Pacific Ocean

Ghost Scam Trial: Prosecutor Challenges Defendant's Victimization Story

For the defendants in the ghost scam trial to be acquitted, their lawyers must prove, by a preponderance of evidence, that they committed their crimes "out of necessity." "Preponderance of evidence," jurors are told, "means that you must be persuaded that the things the defendant seeks to prove are ... More >>

Four Reasons to Just Say No to Coffee Pods

On paper, the concept of the modern coffee pod machine isn't a bad one: quick, convenient, and supposedly delicious coffee delivered at the simple press of a button. And if any of this were true, coffee pods might have earned their immense popularity. Unfortunately though, pod coffee is a hoax, an i ... More >>

Taco Tuesday: Five Places to Celebrate

Taco Tuesdays: Five Places to Celebrate

The national Mexican food chain Taco John's holds a national trademark on the phrase "Taco Tuesday," but you'd never know it because the phrase has transcended ownership and it's a common special everywhere in the United States. Here in the Bay Area, we may be snobby about our food -- but not too s ... More >>

Bummer's Almanac: Predicting 2013

Edgy Art

Perpetual S.F. Summer-Dwellers A B & the Sea Are Streaming Their Debut Album Right Now

As everyone knows, summertime in San Francisco starts in mid-April, takes a pause in June for two months of frigid wind and fog, then returns toward the middle of August. So our summer is more or less on now. And today, as if aware of this, the S.F. band most likely to write the anthem of the warm p ... More >>

The Talking Cure

Shark Fin FAQ: So What's This Ban All About?

​Yesterday, SFoodie broke the news that the California state senate had passed AB 376, a statewide ban on the sale and import of shark fins. Since the bill had already passed through the Assembly last spring, it now goes to the governor's office. So what's this bill all about? Dried shark fin i ... More >>

Tsunami Doesn't Affect San Francisco: An Eyewitness Account

Ocean Beach​The call came just before 7 a.m. A concerned friend, who has lived in San Francisco less than a year, wanted to alert me that a deadly tsunami was headed my way. After devastating the northern coast of Japan, the tsunami -- generated by a staggering 8.9-magnitude earthquake in the Paci ... More >>

On the Fascinating and Often Listenable Feedback Loop That Was 2010

Japandroids at the Fillmore​Ah, twenty-ten. Two thousand and ten. Two years before our state warps and crackles and slides into a boiling sinkhole that used to be the Pacific Ocean. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. There was a pretty good Sage Francis song called "The Best of T ... More >>

Drink up: SF Tap Water "Safer" Than Bottled Water

sfwater.orgWorth every penny​Take a long, cool drink of the Hetch Hetchy the next time someone hands you a bottle of Fiji: city officials have long said that the imported mountain water which provides San Franciscans' tap water is better than bottled H20, and now they have a study to prove it.The ... More >>

Judgement Day for Apartments Crumbling into the Sea

Going, going....​The owners of a Pacifica apartment block built precariously over the ocean -- and currently in the process of falling into the ocean -- must decide today their property's final resting place. Spoiler alert: they DO NOT want it to be the Pacific Ocean.

Hibiscus: Caribbean that's unconventional but awfully good

David Marc Grant and Chadwick Heath Moore: "Plastastik"

Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Zodiac Death Valley

​ Zodiac Death Valley is a psychedelic rock band with dark, sailor-esque songs about women, whiskey, and drugs that channels the old Barbary Coast heyday. Live, the group's raucous lyrics and in your face behavior makes for an unapologetic good time. ZDV is currently working on its first full le ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Sunset Vegan Hemp Smoothie from Judahlicious

Drink some hemp as the N-Judah rolls by.​Yes, the name is cringe-worthy, but Judahlicious (3906 Judah at 44th Ave.) is the last great vegan/raw stop before you hit the Pacific Ocean, a place for freshly squeezed juices and smoothies, breakfast, and lunch entrees. Named after the neighborhood it is ... More >>

We Attend the Latest, Strangest Press Conference on David de Rothschild's Plastic Catamaran So You Don't Have To

Hop aboardIt's been more than seven months since SF Weekly first chronicled plans for the Plastiki expedition, and we still can't figure out exactly what's going on. Last fall, European banking heir David de Rothschild, a self-anointed environmentalist and adventurer, announced his plans to pilot a ... More >>

All Polled: We're Totally Contented and, Like, Totally Depressed

A recently released Gallup Poll attempts to rate the vague notion of "well-being," breaking down the rankings state by state and congressional district by Congressional district. California ranked on the happier end of the well-being index, and our neighbors in Congressional District 14 -- encompass ... More >>

Prelude to the Plastiki

Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Maneesh the Twister

Whale Watchers

We offer tips for returning lost whales to the ocean the next time they get lost in the delta

Picnic in the City

Forget the burgers and brats; we're packing roast beef sushi

Best Pastries

Best Bike Ride

Retreat to Invigoration

Where and how to tend to your soul (and body) when it's summer in the city.

Give It a Spin

"Bike to Work Day" rolls on

Stairway to Heaven

Chain smokers, stay home: climbing the city's stairs with an expert

Best Cheesecake

Il Caffe Emporio Rulli

No Title Yet

Listening to Caesura is like swimming in the frigid Pacific, and we can prove it

House of Tudor

Party like it's 1984, and the swamp rock-turned-street punk of Throw Rag

House of Tudor

A polka hall of fame, a reality show about fantasy creatures, and a play that's sure to bomb

Best Unknown Scenic Spot

China Beach

Real Fourth of July

In Point Arena, where small town and big city mix, and become fond memory

The Endless Swimmer

When people learn that Pedro Ordenes, 55, has swum to or from Alcatraz 126 times, or that he crossed the Strait of Magellan in 39-degree water, they often joke about his sanity. That's before they hear about his idea to swim the Bering Strait.

Four Best Bars With a View

Letters to the Editor

The Fallout From "Fallout";Where There's Smoke ...;Charity Case

Regulating Change

Bush will likely gut national health and safety regulation; local liberals screw up regulation by forgetting its purpose -- protecting the general public

Best Bloody Mary

Golden Gate Ferry

Calm Waters

Pacific

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Selling of a Wave

Three sports clothing companies are sponsoring contests that encourage surfers to ride the 60-foot waves at Maverick's Point. Someone may be encouraged to death.

Slap Shots

The Name is Nino. El Nino.

Investigation unmasks worldwide James Bond weather-disaster conspiracy

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Slap Shots

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Don't Blink Twice

Images fly in the Short Attention Span Film and Video Festival

S.F. gets off the crapper