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Ross

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi: A Godfather Finish

    ​Cue The Godfather theme. Fade in on former Mayor Art Agnos' place in Diamond Heights. His court-mandated tenant, Ross Mirkarimi, is sitting on the couch he now calls home. Agnos comes down the stairs into the rumpus room. Ross: Art, what do I do now? The light is beginning to turn reddish as the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi Update: Court Papers Detail "Damage" to Son from Judge's Stay-Away Order

    ​Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife, whom he has been charged with physically abusing, appeared in San Francisco Family Court today asking a judge to allow her husband supervised visits with the couple's son, asserting that a court order barring Mirkarimi from seeing his family is doing "damage" to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Ross Mirkarimi's Attorney: Charges 'Overblown' as Sheriff Trial Date Set

    San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's trial has been set for February 24, when the progressive politicians will have to defend himself against charges that he physically abused his wife, Eliana Lopez.Mirkarimi -- the verbose politico who never saw a microphone he didn't want -- had nothing to say t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Gavin Newsom's House Hits the Market

    Where's Gavin now?​The big question for Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has been: Where does the ex-mayor live? Until today, we couldn't say for sure what his living situation was. While some news reports say the Newsoms have packed up their home and moved to Ross for the summer, his staff was in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Fox News Twitter Account Hacked, Claims President Obama Assassinated

    Don't believe Fox News​No worries, folks: Barack Obama is still the leader of the United States, much to the disappointment of Fox News followers. The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that some idiot hackers thought they'd have a little fun with Fox News and give us another reason not to ... More >>

  • News

    June 15, 2011

    List: Why Is Gavin Newsom Leaving San Francisco?

    Don't believe Fox News​No worries, folks: Barack Obama is still the leader of the United States, much to the disappointment of Fox News followers. The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that some idiot hackers thought they'd have a little fun with Fox News and give us another reason not to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    SOMA Pot Club Surprised to Learn of Ban on SOMA Pot Clubs

    The city would prefer HopeNet's Steve Smith -- and his buddy -- to stay right where they are. And only there.​South of Market's been a de-facto "containment zone" for medical cannabis dispensaries for a variety of reasons: The still-gritty neighborhood has cheaper rents, more vacant storefront ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2010

    Morcheeba's members are trip-hopping together again

    The city would prefer HopeNet's Steve Smith -- and his buddy -- to stay right where they are. And only there.​South of Market's been a de-facto "containment zone" for medical cannabis dispensaries for a variety of reasons: The still-gritty neighborhood has cheaper rents, more vacant storefront ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Nickel and Dime-Obsessed Chronicle Hooks Human Tragedies to Taxpayer Costs

    Ah, but how much was that chalk?​Mark Shotley, the paraplegic, incontinent, pneumonia-ridden homeless man The San Francisco Chronicle characterized nine years ago as a drag on city health care funds, is dead now. But the macabre, nickel-and-dime-obsessed journalistic tic that led the paper to couc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Speier Not Running for AG, Horde of Upwardly Mobile Pols Staying Put

    Rep. Jackie Speier, seen here with Stephen Colbert, will continue her ride in Washington, D.C. ​Rep. Jackie Speier's newly minted spokesman Nathan Ballard just informed the world that his boss will not be leaving Congress to run for state Attorney General. Congressional seats rarely open -- especi ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2009

    List: The Chronicle looks on the bright side

    Rep. Jackie Speier, seen here with Stephen Colbert, will continue her ride in Washington, D.C. ​Rep. Jackie Speier's newly minted spokesman Nathan Ballard just informed the world that his boss will not be leaving Congress to run for state Attorney General. Congressional seats rarely open -- especi ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Rep. Jackie Speier, seen here with Stephen Colbert, will continue her ride in Washington, D.C. ​Rep. Jackie Speier's newly minted spokesman Nathan Ballard just informed the world that his boss will not be leaving Congress to run for state Attorney General. Congressional seats rarely open -- especi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    KTVU Channel 2 Won't Replace Ross McGowan -- Longtime News Interviewer's Duties Will Fall Upon Existing Staff

    For those who grew up in the Bay Area, Ross McGowan has been like the caretaker at the Overlook Hotel in The Shining: He is the morning interviewer. He has always been the morning interviewer. He will always be the morning interviewer. Until Oct. 2, of course. Then he's retired. And in a sign of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Public Defender Says Tenderloin Drug Sweep Spells Trouble for Court System

    ​No sooner had newly minted San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon declared a much-publicized sweep of drug dealers in the city's notoriously crime-ridden Tenderloin neighborhood than doubters began speaking up. After all, as San Francisco Chronicle columnists Matier and Ross noted recently, mak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    49ers Holdout Michael Crabtree's Jerseys Gather Dust on S.F. Shelves

    A cold-seller locally. How cold? How about zero Kelvin?​On a recent trip to the T.J. Maxx in SOMA -- which is kind of like going to Ross except random lunatics haven't ripped and stained all the merchandise and randomly strewn it about -- I stumbled into an aisle that could only be called "The Jer ... More >>

  • News

    March 11, 2009

    Willie's Birthday Plans

    A cold-seller locally. How cold? How about zero Kelvin?​On a recent trip to the T.J. Maxx in SOMA -- which is kind of like going to Ross except random lunatics haven't ripped and stained all the merchandise and randomly strewn it about -- I stumbled into an aisle that could only be called "The Jer ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2009

    Chron's anniversary surprises

    A cold-seller locally. How cold? How about zero Kelvin?​On a recent trip to the T.J. Maxx in SOMA -- which is kind of like going to Ross except random lunatics haven't ripped and stained all the merchandise and randomly strewn it about -- I stumbled into an aisle that could only be called "The Jer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: San Francisco Holds Its Breath for Budget Magic While Supes Correct Basic Math Errors

    Sorry this is late, folks -- all of a sudden I came down with a mean cough that just won't quit. I blame Neo-conservatives. Monday, Jan 26 10 a.m. - Public Safety Committee I have a confession to make. Today's hearing of the Public Safety Committee will be a little sad for me. Oh sure, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    How Could Progressive Coalition Shatter? Let Us Count the Ways

    Will it be the House of Harmony or the House of Pain? The answer is: Yes. Progressive Supervisors banded together last week to elect a compromise-candidate Board President, which raises a crucial question: "Since when have progressives compromised on anything?" In a town that views compromise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    Carole Migden Gets Recycled After All ... But Not By Don Perata

    Earlier this month, the San Francisco Chronicle's flies on the wall, Matier & Ross, wrote a little piece about Carole Migden, the Jason Voorhies of California politics (you just can't kill this woman's political career).According to M&R, Migden -- who was trounced in her re-election bid for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Still No Gay Couples in No on 8 Ads?

    Earlier this month, the San Francisco Chronicle's flies on the wall, Matier & Ross, wrote a little piece about Carole Migden, the Jason Voorhies of California politics (you just can't kill this woman's political career).According to M&R, Migden -- who was trounced in her re-election bid for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2008

    Last Night: Bryan Adams at The Independent

    Earlier this month, the San Francisco Chronicle's flies on the wall, Matier & Ross, wrote a little piece about Carole Migden, the Jason Voorhies of California politics (you just can't kill this woman's political career).According to M&R, Migden -- who was trounced in her re-election bid for ... More >>

  • News

    March 26, 2008

    Let the Sun Shine, You Hypocrites

    Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2007

    Newsom's Cosco Busan Oil Spill 'Local Emergency' Declaration Misses Boat

    Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Last Night: Redd Kross at Slim's

    Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2007

    Ed Jew Opens for Chicken John at Ethics Commission Nov. 30 -- Is That Kosher?

    Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007

    Loonies Wander SF Streets as City Workers Discover Brunch, Nooners on Columbus Day

    Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2007

    Chronicle Bitches Out and Doesn't Publish 'Howl'

    Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2007

    Stalking Alan Bamberger

    Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.

  • Music

    November 30, 2005

    Morcheeba

    The Antidote

  • Culture

    June 22, 2005

    A Role in the Hay

    Albee uses livestock and love to explore the nature of tragedy

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Close Shave

    Albee uses livestock and love to explore the nature of tragedy

  • News

    February 9, 2005

    Weekly Obsessions

    Things we were obsessing about on Feb. 9, 2005

  • Music Awards

    October 20, 2004

    Award Show Performers

    Thursday, October 21, 2004 at Ruby Skye

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2004

    Soap Scum

    Serial sagas meet high camp

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    Gimme Shelters

    After mortgaging our future in an orgy of budget-related borrowing, the Legislature hatches new orgiastic plans: sleazy tax shelters

  • Culture

    January 29, 2003

    Your New Friends?

    NBC hopes Coupling is its next hitcom, which bugs the show's biggest fans

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    And a Reagan New Year!

    Learning to live with -- and even love -- a retro-'80s fad that just ... won't ... die

  • Culture

    July 17, 2002

    Sound and Fury

    Cal Shakes' Macbeth places the art before the horse

  • Culture

    October 24, 2001

    Spinning Into Butter

    An exploration of racism at its volcanic core

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    Dog Bites

    Sticks and Stones; or, A Rare Moment of Lucidity

  • News

    September 22, 1999

    Dog Bites

    The Ken Garcia Golden Handshake Countdown!

  • Calendar

    September 16, 1998

    Night + Day

    The Ken Garcia Golden Handshake Countdown!

  • News

    September 10, 1997

    Letters

    The Ken Garcia Golden Handshake Countdown!

  • Calendar

    October 16, 1996

    Night+Day

    The Ken Garcia Golden Handshake Countdown!

  • Culture

    July 3, 1996

    Aisle Seat

    The Ken Garcia Golden Handshake Countdown!

  • News

    July 26, 1995

    Chatterbox

    The Ken Garcia Golden Handshake Countdown!

  • Calendar

    May 17, 1995

    Slap Shots

    The Ken Garcia Golden Handshake Countdown!

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