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Sebastopol Mastodon for Sale on eBay

Tin Foil Hat Contingent Shut Down Sebastopol WiFi

Tom Waits Sebastopol press conference

California Cities and Same-Sex Couples Join SF's Prop. 8 Challenge

By Lauren SmileyThe San Francisco city attorney filed an amended petition (note: PDF file) challenging the constitutionality of Prop. 8 in the state Supreme Court Wednesday, adding seven same-sex married couples and 11 more cities and counties as parties. The amended filing also argues that Prop. 8 ... More >>

Fire Trek

Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

James Beard Award Nominations Announced

Bay Area Takes All Five Nominations for Best Chef in Pacific Region; Boulevard and A 16's Nate Appleman Among Locals Competing For Top PrizesThe prestigious James Beard Awards, given by the James Beard Foundation and often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant and food media industries, announ ... More >>

Equinox Alert

elraigon.comSpring is here, and the city's farmers markets are brimming with fecund, fragrant, Technicolor abondanza: needle-thin asparagus fresh from the Delta; stalks of Pescadero rhubarb and Half Moon Bay snap peas; a dazzling array of Watsonville basil; loquats and fava beans and haricots vert f ... More >>

She Opened the Box

An avid Net radio listener shares what she´d miss about the station that cracked her musical code

Can Light Stay Afloat?

POINT REYES -- Can Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Mitchell keep his small, renowned, and cash-starved newspaper going? It's a question...

Horse Pay

An enterprising volunteer gives Sonoma State University a unique solution to its athletics-funding problem: a stable of thoroughbreds

Reps Etc.

An enterprising volunteer gives Sonoma State University a unique solution to its athletics-funding problem: a stable of thoroughbreds

A Tomb of One's Own

A course that explains how to celebrate and dispose of a dead loved one at home seems creepy. And then interesting. And then as natural as death itself.

Stick to the Suds

Eldos Grill & Brewery

Best Outdoor Market

Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market

Songs of Science

If you don't know birds have accents, you haven't been attending your birdsong symposia

Father Figure

Oakland DJ Moda plays proud papa to local audiences, deck jockeys -- and his career

Best Jam Session

Jazz Jam Cafe

Twisp of the Tale

When C.D. Payne stopped writing ad copy, he created a revolutionary teenage hero

Current Events

How development pressure and environmental law may force radical change along the seemingly idyllic but deeply troubled Russian River

Riff Raff

The Wedding Present; Bands Wanted(Talent Helpful, But Not Required); Oops

Letters

Welcome to Newark, Calif.; Apparently, Ali, We Didn't Hit You Hard Enough; Natural Selection; Invasion of the Dot-Com Parasites; They Aren't All Millionaires; So, You Think We Should Start Paying Silke?; Cursing Those Who Curse the Morg

Ghost Museum

Welcome to Newark, Calif.; Apparently, Ali, We Didn't Hit You Hard Enough; Natural Selection; Invasion of the Dot-Com Parasites; They Aren't All Millionaires; So, You Think We Should Start Paying Silke?; Cursing Those Who Curse the Morg

Night Crawler

Welcome to Newark, Calif.; Apparently, Ali, We Didn't Hit You Hard Enough; Natural Selection; Invasion of the Dot-Com Parasites; They Aren't All Millionaires; So, You Think We Should Start Paying Silke?; Cursing Those Who Curse the Morg

School of Scandal

U.S. alleges $3 million fraud at Oakland's Laney College; 400 "students" involved

Night Crawler

U.S. alleges $3 million fraud at Oakland's Laney College; 400 "students" involved

Slap Shots

U.S. alleges $3 million fraud at Oakland's Laney College; 400 "students" involved

Proboscis Job?

The foundering Nose snorts Editor Jack Boulware out of a gig

Raising the Roof: San Francisco Places Well In Solar Power Study -- But Not at the Top

Look, Ma! Solar panels and a three-car garage!If asked to guess which city in California sported the most rooftop solar installations, you might well guess San Francisco, right? And if asked which city would be most likely to include such information on its official travel brochure or within the stu ... More >>

Drink of the Week: Nana Mae's Organic Pressed Pear

 Sometimes, we wish Nana Mae was our grandmother. Sure, we'd have to drive out to Sebastopol to visit her, but the drive would be rewarded with her sublime, organic juices and health drinks. (Actually, Nana Mae was the late grandmother of company owner Paul Kolling.)Pear juice is a tough one to ... More >>

Sweet Beat: Chocolate Chip Apple Oatmeal Cookie from Twin Hill Ranch

​Sometimes, there's a fair amount of indecision involved when trying to pick a cookie. Twin Hill Ranch of Sebastopol has a rather ingenious flavor that will take care of some of that hemming and hawing: a chocolate chip apple oatmeal cookie. Rich and chewy, it's also fairly healthy as far ... More >>

Another 24 Hours: Craigslist's Farm and Garden Classifieds

Got $800? You can keep this bull from becoming hamburger.​SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. • Looking to improve your flock? Look to the city of Sebastopol, that charming namesake of a lackluster Jay Farrar solo record renowned for its apples, where one ... More >>

Another 24 Hours: Craigslist Farm and Garden Classifieds

CraigslistCreepy, right?​SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. A keg of Anchor. A bottle of Jack. A bowl of chips to dip in fly-speckled guacamole. Fuck that. We're so over mediocre parties we're going to dial in a pig roast every time we get an invitation: ... More >>

Another 24 Hours: Craigslist Farm and Garden Classifieds

SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. CraigslistMighty good eatin'.​• A farmer in Meridian has water-buffalo meat for sale. He's charging $8 a pound for vacuum-packed cuts. The animals' mozzarella di bufala-making days, apparently, were over. • Six Cucko ... More >>

Another 24 Hours: Craigslist Farm and Garden Classifieds

TheBigWRanch12/FlickrTasty as she looks, don't you dare think about eating her.​SFoodie's look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist this week. • This de-horned 1-year-old Nigerian Dwarf doe up in Santa Rosa sounds like a goat to be reckoned with. The owner writes: "she is skitti ... More >>

You Could Totally Walk Away from Next Month's Fruit Fest with a Plumpeachicot

joeysplanting/FlickrNot the kind you drive: Fruit tree scions.​On Jan. 23, city folk will have an opportunity to gild their modest backyard orchards for pennies ― at most. That day, the annual California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Redwood Chapter garden club scion and plant exchange is happen ... More >>

Weed Takes Root

Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide

From Hot Dog to Haute, Four Interesting Food and Beer Pairings This Weekend

Jesse Friedman/Beer & NoshA pairing from a previous event at Hopmonk Tavern.​With SF Beer Week 2010 less than a month away, you don't need to wait to get your beer 'n' munchies on. This weekend, feast and imbibe at events ranging from S.F. pub grub to full-on gastronomic experiences. • Sat. ... More >>

Food Fight

Jesse Friedman/Beer & NoshA pairing from a previous event at Hopmonk Tavern.​With SF Beer Week 2010 less than a month away, you don't need to wait to get your beer 'n' munchies on. This weekend, feast and imbibe at events ranging from S.F. pub grub to full-on gastronomic experiences. • Sat. ... More >>

Slow Food's Gravenstein Apple Promotion: Make a Pie, Save a Tree

​ To the people who know them, Gravenstein apples are pie apples. One of the first varieties to appear in the markets in late summer, they have a bright acidity and a gorgeous aroma that survives even after the apples have been baked or simmered for hours. There are currently 900 acres of Gravenst ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Saving the Gravenstein, enjoying the Wayfare's Hangtown Fry

​ To the people who know them, Gravenstein apples are pie apples. One of the first varieties to appear in the markets in late summer, they have a bright acidity and a gorgeous aroma that survives even after the apples have been baked or simmered for hours. There are currently 900 acres of Gravenst ... More >>

With Old Oak Beer Co., Local Beer Blogger Turns Brewmaster

Old Oak Beer Co.​Old Oak Beer Co. is on course to be licensed by the ABC (Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) one of these days. Founded by Beer & Nosh blogger/beer dinner purveyor/beer porn photog Jesse Friedman ― along with partner Damian Fagan, whose design work already graces other ... More >>

Tom Waits No Longer To Be Inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Instagram username TomWaitsForNoMan (Wait, is that headline confusing? "No longer" modifies the verb "waits," not the compound adjective "to be inducted." Sorry if that seemed sensationalistic. But while we're on the subject of names that parse as verbs, consider the difficulty of writing a snappy h ... More >>

Saturday: Goat Gab and Schwag

mollyali/Flickr​Third Annual Goat Festival Where: Ferry Plaza, at the Embarcadero When: Sat., April 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Enjoy free samples of all things goaty, from lotion and milk to yogurt and confections like fudge and caramel. CUESA's annual goat fest opens with ... More >>

Spotting Birds at a Record Pace, with a Camera and a Bike

mollyali/Flickr​Third Annual Goat Festival Where: Ferry Plaza, at the Embarcadero When: Sat., April 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: Free The rundown: Enjoy free samples of all things goaty, from lotion and milk to yogurt and confections like fudge and caramel. CUESA's annual goat fest opens with ... More >>

Sonoma Report: Russian River's Belgian Flight, Iron Horse's Food Truck Fridays

Jonathan KauffmanRussian River Brewing's Belgian-style beer sampler, $8.​ A few of my vacation days last week were spent rambling around Sonoma, passing from the beer world to the wine world and back again. The difference between the two connoisseur cultures always cracks me up: the Springsteen-pl ... More >>

A Field Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Dry Farmed Wines

Whole lotta irrigation goin' on in Napa.​Irrigation is plainly a function of the modern world. Though the ancient Romans built spectacular gravity-driven aqueducts, drip irrigation for agriculture was not invented until the late 1960s in Israel, and only in the 1970s did water-bearing pipes a ... More >>

Almanac Beer Debuts Bottles, Parties Hard

Jason HenryAn alternate use for an Almanac bottle.​We've been waiting with bated breath for the inaugural release from San Francisco's Almanac Beer Co. and our zen-like patience is about to pay off in a big way. At the end of the month, all 309 cases of the Summer 2010 Vintage Blackberry Ale w ... More >>

We Taste Two New Local, Organic Sour Creams

​Something is stirring in the previously staid state of sour cream. Straus Family Creamery and Redwood Hill, under the Green Valley Organics brand, are dipping their toes in the artisanal sour cream stream. Two's a trend, so I took a tasting. I used Trader Joe's Organic Sour Cream, our house ... More >>

Bodies Shipped from S.F. to Latin America Take a Road Trip

​Something is stirring in the previously staid state of sour cream. Straus Family Creamery and Redwood Hill, under the Green Valley Organics brand, are dipping their toes in the artisanal sour cream stream. Two's a trend, so I took a tasting. I used Trader Joe's Organic Sour Cream, our house ... More >>

Scott Mitchell, Man Who Drove Through Muni Tunnel, Accused of Being Drunk

Don't they teach people how to drive in Sebastopol? ​Police arrested 40-year-old Scott Mitchell on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after he got his SUV stuck in the Muni tunnel just in time for the the morning commute to start. Officer Albie Esparza couldn't explain why Mitchell drove into ... More >>