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    Steroids Confidential

    Greg Anderson has given up his freedom rather than testify about Barry Bonds. But one man has learned the deepest secrets of the trainer behind baseball's new home run king.

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    April 28, 2004

    Encore

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    April 21, 2004

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    July 2, 2003

    San Mateo Confidential

    How a lesbian love triangle involving two police officers and a former kickboxing champion led to a drawn-out privacy lawsuit against the San Mateo County DA who had allegedly outed the kickboxer to her ex-husband, a probation officer who then decided to

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    February 12, 2003

    You Make Me Sick

    Pleasant reprimands for cubicle coughers and train-platform trashers

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    February 28, 2001

    Go Crazy

    To its obsessed fans, Go isn't just a board game. It's a way of life, a key to building better computers, and maybe even the savior of American education.

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    November 8, 2000

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    April 19, 2000

    That Was the Wit That Was

    Decades after he left the stage to teach math in Santa Cruz, the voice of legendary satirist Tom Lehrer still echoes

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    September 23, 1998

    Multimedia Zilch

    The computer revolution still hasn't come to San Francisco government

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    June 17, 1998

    Thirty-two years of Satan in popular culture

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    May 4, 2009

    Sexy Dishes Week Specials

    Today through Friday is TasteTV's "Sexy Dishes Week" in the Bay Area, a celebration of the release of the book Sexy Dishes that contains profiles of hot local chefs and their recipes. Several establishments are offering specials based on or inspired by their chef's recipe(s) in the book. Announced s ... More >>

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    October 9, 2009

    Support Your Local Police: Cops Ask Permission to Accept Key Chains and Pistols

    ​Everyone harbors suspicions that police are enjoying deep discounts on coffee and donuts all over the city -- and, as department spokeswoman Sergeant Lyn Tomioka tells us, they usually are. But it's protocol to never accept anything for free. If the clerk insists, the common practice is to toss t ... More >>

  • News

    November 11, 2009

    S.F. is special, even when it comes to raw sewage

    ​Everyone harbors suspicions that police are enjoying deep discounts on coffee and donuts all over the city -- and, as department spokeswoman Sergeant Lyn Tomioka tells us, they usually are. But it's protocol to never accept anything for free. If the clerk insists, the common practice is to toss t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Vegan Eats: Off the Farm Blueberry Vanilla Almond Energy Bars

    T. Palmer​San Carlos' Off The Farm has succeeded in knocking our socks off with these blueberry vanilla almond energy bars. Although colorful, they look like they'd taste like any other dry, sad granola snack bar on the market. But this outpaced our textural expectations by about a thousand. The b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Sundays in May, Score Free Straus Ice Cream at Rodger's Coffee

    Kirk A./Yelp​The local coffee scene is so crowded it can get confusing. One thing that's clear, even through clouds of latte steam: the offer of free Straus soft-serve ice cream from Mission purveyor Rodger's, Sunday afternoons in May from 1 to 2 p.m. Toppings are extra for the Sunday special, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Eric Byrnes' Next Gig After Baseball: Selling Sofas

    This morning, we reported that former Oakland A's fan favorite Eric Byrnes, just days after being cut off the Seattle Mariners, was playing beer-league softball here in the Bay Area. But it hasn't been all play and no work for the young retiree. Byrnes was spotted hawking houseware at a San Carlos s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Mini SXSW in Downtown San Jose

    Yo La Tenga plays this summer's Left Coast Fest​Last year, San Jose held its first annual Left Coast Live Music Festival, and no one really heard about it. It was headlined by Bay Area's soul man Booker T. and East Bay rapper Lyrics Born. Dubbed "a mini-SXSW", the Left Coast Live Music Festival wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    A Look Back at Michael Jackson's Bay Area Appearances

    Michael Jackson never graced the Bay Area with a solo show, though the Jackson 5 did perform its second official concert as a Motown act at San Francisco's Cow Palace on June 19, 1970, appearing as the opening act for Tina Turner and Rare Earth; they returned to the venue in 1972 and 1973. J5 wa ... More >>

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    August 4, 2010

    Hog and Rocks: Late-Night Refreshments Minus the Brown Bag

    Vanessa V./YelpSomething you couldn't get at the corner store Hog and Rocks replaced.​We dipped into Hogs and Rocks last night. We were trying to remember what once occupied the space it inhabits on the corner of 19th Street and San Carlos in the Mission, and couldn't, for the life of us, reca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Plane Crashes into Redwood City Lagoon Near Oracle; Woman Killed

    A Beechcraft BE 65 like this one is currently submerged in a Redwood City lagoon, and at least one passenger is dead​At least one person is dead following a small plane's plunge into a Redwood Shores lagoon. This, by the way, is the very same lagoon inundated by 50,000 gallons of raw sewage last w ... More >>

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    September 22, 2010

    SF Cocktail Week, Day 2: Farmers' Markets, Mixfits, and Bar Lit

    Lou BustamanteLast night: Under construction at the Boothby Center.​Last night's kickoff party at the Boothby Center (still very much under construction) was a total blast. Cocktail Week organizer the Barbary Coast Conservancy of the American Cocktail seized on the construction theme, with yel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    VIDEO: Win or Lose, Our New Giants/Lincecum Anthem (fuck yeah)

    Fish Eye FilmsTimmy in a Snuggie? Fuck yeah!​We admit it: at first, we weren't huge fans of Ashkon Davaran's Journey-fueled Giants anthem (mostly because we really, really don't like Journey). But it grew on us. And who cares what we think -- nearly 800,000 people like the video just fine, evidenc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Feds Say Fuck No to Lincecum-Themed T-Shirts

    ICE Fucking Took It​The federal government is not your friend. Barry Bonds knows this -- the home run king will be in federal court next year not for using steroids, but for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury about using them (this after a federal agent rooted through BALCO kingpin Victor Con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Neil Young's Warehouse Burns -- Doesn't Fade Away. My, My. Hey, Hey.

    ​A warehouse packed with rock musician Neil Young's memorabilia burst into flames this morning, with damages estimated at roughly $1 million. No word yet on whether Young is now reconsidering one of his most famous lyrics: "It's better to burn out than fade away."  The San Carlos warehouse wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Neil Young's Peninsula Warehouse Burns

    Neil Young performing at the Fox Theater in July​The San Carlos warehouse Neil Young uses to store memorabilia from his more than 40-year career in music went up in flames this morning.The fire caused an estimated $1 million in damages, according to firefighters. It's unclear yet what was damaged, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Neil Young's Warehouse Fire Traced to 'LincVolt' Hybrid 1959 Lincoln Continental

    The damage done...​Innovative musician Neil Young has apparently found the most eclectic manner yet of triggering a million-dollar warehouse fire. An aircraft carrier-sized 1959 Lincoln Continental the singer hired a team of experts to transform into the world's largest hybrid vehicle apparently b ... More >>

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    March 9, 2011

    Drink 2011: Cocktails, Let's Go Bowling

    The damage done...​Innovative musician Neil Young has apparently found the most eclectic manner yet of triggering a million-dollar warehouse fire. An aircraft carrier-sized 1959 Lincoln Continental the singer hired a team of experts to transform into the world's largest hybrid vehicle apparently b ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 4, 2011

    May's Literary Events

    The damage done...​Innovative musician Neil Young has apparently found the most eclectic manner yet of triggering a million-dollar warehouse fire. An aircraft carrier-sized 1959 Lincoln Continental the singer hired a team of experts to transform into the world's largest hybrid vehicle apparently b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Tonight: Urban Kitchen Wants to Hang Out

    These Pickles Don't Know They're Tonight's Appetizers.​Urban Kitchen SF Happy Hour Where: Hog and Rocks, 3431 19th St. (at San Carlos), 550-8627 When: Tues., May 24, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Cost: Free appetizers; drink prices vary The rundown: Urban Kitchen SF is a go-to for classes on beekeeping, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Oprah Winfrey-Approved: The Five Best Moscow Mules in San Francisco

    ​On Wednesday, May 25, Oprah will no longer be seen in her 4 p.m. time slot. Our afternoon bestie for 25 years will exist no more, fled for her own cable network. Her 30-day countdown and goodbyes from famous friends has seen us shedding a few tears. The best thing to dry those tears? Booze! S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    San Carlos Woman in Jail After Allegedly Stabbing Ex-Boyfriend's Pet Lizard to Death

    Little man survives DV dispute​Update (10:30 a.m.): Sadly, the man's pet lizard died. Sometimes domestic disputes involve children and other times they involve pets. A San Carlos woman is in jail after she had it out with her ex-boyfriend and took a knife to his pet lizard. Police arrested 37-year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Man Shot and Killed During Argument in the Mission; Homicide No. 35

    Tex Texin via Flickr ​The Mission District suffered a grim holiday when a man was shot and killed Monday morning in what witnesses described as a heated argument. It's the neighborhood's third murder in the last seven days. Medical authorities told SF Weekly they have not yet identified the victim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Dwayne Spruell Identified as Man Killed in Labor Day Argument

    Another homicide ​The man who was shot and killed Monday morning during a heated argument in the Mission District has been identified as 45-year-old Dwayne Spruell. Neighbors told reporters that they heard loud arguing sometime after 2 a.m. on Monday morning near Camp and Guerrero streets, where d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Another Shooting in the Mission

    What's up with all this violence in the Mission?​A man was critically injured after being shot in the Mission District, marking the fourth shooting in a weeklong streak of gun violence in the neighborhood. Police issued very few details about yesterday's shooting, which occurred at shortly before ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Gun Violence Continues: Man Shot in Ingleside District

    More gun violence​A 18-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot yesterday morning while driving through the Ingleside neighborhood. Police say the victim and another man were driving along San Jose and Geneva avenues at about 11:17 a.m. yesterday when two men in another vehicle drov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Shawna Kim Apour, Lizard-Stabbing Suspect, Deemed Incompetent for Trial

    This is only a Speedy look alike​The San Carlos woman who was accused of stabbing her boyfriend's precious pet lizard, Speedy, to death will receive treatment rather than jail time. Media outlets are reporting that 37-year-old Shawna Kim Apour suffers from a developmental disability which makes he ... More >>

  • News

    October 12, 2011

    Fighting Chance: Boxer Karim Mayfield Fights to Rise in a Dying Sport

    This is only a Speedy look alike​The San Carlos woman who was accused of stabbing her boyfriend's precious pet lizard, Speedy, to death will receive treatment rather than jail time. Media outlets are reporting that 37-year-old Shawna Kim Apour suffers from a developmental disability which makes he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Steven Young Identified as Man Shot by San Francisco Police

    Steven Young was shot and killed by S.F. police last week ​Medical authorities identified the man whom police shot and killed last week during a routine traffic stop in the Lower Nob Hill neighborhood as 33-year-old Steven Young. Young, a San Carlos resident, was pulled over by San Francisco polic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Steven Young, Man Shot by Cops, Really Didn't Want to Go to Back to Jail

    Steven Young would rather die than go to jail ​The only reason to run from cops is to avoid jail time, which is why it wasn't too surprising to learn that Steven Young, the 33-year-old man shot by San Francisco police last week during a routine traffic stop, just didn't want to spend anymore time ... More >>

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    January 20, 2012

    New Lawsuit Says Neil Young's Fire-Starting Lincoln Continental Hybrid Was Unsafe

    JackRickard.blogspot.comNeil Young and the LincVolt​Only a crazy (read: legally negligent) person would convert a 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on a hybrid of gasoline and electricity. That's the argument in a new lawsuit filed against a firm owned by Neil Young, whose custom-built hybrid ... More >>

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