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A Primer For Those Curious About Today's U.C. Berkeley Protests

Wheeler Hall​Anyone glancing at a television or computer is likely well-aware by now that students have barricaded themselves within a building on the U.C. Berkeley campus. It's a wise move; by this time next year they'll be unable to afford the bike locks, placards, or ASCAP royalties for "What d ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Reading the Future in a Bag of Pork Skins

Meatmeister/FlickrThere goes the neighborhood.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Going too Farr: Mission Loc@l's Kate Kilpatrick probes chicharrones both Bi-Rite and ghetto, sampling swine skin from sources as diverse as 4505 Meats and La Gallinita. Her guides? Papalote's Victor Escobedo an ... More >>

S.F. International Film Fest preview

Meatmeister/FlickrThere goes the neighborhood.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Going too Farr: Mission Loc@l's Kate Kilpatrick probes chicharrones both Bi-Rite and ghetto, sampling swine skin from sources as diverse as 4505 Meats and La Gallinita. Her guides? Papalote's Victor Escobedo an ... More >>

PBS Guilty -- of Recycling Title 'Presumed Guilty'

Wait. This sounds familiar...​Tonight at 10:30 , local PBS affiliate KQED airs Presumed Guilty, the highly acclaimed documentary by U.C. Berkeley lawyers Roberto Hernández and Layda Negrete. The two naif filmmakers shined a light on the fate of Tono Zuniga, who was railroaded into a hefty sentenc ... More >>

Jose Reyes to Giants? Don't Count on it.

The man everybody wants...​It's no wonder rumors are burning that the Giants are conniving to obtain scintillating Mets shortstop Jose Reyes. San Francisco's offense is providing writers with a rare opportunity to use the word "flaccid" in a non-sexual context. Meanwhile, erstwhile Giants shortsto ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

The man everybody wants...​It's no wonder rumors are burning that the Giants are conniving to obtain scintillating Mets shortstop Jose Reyes. San Francisco's offense is providing writers with a rare opportunity to use the word "flaccid" in a non-sexual context. Meanwhile, erstwhile Giants shortsto ... More >>

Occupy SF: Mission District Residents Don't Want Protesters in Their Backyard

Lauren SmileyYou tell me: Is this guy an Occupy camper or just another Mission District resident?​The feeling is mutual between Mission residents and Occupy SF protesters: Neither group wants to see the encampment relocate to the Mission District, despite what city officials say. The Chron's Matie ... More >>