Sam Singer

How the Sheriff Came to This: Mirkarimi's Worst Decisions

Gold Dust Lounge Saga Continues, Landlord Sues Over Failed Eviction

​After Saturday night's No Last Call party, there's not a chance the Gold Dust Lounge is leaving the premises, at least not voluntarily. Attorneys for Handlery Hotels, Inc., owners of the property where the Gold Dust Lounge is located, has filed a claim against the Bovis brothers who are refusing ... More >>

Gold Dust Lounge Update: No Last Call Party, Supporters Accused of Vandalism

The Gold Dust Lounge's lease is dead. Long live the Gold Dust Lounge (which will neither close nor get evicted this weekend, but will serve ​dollar vodka drinks).Negotiations between the operators and landlords  regarding the future of the Union Square landmark bar will continue past Mar ... More >>

Gold Dust Lounge Owners File Lawsuit, Claim Elder Abuse

​The owners of the Gold Dust Lounge filed a lawsuit yesterday against their landlord, hoping this will put an end to the imminent eviction slated for March 10. However, the owners -- James and Tasios Bovis -- have come up with an interesting and emotionally charged defense to save their beloved wa ... More >>

Gold Dust Lounge Requests Historic Landmark Designation

Does this look modern to you?​In effort to keep the iconic Gold Dust Lounge from shuttering, the bar owners have filed paperwork requesting the city recognize the bar as a historic landmark. Such a designation would, at the very least, make it more challenging for the landlord to turn the bar into ... More >>

Gold Dust Lounge to File Lawsuit Against Landlord

Gold Dust Lounge has no plans to stop pouring to patrons ​Last night, well-known damage control-specialist Sam Singer took the mic at the Gold Dust Lounge where he bluntly delivered unwelcoming news: The bar's last pour would come March 6. Singer, who is representing the landlord of the bar, was b ... More >>

Why Is Jack in the Box any Concern of the Entertainment Commission?

​As noted earlier on this page, local residents are aiming to scuttle the application of the Jack in the Box on Geary Boulevard to operate on a 24-hour basis. Most notably, it was the site of an after-hours spat that purportedly led an enraged patron to run over a state firefighter; following the ... More >>

Sam Singer, Master of Disaster -- What's He Thankful For?

​It ain't well and truly a disaster until someone hires Sam Singer. Had it been a possibility, the organizers behind The Children's Crusade, The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, or a certain less-than-structurally sound tower in Pisa would have all hired Singer, the "Master of Disaster," to mitigate their w ... More >>

Bay to Breakers Treks on Two More Years: Zazzle Agrees to Sponsor Race

Sponsor this​This year won't be the finish line for the Bay to Breakers footrace after all. The event organizers announced that Zazzle, a Redwood City-based company that serves as a platform for creating new products online, has signed a two-year contract, agreeing to be the title sponsor for the ... More >>

Bay to Breakers Registration 'Historic'

More people, more urine​Nobody can say for certain whether San Francisco's annual Bay to Breakers race will carry on next year since the organizers have yet to find a title sponsor to take over. And that perhaps could explain the mad rush of people trying to get a spot for the May 15 event. B2B or ... More >>

Bay to Breakers Still Lacks Key Sponsor -- Will It Find One?

Joseph SchellKGO doesn't get to put its name on this, apparently​Just a few minutes ago, KGO made the major announcement that it's sponsoring this year's Bay to Breakers, the annual footrace/drunken, costumed pilgrimage to the sea. Does that mean the 100th B2B is under way? Not exactly. There's st ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

Cops intercept JaMarcus Russell...​You know the drill, friends. Send me all the correct answers here, win a prize. Here you go: 1. Which of these was the statement Bay to Breakers spokesman Sam Singer gave SF Weekly regarding the race's latest announcement that it would no longer tolerate any booz ... More >>

Bay to Breakers Announces Alcohol Ban

No announced ban on nudity...​"There is nothing that says you have to be shitfaced drunk to have a good time," race spokesman tells SF Weekly. Bay to Breakers spokesman Sam Singer moments ago fired off a sobering press release: Next year's race, the 100th, will take place on May 15th -- and no alc ... More >>

Bay to Breakers Pisses Away Sponsor ING

Joseph SchellImages like this don't exactly scream 'Buy our insurance' ​Perhaps you could say ING was pissed off. After all, Bay to Breakers runners urinated on everything else. In a bit of news interestingly first reported by the Chronicle -- and not the Examiner, owned by Philip Anschutz, whose ... More >>

Dispute over who gets to run city parking garages leads to allegations of a shakedown

Joseph SchellImages like this don't exactly scream 'Buy our insurance' ​Perhaps you could say ING was pissed off. After all, Bay to Breakers runners urinated on everything else. In a bit of news interestingly first reported by the Chronicle -- and not the Examiner, owned by Philip Anschutz, whose ... More >>

S.F. Babylon: A Decade of Hypocrisy, Scandal, and Weirdness Pt. 2

Over the past decade, we have often felt as though we might be living in an adult playground run by a feisty bunch of hypocrites, philanderers, and drunk-dialers. This, we have to admit, makes San Francisco a pretty exciting city in which to gather the news. Narrowing down the top 10 (okay, it's rea ... More >>

Transit Train Wreck Turned Aside: Winners and Losers in Tentative BART Settlement

http://world.nycsubway.orgGuess who's still here?​If you rode BART to work this morning and came to the horrible realization that not only was your seat cold, but wet, too -- congratulations! You're still a winner. You can still go get a new pair of pants at Ross or Old Navy and get to work in les ... More >>

BART, Unions Have a Max of 34 More Hours to Settle Their Differences. Expect Them to Use Most of Them.

Last call?​Cabdrivers picking up fares at 1 a.m. at the Pittsburg-Bay Point BART station don't greet them with a "Hello," "Where to?" or even "What's going on?" It's always "So, you fell asleep on the train, eh?" It's a uniquely unpleasant -- and financially unenviable -- situation to be roused by ... More >>

The Man Who Cried Dust

Christopher Muhammad's fight with Lennar over toxic dust has resulted in a restraining order against him, an accusation that he's a shakedown artist, and grudging respect from his rivals.

SF Democratic Party Condemns Lennar Critic's Alleged Hate Speech

Christopher Muhammad's fight with Lennar over toxic dust has resulted in a restraining order against him, an accusation that he's a shakedown artist, and grudging respect from his rivals.

Rail Out of Town

Right now, the museum consists mainly of dozens of dusty old train hulls scattered across a splay of disused tracks

Arrested Development

Mayor Brown is pushing for quick approval of a Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment plan that gives a lot to homebuilding giant Lennar, and not nearly enough to the city or the shipyard's neighbors

Mulch

Mayor Brown is pushing for quick approval of a Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment plan that gives a lot to homebuilding giant Lennar, and not nearly enough to the city or the shipyard's neighbors