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But, the Children: Save California Denounces Harvey Milk Day

Cedar Hill Kitchen + Smokehouse: Barbecue That's Often Aces

S.F. Not the Welfare State of Conservative Nightmares, New York Times Finds

​San Francisco is a favorite punching bag of right-wing provocateurs who decry it as a West Coast bastion of European-style socialism. (Whatever that might be.) Sadly, even some of our city's local journalists buy into the pat image of San Francisco as a cautionary tale of the excesses of expansiv ... More >>

Ron Paul Won't Legalize Marijuana -- Because He Can't

​As if the promise to dismantle most of the Washington-based government wasn't enough, Texas Congressman Ron Paul has also made waves in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination with his maverick stance on drug policy.During his 30 years in the House of Representatives, Paul has authored ... More >>

Foodzie Founder Emily Olson's 2011 Finds: Heidi Swanson and Local Polenta

​SFoodie is calling up food types around the city to ask them about their favorite discovery of the past year, whether it's new or ancient, an ingredient or a person. We'll be running their responses through the end of the year. When SFoodie originally asked Emily Olson, cofounder of online indie ... More >>

SF Dispensary Run By Former Marine Is Feds' Latest Medical Marijuana Target

​There are few places Michael Welch can go and feel welcome; there are even fewer places where he can go and survive. The South Carolina native is a former Marine. He is also a 45-year-old gay man with AIDS who uses medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of his antiretrovirals. This puts ... More >>

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​There are few places Michael Welch can go and feel welcome; there are even fewer places where he can go and survive. The South Carolina native is a former Marine. He is also a 45-year-old gay man with AIDS who uses medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of his antiretrovirals. This puts ... More >>

After "Portlandia", Washed Out Trades Sampling for Songwriting

​There are few places Michael Welch can go and feel welcome; there are even fewer places where he can go and survive. The South Carolina native is a former Marine. He is also a 45-year-old gay man with AIDS who uses medical marijuana to alleviate the side effects of his antiretrovirals. This puts ... More >>

In Print: Washed Out Trades Sampling for Songwriting, and More

Washed Out's Ernest Greene​After Portlandia, Washed Out trades sampling for songwriting: Washed Out might be the most perfect band name ever conceived: It captures the gist of Ernest Greene's music in two simple words. Bright, explosive hues could have easily ruled his synth-driven pop, but he ... More >>

Nancy Pelosi's Daughter to Lead Young Democrats

For Just $13 Per Hour, Nancy Pelosi's Daughter Will Teach You How To Lead The Public​Nancy Pelosi may no longer count herself the leader of Old Democrats -- thanks to an election that ceded the House to Republicans. But her family today captured leadership of the Young Democrats.The House minorit ... More >>

Roger Feely's Thanksgiving Essential: Relleno Negro

SFoodie's series asking some of our favorite San Francisco food people about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without.Knowing that Roger Feely, aka Soul Cocina, has traveled and worked all over, SFoodie suspected that, when we interviewed him about his essential Thanksgiving dish, i ... More >>

Toro Y Moi: Show Preview

SFoodie's series asking some of our favorite San Francisco food people about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without.Knowing that Roger Feely, aka Soul Cocina, has traveled and worked all over, SFoodie suspected that, when we interviewed him about his essential Thanksgiving dish, i ... More >>

Hear Shlohmo Remix Toro Y Moi Before Toro Y Moi's Friday Show

"Shlohmo makes me sleepy"​And thus does S.F./L.A. beatmaker Shlohmo take on the spacey chillwave sensibilities of Toro Y Moi. Here he remixes "Fax Shadow" into a brooding, dribbling, echoey soundscape. It's for your ears, after the jump.

'The Anthropology of Bono,' and Other Music Courses We'd Like To See

​Recently a few colleges, including the Universities of Virginia and South Carolina, announced plans to offer an undergraduate course on the music, celebrity and all-around mindfuck of Lady Gaga. UVA's is called "GaGa for Gaga: Sex, Gender, and Identity."We've all heard about legendary and hard-to ... More >>

Director Judd Apatow Talks Filmmaking, Pee Wee Herman, and S.F. (VIDEO)

​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

The Week In Event Names: The Good, The Bad, The WTF

South Carolina death metallurgists Lecherous Nocturne play Wednesday at the DNA Lounge​This post-Fleet Week week should be a good one for concerts around here. Below, for your consideration, are some upcoming shows whose names (or participants' names) tickle the imagination, the gag reflex, or the ... More >>

Bros Icing Bros: Our Food Critic Taste-Tests Smirnoff Ice Flavors

​Bro-on-bro icing is the meme du jour. What started out as a fratboy prank in South Carolina has been picked up by Wall Street traders, A-list bloggers, San Francisco hiptards, and Fortune magazine, all within the space of two weeks. Apparently, the appeal of forcing your friends to down a 24-ounc ... More >>

Got Stress? List of Most and Least 'Stressed' Counties Updated -- S.F. Makes Neither.

Dorothea LangeYes, San Francisco's economic 'stress levels' have been worse...​If you needed a statistical analysis to back up your gut feeling, here it is: San Francisco ain't such a bad place to be. At least that's what the Associated Press' Economic Stress Index reported on Monday. The index -- ... More >>

Police Chief Now Says First-Time Johns Won't Be Publicly Shamed

Umberto MarinIs this Plan B?​The problem with San Francisco is that people come here to do stuff they think they can't get away with at home. Prostitutes from South Carolina, for instance. This was police chief George Gascon's take,  expressed at a community press conference this afternoon re ... More >>

Cross-country cyclist gets a rude welcome from S.F. bike thieves

Umberto MarinIs this Plan B?​The problem with San Francisco is that people come here to do stuff they think they can't get away with at home. Prostitutes from South Carolina, for instance. This was police chief George Gascon's take,  expressed at a community press conference this afternoon re ... More >>

Hut, Hut, Suit: Yet Another Little-Known College Football Player Sues EA Sports for Allegedly Stealing His Image

Computer NERDS appear to have won in the end, Ogre​ Every couple of months, it seems to happen. No, we're not talking about Oakland Raiders victories (though we bet that'll be an accurate assessment). Yet another obscure former college football player has graduated from football to the full court ... More >>

The Way It Is

Computer NERDS appear to have won in the end, Ogre​ Every couple of months, it seems to happen. No, we're not talking about Oakland Raiders victories (though we bet that'll be an accurate assessment). Yet another obscure former college football player has graduated from football to the full court ... More >>

Last Night: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at War Memorial Opera House

Cory WeaverEric Owens (Porgy) and Laquita Mitchell (Bess)Better than: Being trampled -- in your own seat -- by half the people in your section as they make for the Irish coffee at intermission. More on that later.On the BART ride home after San Francisco Opera's Sunday evening performance of George ... More >>

What the Confederacy and San Francisco Bay Guardian Have in Common

Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

The recession is hurting A.C.T. and others

Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

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Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

Fleet Foxes: the new buzz on Seattle's softer side

Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

Super Tuesday: Your Guide to the Maddness

Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

Band of Horses Fend Off a Critical Backlash

Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

Chris Daly's Twinkie Defense

Was secessionist John C. Calhoun the Bay Guardian's predecessor?In December of 1860, the state of South Carolina declared independence from the U.S., setting the stage for four bloody years of civil war. In its written pronouncement of sovereignty, this first of the would-be Confederate states laid ... More >>

Pretty Ponies

Band of Horses makes a run for college rock

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theater

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

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Our critics weigh in on local theater

Crowns

Serious hattitude, courtesy of this charming musical play about headwear

One for the Girls

Traveling Pants is an ill fit for the screen, but teens and tweens will love it

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Blue

The saga of the Clarks, a prosperous, African-American, funeral home-owning South Carolina family

Homeland Sinecurity

A chat with the man who does nothing, all day long, for the Department of Homeland Security

Best Barbecue

Memphis Minnie's Bar-B-Que Joint & Smoke House

Crossing Over

East Bay ballet

Blue Year's Eve

Reaves-Phillips breaks it down

Son of Super Swindler

The unsettling link between a group of firms that sell financial planning services to elderly Californians and one of the most notorious con men in U.S. history

Swimming With Sharks

A shy woman comes of age in a socially competitive resort town

Tuscan Treasures

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Off the Map

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Dead Heat

Despite the deaths of Aaron Williams and Mark Garcia, the SFPD continues to use pepper spray on suspects who stand a good chance of dying in custody.