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  • Blogs

    October 4, 2012

    Palo Alto Mulls Medical Marijuana, With Conservative Backing

    It's a fine town, but Palo Alto is a bit one-dimensional. There's nearby Stanford, and nearby Silicon Valley (fine, that's two dimensions), but not much else is happening in that Peninsula city.But what about medical marijuana? The city could become the first San Mateo County municipality to allow m ... More >>

  • News

    June 6, 2012

    S.F. Pit Bulls: Protecting Yourself and the Controversial Breed

    It's a fine town, but Palo Alto is a bit one-dimensional. There's nearby Stanford, and nearby Silicon Valley (fine, that's two dimensions), but not much else is happening in that Peninsula city.But what about medical marijuana? The city could become the first San Mateo County municipality to allow m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Mayor Ed Lee Vetoes Supes' Bill Closing Sharp Park Golf Course

    ​Sharp Park Golf Course will remain open for now -- despite legislation closing the course and handing the land on which it is built over to the federal government that passed the Board of Supervisors last week -- thanks to a veto from Mayor Ed Lee.The veto was expected in light of the Lee's past ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Pit Bull That Killed Darla Napora Got Loose from Backyard While Officer Kept Watch

    New details of the pit bull mauling emerge.Gunner got loose before he was shot to death. ​Police defend their response.Gunner, the pit bull who allegedly mauled a pregnant woman to death Thursday, escaped from the backyard while an officer was posted to keep an eye on it, Pacifica Police Captain D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Get Hungry: Pictures from the Bay Area BBQ Championship

    Luis Chong​The Bay Area BBQ Championship went down Saturday, with 32 competitors throwing down their best 'cue in the parking lot at the Oakland Coliseum before an A's-Angels doubleheader. The big winners? Big B's Down N Dirty of Pacifica was named Grand Champion, while Slap Yo Daddy of Diam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Angry Talk Radio Station KSFO Will Text You News and Ads for Gold

    ​Updated at 3:00 p.m: Someone purporting to be KSFO has responded to this piece with this thoughtful Tweet: ​ Original Post: One terrible truth of life is that on occasion talk-radio listeners wander out of earshot and languish momentarily without anyone telling them what they should b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    David Henderson, Former Lincoln High Football Star, Dies

    David Henderson​Former Lincoln High football star, David Henderson died last night at San Francisco General Hospital after being gunned down nearly two weeks ago in the Bayview.  On May 26, at about 12:05 a.m., someone shot Henderson, 21, several times on the 1400 block of Kirkwood Avenue, SF ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Salem Claims the Throne of Spook at 103 Harriet

    Salem's Jack Donoghue at 103 Harriet last night.​SalemThe Soft MoonMarch 30, 2011@ 103 HarrietBetter than: A mashup of Lil B's worst rhyming over a cheap horror film soundtrack.Many came to 103 Harriet last night expecting a disaster, and understandably so: Already in its brief period of notoriety ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    New Study Claims Big Cost Savings by Eliminating Golf at Sharp Park

    ​A new study commissioned by environmental activists asserts that Sharp Park Golf Course should be restored to a wilderness area, a move the study claims would save millions of dollars for San Francisco taxpayers and aid the survival of endangered species that occupy the property.A municipal golf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Videogame Competition at S.F. Libarary Comes as Surprise to Librarian

    ​Of all the libraries in the city, you might think it odd that little old Bernal Heights would be the one tapped to host a national competition. So does the librarian there. On the American Library Association website, Bernal is listed as San Francisco's participating branch in Saturday's "Nationa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    S.F. Band Early Graves' Tour Van Crashes in Oregon, Vocalist Killed

    Early Graves, with vocalist Makh Daniels on the far right​S.F. metal band Early Graves suffered a terrible tragedy early this morning when its tour van crashed outside Medford, Ore., killing 28-year-old vocalist Makh Daniels and injuring two others in the vehicle, the AP reports.Makh Daniels​Dan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Accused Embezzler Maria Dionisio Claimed $450K Salary for Unemployment Insurance

    Maria Lourdes Dionisio allegedly violated one of the first rules of embezzlement -- you're supposed to keep it a secret​A pair of women accused of ripping off their San Francisco software company for a cool $2.6 million may go down as the most inept thieves of all-time. Maria Lourdes Dionisio, 46, ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2010

    The Education Trap

    In California, many undocumented immigrants are offered cheap college tuition, only to find they can’t get jobs after they graduate.

  • News

    June 9, 2010

    Worlds Apart

    Federal law gives gay citizens with foreign partners tough choices: Leave the U.S.A. Lose your love. Break the law.

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    San Francisco Man Who Bought -- and Returned -- Stolen Paintings Valued at $50K Admits 'I Don't Know Shit About Art'

    This and three other paintings were recovered by the Mission's Michael Rosenthal Gallery over the weekend less than 24 hours after their theftThe bizarre theft -- and rapid return -- of four paintings nicked from the Michael Rosenthal Gallery valued at $50,000 wouldn't have been possible without a r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    S.F. Gallery's Swiped Art Regained -- Man Buys Hot Paintings Out of Van at Market and Fifth

    This and three other Terry Hoff paintings were swiped from Michael Rosenthal Gallery on Valencia on Friday morning -- and recovered less than 24 hours laterLess than 24 hours after San Francisco police called gallery owner Michael Rosenthal in the wee hours to inform him a quartet of his valuable pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    San Francisco Gallery Owner Claims Thieves Made Off with Quartet of Paintings Valued at $50K

    Gallery owner Michael Rosenthal says this and other paintings by Terry Hoff were stolen this morningMichael Rosenthal -- owner of the eponymous gallery on Valencia Street -- is perplexed as to why thieves ripped off four of his paintings in the wee hours this morning. Sometime between evening and 3 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Friday Night: Willie Nelson at the Fillmore

    Willie Nelson/Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real The Fillmore Review by Jonathan Kiefer January, 16, 2009 Better Than: The last eight years?It happened maybe three-quarters of the way through the evening, during that one loose-vamping instrumental interlude, when the red and the blue light ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 17, 2008

    Dame Edna, the Crowd Pleaser

    The audience is the star at insult-comic queen's S.F. show.

  • News

    July 9, 2008

    The Principal Matter

    Teachers said Principal Gil Cho was dictatorial. Students said he manhandled them. The school district said he was doing a good job.

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2007

    Spearhead in Golden Gate Park Saturday: Free!

    Teachers said Principal Gil Cho was dictatorial. Students said he manhandled them. The school district said he was doing a good job.

  • News

    August 1, 2007

    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?

  • News

    May 9, 2007

    Golf in the Hole

    Will the city turn over our golf courses to the very people who are making them lose money?

  • News

    September 6, 2006

    Fight Snub

    The last people you would want to stiff are cage fighters, but it appears that’s what one promoter did

  • News

    June 21, 2006

    Fire Away!

    A judge has overturned the ban on handguns passed by S.F. voters last November. Are you worried about firearms flooding our streets? Take this quiz and find out!

  • News

    February 8, 2006

    The Missing Man

    Fliers plastered everywhere. Friends scouring the city. High-tech search logistics. And psychics. Why can't San Francisco find Jerry Tang?

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, June 1, 2005

  • News

    May 25, 2005

    What the Left Got Wrong About Iraq

    Anti-war activists ignored Saddam Hussein's horrendous crimes against ordinary Iraqis. Do they have anything -- beyond anti-Bush demonstrations -- to offer the oppressed in Iran and Syria?

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2005

    Affairs to Remember

    A comprehensive guide to Valentine's Day events for those in love, opposed to love, and everything in between

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    The City That Would Be King

    To maintain its natural position atop the local political food chain, San Francisco must be benevolent, as well as strong

  • News

    July 14, 2004

    Sunset on a Murder

    Everyone thought the drunken fighting was just boys being boys. Until Robert Ramirez was shot 14 times in the face and Philip Sands -- one of his closest west-side friends -- was charged with murdering him.

  • Music

    February 4, 2004

    Come Gurp With Me

    We hit the streets with one of the city's most eccentric rappers to find out if any S.F. natives know what a "Larry Dog" is

  • News

    September 3, 2003

    Bad Vibrations

    Surfers battle enviro-surfers over a proposed jet-ski ban that would protect wildlife -- but threaten big-wave surfing at the legendary break known as Maverick's

  • News

    April 24, 2002

    Death of a Death School

    The 72-year-old San Francisco College of Mortuary Science -- perhaps the country's premier institution of funeral service education -- has its last graduation and moves (gulp) into the great beyond

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Spot for Serious Surfers

    Ocean Beach

  • News

    February 28, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from February 28, 2001

  • News

    July 26, 2000

    Bang, Bang,

    The ins and outs of a disorganized try at the gangbang record

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    I Jerk My Knee All on My Own, Thank You Very Much; But Tell Us What You Really Think; New Gold Rush Heroes?; God Wants You to Park Here; What? Only a Pinch of Substance?

  • News

    June 14, 2000

    Twice Burned

    A Hong Kong mob's attempted takeover of Chinatown went up in flames when a gang arsonist snitched. Now Peter Chong, the mob's alleged U.S. leader, is in custody and feeling the heat.

  • News

    June 7, 2000

    Officer Down

    Steve Landi was a hero at 101 California and a cop to his bones. Why is the SFPD trying so hard to get rid of him?

  • News

    May 17, 2000

    Night Crawler

    The Art of Surfing

  • News

    December 22, 1999

    Awkward Christian Soldiers

    How a Bay Area sect with an occult tinge went national, transformed itself into an odd brotherhood -- and now is gaining acceptance from the ultratraditional Orthodox Church

  • News

    March 3, 1999

    East Side Story

    The mindless, endless Mission gang war doesn't have Bernstein music or Sondheim lyrics. Just Surenos, Nortenos, and dead kids.

  • News

    October 14, 1998

    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.

  • News

    December 31, 1997

    Letters

    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.

  • Calendar

    November 12, 1997

    Slap Shots

    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.

  • Film

    July 16, 1997

    Tense Alliance

    A conversation with the makers of Blacks and Jews, a highlight of the 17th annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

  • News

    August 9, 1995

    The Mission Blue Mission

    Saving the habitat of an inch-long violet butterfly, the endangered Mission Blue, is the starting point of a many-sided battle for dominance of San Bruno

  • Calendar

    July 12, 1995

    Night+Day

    Saving the habitat of an inch-long violet butterfly, the endangered Mission Blue, is the starting point of a many-sided battle for dominance of San Bruno

  • News

    April 5, 1995

    Letters

    Saving the habitat of an inch-long violet butterfly, the endangered Mission Blue, is the starting point of a many-sided battle for dominance of San Bruno

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