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Bug Me: San Francisco Helps Pioneer Insect Cuisine

What the Hell Was John Getzow, Serial Evictee and 'Tenant From Hell,' Doing Hosting a Healthcare Symposium at Glide Memorial Church?

Last week we reported on how "Dr." John Getzow -- a serial evictee profiled in an SF Weekly cover story -- successfully stiffed the eighth San Francisco landlord to sue him for nonpayment of rent. We speculated we'd see Getzow's name come up again before too long -- and we were right. But we were su ... More >>

Out of the Wild

Iso Rabins' foraged food is the toast of San Francisco's gourmet set. Health inspectors and environmentalists aren't so thrilled.

The Rise and Fall of the Monster

Gay porn star Michael Brandon goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.

SF Weekly Letters

Gay porn star Michael Brandon goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.

UCSF Transgender Research Drama Puts Future of Academic Program in Question

Gay porn star Michael Brandon goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.

Sloganeering

For years the city has been using racy ads to sell HIV prevention. Do they work?

The Lifesaver

Shawn Richard got the city to give jobs to alleged gang leaders. If anyone can make such a program work, it's ...THE LIFESAVER

A Fine Mess

A monumental sewage eruption shows tenants the downside of living in the Presidio

Connerly's Con

Ward Connerly says his new anti-racism initiative won't have any real impact on California. Critics beg to differ.

Big Doctor Is Watching

As of April 14, the national security police can monitor your medical records without your knowledge. So can the local police.

Fallout: The Past Is Present

The Nuclear Witnesses

The Affordable Housing Disaster

How a cozy alliance of government bureaucrats and nonprofit developers spends tens of millions of dollars building almost no housing for the poor

Broken Fix

In a radical approach, San Francisco is making addiction a health issue rather than a law enforcement imperative. So far, though, treatment on demand has been a costly pipe dream.

Nickel-and-Diming Problem Kids

In the name of fiscal prudence, Congress has ordered that a whole class of poor, troubled children be "redetermined"

The Living Daylights

Some people with HIV don't get sick for years and years and years. Their lives might contain the clues for the cure.

Heartbreak Hotel

Traveling room to room in the Columbia, a Tenderloin SRO, shows that fixing a building up is one thing. Repairing broken lives is another.

Genderation X

You can change your body with surgery and hormones, but what happens after that might surprise you

Peevish and Butt-Led

Against the odds, a new group fights for smokers' rights