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The Chron: Today Officially Sucks

Of Election Nights and Comfort Food

Global Pantry: Turkish Red Pepper Paste

This mildly spicy pepper paste is a great addition to scrambled eggs.

Serious Bread: Acme's Pain d'Epis

This wins my prize for best baguette in the Bay Area.

Serious Bread: Acme's Pain au Levain

San Francisco sourdough? This is the one locals really eat.

Foodie Art & Arty Food

How about a portrait of Rachael Ray made entirely of food?

SF Weekly Letters

How about a portrait of Rachael Ray made entirely of food?

Defense Begins at the Table

Cheap eats worth repeating — and not

Cat Food

Artist roasts hypocrisy

July Fourth

Artist roasts hypocrisy

Best Serious Pickup Basketball Game

Artist roasts hypocrisy

Jackpot

How four tiny Indian tribes, with help from powerful gambling interests, are trying to transform the Bay Area into a slot machine Mecca

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

How four tiny Indian tribes, with help from powerful gambling interests, are trying to transform the Bay Area into a slot machine Mecca

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

How four tiny Indian tribes, with help from powerful gambling interests, are trying to transform the Bay Area into a slot machine Mecca

A Growing Concern

Heirloom seeds -- pass them on

Shower Power

Rain means yummy grub

Innocence Arrested

Albert Johnson was exonerated for a crime he didn't commit, but not before spending over a decade in prison. Why guiltless people get jailed -- and how to stop it.

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Albert Johnson was exonerated for a crime he didn't commit, but not before spending over a decade in prison. Why guiltless people get jailed -- and how to stop it.

Titanic T&A

S.F.'s girlie-show blowout

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

S.F.'s girlie-show blowout

Reps Etc.

S.F.'s girlie-show blowout

Electric Avenue

The down-and-dirty bars on Albany's San Pablo Avenue

Gambling Their Future

How a tiny, impoverished Indian tribe managed to persuade a city, a powerful union, and the U.S. Congress to let them build a Nevada-style casino in the East Bay

Roll Over, Gutenberg

How a tiny, impoverished Indian tribe managed to persuade a city, a powerful union, and the U.S. Congress to let them build a Nevada-style casino in the East Bay

Word from the Motherland

Amandla Poets

Riff Raff

2020 Vision, Housekeeping, and Scene, Heard

Night & Day

2020 Vision, Housekeeping, and Scene, Heard

Letters

2020 Vision, Housekeeping, and Scene, Heard

Night & Day

2020 Vision, Housekeeping, and Scene, Heard

Side Dish

2020 Vision, Housekeeping, and Scene, Heard

Savage Love

2020 Vision, Housekeeping, and Scene, Heard

Trickledown Health Care

Hospitals and nursing homes call it "subacute care," but for some patients, it's just a death sentence

No Way Out

Inmate Lonnie Morris is a role model, antiviolence program leader, and darling of the media. But will the parole board see past his crime?

New Restaurants

Inmate Lonnie Morris is a role model, antiviolence program leader, and darling of the media. But will the parole board see past his crime?

New Restaurants

Inmate Lonnie Morris is a role model, antiviolence program leader, and darling of the media. But will the parole board see past his crime?

New Restaurants

Inmate Lonnie Morris is a role model, antiviolence program leader, and darling of the media. But will the parole board see past his crime?

New Restaurants

Inmate Lonnie Morris is a role model, antiviolence program leader, and darling of the media. But will the parole board see past his crime?

Yats' Crawfish Boil a Pre-Party for SANFRANOLA Bash

edcasey/FlickrScene from Yats' crawfish boil in April.​We often think of the Dos Equis commercial in which the Most Interesting Man in the World breaks down the "two-party system": "The after-party is the one you want to attend." However, if an upcoming event is any indication, the seasoned, ... More >>

Julio Mestre, Charged With Molesting Invalids in Contra Costa, Did Same Here in S.F.

San Pablo Police DepartmentFormer Muni Driver Julio Mestre molested an incapacitated San Francisco hospital patient -- purportedly while wearing his Muni uniform​Julio Mestre, the 56-year-old charter bus driver charged with molesting elderly invalids at a San Pablo convalescent home, did the same ... More >>

Critic's Notes: Four Restaurants I Decided Not to Review

Vivian H./YelpSalt and pepper prawns at Brother Seafood Restaurant.​The past year has seen so many high-profile, creative restaurants open that it's been a great time to be a restaurant critic in San Francisco. But there's as much sifting to do as writing. Over the past few months, I've eaten my w ... More >>

New Year's Eve Guide 2011

Vivian H./YelpSalt and pepper prawns at Brother Seafood Restaurant.​The past year has seen so many high-profile, creative restaurants open that it's been a great time to be a restaurant critic in San Francisco. But there's as much sifting to do as writing. Over the past few months, I've eaten my w ... More >>

Released Mental Patient Steals Taxi

You never know...​Comedian George Carlin used to assemble lists of "things you never want to see." One memorable entry: "A man in a hospital gown driving a steamroller." Something along those lines came to pass in the East Bay over the weekend. Jermaine Grosse, a 26-year-old man who hailed a taxi ... More >>

Jermaine Grosse, Mental Patient Charged With Taxi Theft: Did He Pick Up Fares?

Jermaine Grosse, impromptu cabbie​A few more details have come to light regarding Jermaine Grosse, the San Pablo man who followed up an involuntary psychiatric hold in a Martinez hospital by allegedly stealing the cab he was transported home in. Since Grosse allegedly made off with the cab on Satu ... More >>

S.F. Rising: Persian Herb Bread from Middle East Market

Jonathan KauffmanBerkeley's Middle East Market bakes LP-sized herb breads. ​ A weekly survey of bread in San Francisco ― the baked and the fried, the artisan and the novelty.Persian herb-cheese bread Source: Middle East Market, 2054 San Pablo (at University), Berkeley, 510-704-8800.Price: $3 ... More >>

Saturday: Oysters and Wine in a Berkeley Parking Lot

Kermit Lynch​Oyster Bliss XX Where: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, 1605 San Pablo (at Cedar), Berkeley, 510-524-1524 When: Sat., April 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: Prices vary for individual items The rundown: Okay so it's already a big weekend for chocolate and tamales, but how about a little b ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, April 16-17

CUESASee Sat., April 16.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. Sat., April 16: Third Annual Goat Festival Ferry Plaza, at the Embarcadero, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Enjoy free samples of all things goaty, from lotion and milk to yogurt and confections like fudge and caramel. Also panel ... More >>

East Bay Gang Bust: Cops Seize 135 Pounds of Meth

​Cops busted a gang in Contra Costa County, arresting 35 people and seizing 135 pounds of crystal meth, the office of Attorney General Kamala Harris announced today.So-called Operation Red Reach, which concluded today, was a coordinated effort by state and local law-enforcement authorities. Police ... More >>

Jupiter Olympus: Cocktails from the Crypt

Lou BustamanteA selection of drinks from the last Jupiter Olympus​Where: Acme Bar, 2115 San Pablo (at Addison), Berkeley, (510) 644-2226 When: Sun., Oct. 30, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Cost: $10 per cocktail; 21 and over The rundown: Jupiter Olympus, the innovative cocktail pop-up project by barmen Mor ... More >>

How to Drink Your Way To Wednesday

Lou BustamanteA Kopstootje or Dutch Headbutt​It's an especially busy week of drinking, so we're brining you the first of two guides for where to go for your cocktail needs, from drinking like it's the 1980's to an evening filled with more spirits than you would dare to try. Management Request ... More >>

Man Robbed While Peeing in North Beach Alley

Those robbers really took the piss out of him​If you're a robber looking to score an easy victim -- urine luck!Police say that a San Francisco man was robbed as he urinated in an alley at about 1:55 a.m. on Friday. According to police, the man had met friends at a nearby bar, and as they were deci ... More >>