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Circa Steals Reuters Editor Anthony De Rosa, and Changes the Future of News

Yet another journalist has fled the world of traditional newswires to join a start-up. This time it's Anthony De Rosa -- social media editor at Reuters, prodigious tweeter, breaker of developments in the Boston Marathon bombings, small-time celeb in an era when journalists foreground both their byli ... More >>

Those "Pot-Fed Pigs" Aren't Getting High, But Possibly Healthier

The Washington state hog farmer whose pigs are fed marijuana trim has been all the rage on the Internet over the last few days. And with good reason: the barnyard animals who had leaves, stems and roots -- the otherwise fit-for-nothing-but-compost leftovers after the selaeable buds are processed - ... More >>

Nevada Sends S.F. Trove of Public Records Related to "Patient Dumping"

To many Californians, perhaps the only thing more outrageous than the idea of Nevada dumping hundreds of mentally ill patients into the Golden State is the idea that Nevada's Governor would have the audacity to deny it. But last week, Gov. Brian Sandoval did just that, acknowledging no more than o ... More >>

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval Denies Dumping More Than One Patient From Psych Hospital

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval says indeed his state did improperly discharge one mentally ill patient from a state-run hospital, but no more than that -- and it was accidental. According to Reuters, the republican governor defended his state, and denied accusations that Nevada had been busing hundred ... More >>

Hacking the Law: Fights Over Cyber-Security and a Silicon Valley Divide

Matthew Keys, Reuters Reporter, Accused of Colluding With Anonymous to Hack the LA Times

Matthew Keys, the deputy social media editor at Reuters in Sacramento, was indicted today for allegedly working with members of the hacktivist group Anonymous to help the anti-government organization hack into the LA Times and alter a news story. According to the Department of Justice, the 26-year ... More >>

Marijuana Ban Ignored on Nepal's Holiest Holiday

Every once in a while it's good to remember that this magic plant milked for tax dollars and for reefer votes in America has an ancient history elsewhere in the world.In Nepal, where some land-race strains of the cannabis plant we know today originated, marijuana is downright religious.The Shivaratr ... More >>

Harborside Health Center: Judge Says Pot Club Can Sell Marijuana for Now

A federal judge ruled yesterday that the landlords of Harborside Health Center cannot stop the world's largest medical marijuana dispensary from selling pot. That's not to say the pot club can't still be closed down by the feds, so stock up on your marijuana while you can. The Oakland-based disp ... More >>

Fake News About Google Purchase Bounced Around Internet Echo Chamber

It was early Monday morning when people first started thinking that Google purchased ICOA Inc., a WiFi hotspot company based in Rhode Island. A headline on PRWeb, which businesses us to post press releases, read: "ICOA Inc. Acquired by Google for $400 Million." It's unclear who broke the story firs ... More >>

Brandon Jacobs Participated in "Death Race 2012" Two Days After Signing With 49ers

The 49ers didn't sign Brandon Jacobs for his speed. They signed him for his power. He's happy to flaunt both, though, as evidenced by his participation in what people are now calling "Death Race 2012." On March 30, two days after Jacobs signed a $1.6 million contract with the Niners, two New Jersey ... More >>

Will Tech IPOs Drive Hyper-Gentrification of Southern Neighborhoods?

​The dot-com boom and bust of the late 1990s left an indelible mark on the southeastern portion of San Francisco. SOMA, a neighborhood formerly known for furniture warehouses, nightclubs and a few leather bars, rapidly morphed into a landscape of tony condos, loft spaces, and stylishly lit bars -- ... More >>

Lisa Frazier, Bay Citizen CEO, Steps Down

Lisa Frazier​A month after the Bay Citizen's editor-in-chief resigned, the paper's $400,000 CEO, Lisa Frazier, announced she, too, will be stepping down.The Bay Citizen reported the news Friday afternoon, explaining how Frazier said she was leaving for personal reasons, though she will remain on t ... More >>

Facebook Paying People to Watch Ads Won't Work

Caitlinator/Flickr​I'm frankly amazed that in all the coverage of Facebook's plan to pay users to watch ads, nobody -- as far as I can tell -- has mentioned the several companies that tried to do something similar during the (original) dot-com boom, and failed spectacularly. The most famous of th ... More >>

Other States Trying to Dodge Happy Meal Ban Humiliation

Happy Meal fries in Arizona and California ​Even if he had it coming, it was hard not to feel some level of sympathy for Supervisor Eric Mar after watching him get brutally mocked on The Daily Show earlier this year. Aside from perpetuating San Francisco's epic silliness, Mar's poor showing on nat ... More >>

Apple May (Finally) Launch Cloud Music Service Soon -- But Who's Excited?

​ Apple, the company that already makes 75 to 99 percent of the stuff you use to listen to, organize, and perhaps even make music, is ready to launch its cloud music service ahead of a similar service by Google, according to a report today from Reuters:  Apple's plans will allow iTunes custo ... More >>

Starbucks Poised to Unveil Big Gulp-Size 'Trenta'

divya-/FlickrClear your bladder: The 31-ounce Trenta is a single ounce shy of the Big Gulp.​Starbucks fans will soon be able to show just how much they love the iced tea and coffee drinks from the Seattle chain. Starting next month, Starbucks stores in California will are unleashing the Trenta ... More >>

The Beatles on iTunes: If It Happens, Should We Care?

From one Apple to another?​If the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and the New York Times are correct, Apple will announce a deal tomorrow to sell the Beatles' music through the iTunes store. What would such a deal mean? Should we even care? A few thoughts below:- How big a deal is this? If you're St ... More >>

Tesoro Incident Results in Higher San Francisco Gas Prices

It's worse than you think.​Wednesday's flareup at the Tesoro refinery in Martinez, reportedly caused by a PG&E electricity outage, will result in higher wholesale gasoline prices in the San Francisco area.Yesterday, all five of the refinery's flares, which act as safety valves, began shooting ... More >>

Gay Dix = Headline Fail

Headline writers have a tough job. Click on the jump to see why.

Stimulus Wreckage

Despite having been accused of deceptive business practices by the attorney general, former students, and ex-employees, Corinthian Colleges are getting millions in federal stimulus dollars.

LiveNation/Ticketmaster Merger Raises Congressional Concerns

Pissed Off: Bruce Springsteen​ The proposed merger between concert venue conglomerate Live Nation and ticket hub mecca Ticketmaster (announced last February) has already resulted in catcalls from The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, who wrote an open letter to his fans after Ticket Master upsold tickets ... More >>

RIAA Wins Lawsuit, May Be the Big Loser

TorrentFreakBy now, you've probably heard that the RIAA has successfully sued the Minneapolis woman accused of illegally downloading music - to the tune of $1.92M or $80,000 per song. As reported by the Associated Press on Friday, Jammie Thomas-Rasset was found found guilty of violating the copyrigh ... More >>

Feminists Unite at the Radical Women Conference

On Comics: Superman, Shrunken

Cosco Busan Pilot Looking Shady

Ham On Rye, With A Side Of Video Surveillance: The Future Of Dining Is Here

Ham On Rye, With A Side Of Video Surveillance: The Future Of Dining Is Here

Border Crossings

Tour de Farce

Lance Armstrong, Thom Weisel, and questions about anti-doping efforts in American cycling

The High Life

Breathing in sleaziness at the rarefied and urbane levels of San Francisco political life

'Roid Ragers

Two macho men and the bitchy bodybuilding world that surrounds -- and, perhaps, spawned -- the BALCO steroids case

On_Line

The making of the film 24 Hours on Craigslist

alt.war

Traditional media mislead the public about the war in Iraq as a media revolution makes traditional media increasingly irrelevant

Law of the Bungle

Sara Jane Olson's attorney would like to say a few words about how her San Francisco co-counsel handled the high-profile case

What's Green and Black and Blue All Over?

Maybe Nader voters should be slapped around a bit; their leftist purity will likely bring us four very squalid years

The Great Bank Thievery

The city and state say the Bank of America stole hundreds of millions -- even billions -- of dollars from the government. But didn't San Francisco finance officials know what was going on? And shouldn't B of A executives be under criminal investigation?

Unspun

Dog Bite

Dog Bites