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Blogs
May 25, 2012
More Summer Jobs for S.F.'s Youth
Today is the last day of school for San Francisco's minors. Time to let loose and welcome the summer and maybe, if you're old enough, earn some extra cash. In fact, your chances of scoring a summer job are higher than ever thanks to the new Summer Jobs Plus initiative, which seeks to connect th ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2012
Weekend Parties: Secret Circuit, Large Professor, James Murphy, and More
As Memorial Day approaches, so does the extended pleasure of a three-day weekend. While it might be tempting to turn off your phone and barbecue straight from Friday to Monday, we strongly urge you to look over this short list before checking out completely. Read on -- your weekend awaits. Friday, ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2012
San Francisco Attempts to Recruit Even More Gays to the Castro
Obviously, San Francisco is still reeling from the disturbing fact that not only are we not the gayest city in the nation, but apparently Salt Lake City, Utah does a better job at catering to its homosexuals. That alone is enough reason for San Francisco to up the ante when it comes to making this c ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2012
Was Your Bike Stolen Recently? It Could Be One of These
San Francisco was ranked one of the best cities for cycling. But with great biking pleasures comes another sad reality: The city is also a hot spot for bike theft.Th good news is that the SFPD might have your bike. As SFist points out this morning, the hard-working officers over at the city's I ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2012
Sit/Lie Law Only Successful at Harassing the City's Aging Homeless, Report Says
A new report released by the city's Controller's Office demonstrates just how ineffective San Francisco's sit/lie ordinance is, with the bulk of last year's citations going to the same 19 repeat offenders, according to the report. Voters approved sit/lie in November 2010, with the hope that it ... More >>
News
May 23, 2012
SF Weekly Letters
A new report released by the city's Controller's Office demonstrates just how ineffective San Francisco's sit/lie ordinance is, with the bulk of last year's citations going to the same 19 repeat offenders, according to the report. Voters approved sit/lie in November 2010, with the hope that it ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2012
Sigsbee's Saunters onto the Street Food Scene
A new mobile eatery will hit San Francisco streets -- or more specifically a sunny corner on 455 Mission Bay Blvd -- in early June. Sigsbee's is looking to fill a niche for a "new kind of wow factor" that will distinguish it from most off-the-grid eats. Rather than trying to out-do the latest c ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2012
Yes, the Warriors Moving to S.F. Would Mean a Big New Concert Arena in the City
San Francisco is so tiny, dense, and developed that the only way to put a new stadium here is to build one on top of some piers over the bay. Okay, so that's not a huge surprise. But building a giant arena over the bay was the dead-serious plan announced yesterday by city officials and the owners o ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2012
GRRRL ... a Unique Summer Camp for Girls
Local women are putting a positive spin on the once antagonistic phrase "Throw like a girl!" In fact that directive is being displayed proudly across the banner of San Francisco's newest nonprofit: Girls Reclaiming Revolutionary Recreational Power, or "GRRRL" for short.The goal of GRRRL's spon ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
The Music of Bay to Breakers: Blown-Out Beats, The Hot Mariachis, and Some Dude Passed Out in a Deadmau5 Mask
Bay to Breakers Sunday, May 20th 2012 The streets of San Francisco The Bay to Breakers race is one of San Francisco's most definitive events, but not necessarily for the show of physical prowess as runners trudge the seven-mile course from the Embarcadero to Great Highway. Rather, hordes of eclecti ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
Golden State Warriors Are Probably Moving to San Francisco
There is an immediate bit of good news accompanying the reports that the Golden State Warriors are moving to San Francisco: There's a strong chance the team will finally trash the comically antiquated "Golden State" part of the name, which it absurdly adopted when it moved from San Francisco to Oakl ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
S.F. Bars Nix SceneTap's Creepy Facial Detection Cameras
If SceneTap's facial detection cameras have revealed anything, it's that San Francisco just might be tapped out on the oversaturation of social media. Sure, we're among the first to consume any technology to maintain an annoying presence online, but when it entails something as seemingly intrusive a ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
Glen Park Woman Accuses Neighbor of Being a Cat Burglar -- Literally
A San Francisco woman's fur was rubbed the wrong way last week when she spotted her missing cat lounging at inside her neighbor's house. According to police reports, the woman, who lives on the 200 block of Chenery, called the cops at 2 a.m. last week to report her neighbor for allegedly stealing he ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2012
Australian DJ Anna Lunoe on Moving to L.A., S.F.'s Dirtybird Label, and Laying Down Vocals
With a musical career beginning in Australian radio in 2006, DJ/vocalist/producer Anna Lunoe's encyclopedic musical knowledge has helped her become an important figure in the resurgence of disco in the EDM scene, and allowed her to open for artists from Soulwax to Santigold. In 2009, she was the fir ... More >>
Culture
May 16, 2012
BOSF 2012: How to Find an Apartment
With a musical career beginning in Australian radio in 2006, DJ/vocalist/producer Anna Lunoe's encyclopedic musical knowledge has helped her become an important figure in the resurgence of disco in the EDM scene, and allowed her to open for artists from Soulwax to Santigold. In 2009, she was the fir ... More >>
Culture
May 16, 2012
BOSF 2012: How to Be a Stand-Up Comic
With a musical career beginning in Australian radio in 2006, DJ/vocalist/producer Anna Lunoe's encyclopedic musical knowledge has helped her become an important figure in the resurgence of disco in the EDM scene, and allowed her to open for artists from Soulwax to Santigold. In 2009, she was the fir ... More >>
Music
May 16, 2012
Brothers Comatose: Show Preview
With a musical career beginning in Australian radio in 2006, DJ/vocalist/producer Anna Lunoe's encyclopedic musical knowledge has helped her become an important figure in the resurgence of disco in the EDM scene, and allowed her to open for artists from Soulwax to Santigold. In 2009, she was the fir ... More >>
Dining
May 16, 2012
SFoodie's 50 Favorites: Sunrise Deli's Falafel
With a musical career beginning in Australian radio in 2006, DJ/vocalist/producer Anna Lunoe's encyclopedic musical knowledge has helped her become an important figure in the resurgence of disco in the EDM scene, and allowed her to open for artists from Soulwax to Santigold. In 2009, she was the fir ... More >>
Blogs
May 16, 2012
Warm Weather Inspires Public Masturbation
The Examiner brings us this unsatisfying story this morning about a disturbing uptick in public masturbation -- and we're not referring to your Muni ride last night. Just last week in Half Moon Bay, sheriff's deputies were called to a report of a horny man who allegedly had been pleasuring himself ... More >>
Calendar
May 16, 2012
I Love That City
A huge new rave moves from S.F. to the Peninsula -- before the first beat even drops.
Blogs
May 15, 2012
Pit Bull Shot Dead in Hunters Point
Well, this isn't your typical Bayview-Hunters Point slaying. Police are looking for the animal-hater who shot and killed a 1-year-old pit bull for no apparent reason on Friday evening. According to CBS News, the cops were called to the 200 block of West Point Road at about 4:30 p.m. on Friday on rep ... More >>
Blogs
May 15, 2012
Christopher Bryan Ablett Off to Prison for Killing Mark Guardado, President of S.F. Hells Angels
Christopher Bryan Ablett, a member of the Modesto Mongol motorcycle gang, was hoping to elevate his position within the biker gang when he murdered San Francisco's president of the Hells Angels. But now, the aspiring Mongol will have to trade in his patches for prison scrubs. Earlier this year, Able ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2012
Crazy Woman in Nebraska Says Gays in San Francisco Are to Blame for Failing Schools
We thought we had heard it all after nut job Pastor Sean Harris came out (!) and publicly told parents to beat the gay out of their kids. But then today we caught wind of this insane video of a woman at a Lincoln, Nebraska City Council hearing where the city officials were debating a LGBT protection ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2012
Local Cyclists Croon Weird Ditty for Bike to Work Day
As if motorists aren't already annoyed by San Francisco cyclists enough, here's something that's sure to provoke local drivers even more.A group of San Francisco cyclists who swear by the city's Wiggle -- the 1-mile zig-zag route from Market to Golden Gate Park that minimizes the hills -- created th ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2012
Weekend Parties: Jus-Ed and Marcellus Pittman at Beatbox, Dirtybird at Mighty, and More
Another week, another crop of parties. As you might imagine, the sunny weather forecast for this weekend portends nights of heavy partying. We advise you get into the spirit of things by enjoying yourself at one of the following events. Read on -- your weekend awaits. Friday, May 12 What: As You L ... More >>
Blogs
May 9, 2012
Kenneth Lyon Identified as Man Killed in SOMA; Homicide No. 22
(Update 12:01 p.m.): The Medical Examiner has identified the man who was stabbed last night as 42-year-old Kenneth Lyon of San Francisco. Police arrested Clenny Thierry, 52, on suspicion of stabbing him to death.(Update: 9:59 a.m.): Sgt Daryl Fong tells us that police have arrested a 52-year-old man ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2012
San Francisco Man Arrested in "Savage" Santa Cruz Murder
A San Francisco man with "extensive history with police" was booked into Santa Cruz jail last night after police found him hiding bloody clothes shortly after a woman was stabbed to death in broad daylight.Police arrested the 44-year-old man, who has not yet been identified, and charged him with bru ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Nancy Pelosi Shames Obama Over Marijuana Crackdown
Earlier this week, medical marijuana advocates marched to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco office, where they delivered a petition asking the House Minority Leader to crack down on President Obama over his federal crackdown of pot clubs.And because the San Francisco rep is always looking f ... More >>
News
May 2, 2012
The Dispossessed: Bayview Homeowners Fight Foreclosures
Earlier this week, medical marijuana advocates marched to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco office, where they delivered a petition asking the House Minority Leader to crack down on President Obama over his federal crackdown of pot clubs.And because the San Francisco rep is always looking f ... More >>
Dining
May 2, 2012
Mozzeria: A Neighborhood Pizzeria That Gets Past Barriers
Earlier this week, medical marijuana advocates marched to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco office, where they delivered a petition asking the House Minority Leader to crack down on President Obama over his federal crackdown of pot clubs.And because the San Francisco rep is always looking f ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2012
Signal to Noise: Soul Clap Selects Five Favorite Bay Area Tracks
For this week's Signal to Noise, we've got some selections from a very special guest: Soul Clap. Known individually as Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine, the Boston-based DJ/production outfit has attracted a dedicated following from its tasteful edits, deep remixes, and catchy originals. Last year, t ... More >>
Calendar
May 2, 2012
Buy Local — Mostly Beer
For this week's Signal to Noise, we've got some selections from a very special guest: Soul Clap. Known individually as Eli Goldstein and Charles Levine, the Boston-based DJ/production outfit has attracted a dedicated following from its tasteful edits, deep remixes, and catchy originals. Last year, t ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2012
San Francisco's First Gluten-free, Pop-Up Brunch
Where: Campanula, 701 Union Street (at Powell Street), San Francisco When: May 6th and May 13th from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Cost: Entrees range from $10-$15 The rundown: Tryg Siverson and Vanessa Phillips, the husband and wife team behind Feel Good Foods and Farm Girl Foods, are hosting two pop-u ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2012
San Francisco Concert Calendar: New, Improved, Sometimes Tattooed
Drum roll, please... We've just rolled out a new and improved calendar of San Francisco concerts. Our online music listings are now sortable by artist, venue and price. We've also got a raw, unadulterated, alphabetical list of upcoming shows in the drop-down menus on the righthand side of that p ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2012
You Have Six More Days to Vote in the Best of San Francisco Readers' Poll
As SF Weekly's annual Best of San Francisco issue nears, the deadline for casting your vote in our Best of San Francisco readers' poll is looming. Voting ends May 1 -- next Tuesday! Which means you have only a few more days to ponder your options, call your lifeline for hints, and then fill out ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2012
Local Democrats Ask Obama to Leave S.F. Marijuana Clubs Alone
San Francisco Democrats turned on one of their own as they issued a scathing rebuttal to President Barack Obama's explanation of his unpopular crackdown of medical marijuana clubs.The local Democratic Party passed a resolution yesterday, demanding that President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2012
Bay Guardian to Get Even More Progressive Under New Ownership
Although we're shocked, we weren't surprised to read the news this evening that the San Francisco Bay Guardian was pretty damn close to selling out to the San Francisco Examiner, considering rumors of a pending sale had already hit the blogosphere last week. The possibility of a sale became even mor ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2012
Bernal Heights Dispensary's Mexican Chocolate Chip Cookie Is Just Like Nana Never Used to Make
When SFoodie put out the word that it needed a reviewer to navigate the murky waters of medicinal cannabis edibles, I knew I was the dude for the job. First of all, I've been a foodie since I first turned my nose up at my mom's chicken a la king. (If you've seen the great indie flick Big Night, whe ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2012
Americans Think Dallas, Texas Is Just as Awesome as San Francisco
A new survey about American cities didn't reveal anything new to us: People like San Francisco, hate Oakland, and think Portland, Ore., is insanely hip. But what did throw us for a loop is that people seem to enjoy the mind-melting heat down in Dallas, Texas just as much as they like a cold summer i ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 5-1
See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians: Honorable Mentions * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20-16 * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 15-11 * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 10-6 Here it is: After a week-long countdown, we br ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2012
How You Can Get Tested for STDs in the Comfort of Your Own Home
As we've noted before, San Francisco is a hotbed of sexually transmitted diseases, and it's not just because we aren't regularly using condoms. It's also because we aren't regularly getting tested for STDs.But Bay Area health departments are making it so that you really have no excuse to not get tes ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2012
San Franciscans Eat Healthier Than Almost Everyone Else in the Nation
The only thing worse than being no. 2 is coming in second place to our frenemy, New York City. Alas, San Francisco has fallen one place short of being no. 1 when it comes to healthy eating. But no reason to wallow in a pint of Ben & Jerry's just yet; we're still way healthier than your ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2012
San Franciscans Apparently Eat More Healthfully Than Almost Anywhere in the Nation
The only thing worse than being no. 2 is coming in second place to our frenemy, New York City. Alas, San Francisco has fallen one place short of being no. 1 when it comes to healthy eating. But no reason to wallow in a pint of Ben & Jerry's just yet; we're still way healthier ... More >>
Music
April 18, 2012
Noh Mercy: Show Preview
The only thing worse than being no. 2 is coming in second place to our frenemy, New York City. Alas, San Francisco has fallen one place short of being no. 1 when it comes to healthy eating. But no reason to wallow in a pint of Ben & Jerry's just yet; we're still way healthier ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2012
Labor Unions Protest City Fat Cats' Raises, Democracy
At a time when thieves are tearing apart the infrastructure of our city for a few dollars worth of copper, it warrants mentioning that the glistening dome of San Francisco's City Hall is, literally, slathered in gold. Perhaps those who'd like to even the score should aim a little higher. That's the ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2012
The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 10-6
See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20-16 * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 15-11 Throughout this week, we're counting down the greatest San Francisco musicians of all time. Having already honored the likes of Etta James, Mike Patton, and Michael Tilson ... More >>
Calendar
April 18, 2012
Much Ado About the Planet
See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20-16 * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 15-11 Throughout this week, we're counting down the greatest San Francisco musicians of all time. Having already honored the likes of Etta James, Mike Patton, and Michael Tilson ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2012
The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, #15-11
See also: * The Top 20 Greatest San Francisco Musicians, Nos. 20 to 16 Here we are with the second installment of our list of the 20 greatest San Francisco musicians ever. (If you missed yesterday's first edition, check it out here.) Note that to qualify for this list, artists had to have a strong ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2012
Cops Spring Clean the Roads of Drunk Drivers This Weekend
San Francisco police are giving all you boozers plenty of warning that they will be out in force this weekend, looking for drunk and drugged out drivers on the roads. Starting Saturday at 8 p.m., police will be stationed at the intersection of Geary Boulevard and Steiner Street, where they will scre ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2012
White Rapper Highlights Just How Self-Righteous San Francisco Is
Usually we rely on naturals like former Supervisor Chris Daly to illustrate for the rest of the world that San Francisco, among many other things, is a city filled with smug pricks. But today, we were delighted to get a fresh take on the San Francisco ego from "SF Player" Chris Avery. Thanks to ... More >>
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