Digital Chocolate: Read the Lawsuit Here

Who says a war is bad for business?​San Francisco-based social-gaming company Zynga is being sued for alleged trademark infringement over its popular Facebook game, Mafia Wars.Digital Chocolate, another online gaming company, claims in a lawsuit filed in federal court that it owns rights to the na ... More >>