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  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    SoCal Man Nixes Moving to S.F. After Car Gets Towed in Bernal Heights

    Peter, you just might fit right in here in San Francisco ​A few weeks ago we regaled readers with parking drama over in Bernal Heights -- as you might recall, two neighbors were hoping to resolve their parking problems with really passive-aggressive notes. No word on how that saga ended, but here' ... More >>

  • News

    June 29, 2011

    Veteran Con Man Back to Swindling Elderly Veterans

    Peter, you just might fit right in here in San Francisco ​A few weeks ago we regaled readers with parking drama over in Bernal Heights -- as you might recall, two neighbors were hoping to resolve their parking problems with really passive-aggressive notes. No word on how that saga ended, but here' ... More >>

  • News

    March 16, 2011

    U-Visa: Illegal Immigrants Become Legal Residents Via Crime Victimization

    Peter, you just might fit right in here in San Francisco ​A few weeks ago we regaled readers with parking drama over in Bernal Heights -- as you might recall, two neighbors were hoping to resolve their parking problems with really passive-aggressive notes. No word on how that saga ended, but here' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Kaiser Union Election Produces Winner, Legal Battle

    Matt SmithTime to put the signs back in the shed.​The Service Employees International Union yesterday decisively won an election to represent 43,000 workers at Kaiser medical facilities around California, an occurrence academic observers predict could be the death knell for dissident leader ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2010

    Terminal People

    The closure of the Transbay Terminal was a chance to help some of the city’s most hardcore homeless. But many didn’t want help, and others couldn’t be helped.

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Italian DJ Benny Benassi Plans to Tour California on a Fixie Bike

    ​Awesome alert: In a feat of either badassery or hubris, Italian DJ, Grammy-winner, and all-around-suave-dude Benny Benassi plans to ride a fixie -- yes, a single-speed, fixed-gear bicycle -- down the coast of California on his upcoming tour.The bike tour kicks off after Benassi's set at Ruby Skye ... More >>

  • News

    August 4, 2010

    Is Winston Lum a criminal mastermind or a patsy?

    ​Awesome alert: In a feat of either badassery or hubris, Italian DJ, Grammy-winner, and all-around-suave-dude Benny Benassi plans to ride a fixie -- yes, a single-speed, fixed-gear bicycle -- down the coast of California on his upcoming tour.The bike tour kicks off after Benassi's set at Ruby Skye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Don't Expect Court Ruling to Lead to Loads of On-Air Cursing

    ​It appears that George Carlin's "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" still are the seven words you can never say on television. Despite a federal court ruling yesterday that fining broadcasters for uttering, say, "shit; piss, fuck; cunt; cocksucker; motherfucker; and tits" on TV or radio ... More >>

  • News

    July 7, 2010

    What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

    It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Things Katy Perry Got Wrong About S.F. in 'California Gurls'

    You're not speaking for our part of California, Katy and Snoop​Maybe it's because of Hollywood, the recording industry, the big, wide beaches, the weather, or the hilariously fucked-up crack at utopia that is Southern California, but the place's cultures, ideas and people seem to dominate musical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    'Pedophile Island' Proposed By California Gov. Candidate

    ​Is it just us, or does state politics have an unseemly apocalyptic tone these days? First we had "demon sheep" -- twice -- then "apostles of darkness." Now Republican gubernatorial candidate Douglas Hughes, an erstwhile unknown, has come forward with what just might be the wackiest millenarian ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Where Does Your School Rank in Cranking Out Peace Corps Volunteers?

    ​Nathan "Hale" Sargent doesn't want to say a bad economy is good for the Peace Corps. That'd be simplistic. That'd be insensitive. A bad economy is bad for everyone. That being said -- applications in 2009 were up 18 percent over the year before. So there's that. "We're not Plan B," says Sargent, ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2010

    Weed Takes Root

    Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide

  • Film

    December 23, 2009

    It's Complicated : Nancy Meyers keeps making the same movie

    Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Ammiano: Bi-Partisan Budget 'The Worst Kind of Make-Up Sex'

    As we reported earlier today, Democratic and Republican leaders in the state legislature huddled with their respective caucuses this morning in an attempt to pitch the feasibility of the current budget compromise. Depending on how much money you and your interest group stand to lose, initial descrip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    We Win! San Francisco Sells Costliest Business Traveler Food (Or Hosts Most Profligate Business Travelers)

    Dr. SeussEighteen bucks for green eggs and ham? You're ripping me off, Sam I Am!San Francisco has become the country's most expensive place for business travelers to eat, according to the New Jersey-based Institute of Management and Administration. "San Francisco has unseated New York City as t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Last Night: Mirah at Bimbos 365

    Liz HaleyMirahTuesday, April 7, 2009Bimbos 365Review By Melissa BaronBetter Than: I mean, what else could you possible have to do on a cold and drizzly Tuesday night?It's easy to forget that Bimbo's is such a classy venue. You walk through the doors and everything shines in gold and velvet. The bath ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Gay Mormons, Black Pentecostals, Jedi Drag Queens, Oh My! Demonstrators Descend on State Supreme Court for Prop. 8 Hearings

    Peter JamisonMinister Chauncey Killens thinks gay marriage should be illegal."I don't know any white gay man who sat on the back of the bus." So spoke Chauncey Killens, a black Pentecostal minister from Salinas, as he stood on San Francisco's Civic Center mall yesterday. Like hundreds around him, ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 17, 2008

    The Scalawags of Fisherman's Wharf

    Dishonest and unsavory fishermen have found a home at the docks, where rent is cheap.

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2008

    Saturday Night: Feel the Bass at the Voodoo Lounge

    Dishonest and unsavory fishermen have found a home at the docks, where rent is cheap.

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Dengue Fever Plays Independent in April

    Dishonest and unsavory fishermen have found a home at the docks, where rent is cheap.

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2007

    Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Douchey Sheriff Joe Arpaio's House

    Dishonest and unsavory fishermen have found a home at the docks, where rent is cheap.

  • News

    June 6, 2007

    Mazzola Is Slippery

    The union boss has once more escaped punishment for funds diversion

  • Music

    December 7, 2005

    The Waterboys

    Neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night can stop indie-rock hopefuls Birdmonster

  • Film

    April 27, 2005

    Jokes? What Jokes?

    The Hitchhiker's Guide is harmless -- well, mostly harmless

  • Dining

    November 17, 2004

    Whining and Dining

    An intriguing wine list and excellent tapas are perfect after Sideways

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Democracy in Suburbia

    The Economist asks: "Is California Back?" Contra Costa County wonders: "Were we gone?"

  • Holiday

    November 19, 2003

    Shops and Gifts

    The Economist asks: "Is California Back?" Contra Costa County wonders: "Were we gone?"

  • Film

    May 28, 2003

    Think Different

    Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies actually requires a brain cell or two?

  • News

    January 1, 2003

    And a Reagan New Year!

    Learning to live with -- and even love -- a retro-'80s fad that just ... won't ... die

  • News

    July 31, 2002

    Joining Distaff

    From Polynesian fire-spinning to polyamory, there's something for every girl at Ladyfest Bay Area

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    Running on Empty

    Detroit automakers have spent millions attempting to unplug California's effort to put electric cars on the road. And so far, Detroit's succeeding.

  • Music

    March 7, 2001

    Mars Attacks

    There's no reason to fear Red Planet -- especially if you like high energy, old-fashioned rock

  • Culture

    August 23, 2000

    Improving by Leaps and Bounds

    Diablo Ballet is the best suburban troupe in the state, as its new season will attest

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    Valleyboy.scam

    Kevin Yaeger struck it rich and partied with the prettiest boys in Silicon Valley -- until his lies caught up with him

  • Music

    August 9, 2000

    Grievous Angels

    The Court and Spark might be the Bay Area's best new country band, if only it played country music

  • News

    March 8, 2000

    Enema of the State

    Readers and S.F. Art Institute students respond to our story about the controversy surrounding performance art student Jonathan Yegge

  • News

    March 1, 2000

    Night Crawler

    Going in the Tank

  • Music

    July 7, 1999

    Sworn to the Drum

    Through one San Francisco label, Francisco Aguabella leads the charge of Afro-Cuban percussion

  • News

    May 26, 1999

    The Red Menace

    Bad music. Bad press. Bad hair. Sammy Hagar's heard the insults. But for the Bay Area's Red Rocker, the best revenge is living well.

  • Music

    April 28, 1999

    Hear This

    Bad music. Bad press. Bad hair. Sammy Hagar's heard the insults. But for the Bay Area's Red Rocker, the best revenge is living well.

  • Dining

    April 14, 1999

    The Man Who Came To Dinner

    Bad music. Bad press. Bad hair. Sammy Hagar's heard the insults. But for the Bay Area's Red Rocker, the best revenge is living well.

  • News

    February 24, 1999

    The Full Monty

    A Horse Whisperer's marketing caravan rolls into the Cow Palace

  • News

    November 4, 1998

    Tales of the Country

    How Tokyo Rose, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Amelia Earhart are endangered by money-saving moves at the National Archives in San Bruno

  • News

    September 30, 1998

    From Chinatown to Niketown

    Robert Towne, the best screenwriter in the business and the man who invented Jake Gittes, is back with a bio of Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine

  • News

    April 8, 1998

    Dog Bites

    Robert Towne, the best screenwriter in the business and the man who invented Jake Gittes, is back with a bio of Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine

  • Calendar

    February 26, 1997

    Unspun

    Robert Towne, the best screenwriter in the business and the man who invented Jake Gittes, is back with a bio of Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine

  • News

    July 10, 1996

    Designing Man

    How Al Abayan's penchant for deconstruction has become so constructive

  • Music

    May 22, 1996

    Elemental Pee

    Short and fast and complicated and not cuddlecore

  • News

    December 27, 1995

    SLUGging It Out

    Under the San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners, community gardeners get down and dirty

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