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  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Feds Conduct Major Sweep of Violent Bay Area Street Gang, Three Shot

    Federal authorities arrested dozens of local gang members today during a regional raid of two Peninsula-based street gangs, the 500 Block and the C Street Gang. As reported earlier this morning, three Homeland Security Agents were injured after being shot while making arrests in Petaluma related to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Airport Shuttle Company Charged with Illegal Contributions to Mayor Ed Lee's Campaign

    ​District Attorney George Gascón announced today he is charging Lorrie's Travel & Tours, Inc., better known as GO Lorrie's, with making illegal contributions to Mayor Ed Lee's campaign. According to the DA's Office, GO Lorrie's donated $11,500 in illegal contributions last September to the Ed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Columbus Salame: Will Noxious Chemicals Harm Brand?

    For Bay Area shoppers, staring into the eyes of Christopher Columbus' homely visage is a nostalgic experience. Columbus Salame, like Mother's Cookies or even the It's-It, is a company that deserves the title "local institution." Ice cream and cookie companies may hold a more special place in the hea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Columbus Salame: Will Noxious Chemicals Harm Brand?

    For Bay Area shoppers, staring eye-to-eye into Christopher Columbus' homely visage is a nostalgic experience. Columbus Salame, like Mother's Cookies or even the It's-It, is a company that deserves the title "local institution." Ice cream and cookie companies may hold a more special place in the hear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    New Lawsuit Says Neil Young's Fire-Starting Lincoln Continental Hybrid Was Unsafe

    JackRickard.blogspot.comNeil Young and the LincVolt​Only a crazy (read: legally negligent) person would convert a 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on a hybrid of gasoline and electricity. That's the argument in a new lawsuit filed against a firm owned by Neil Young, whose custom-built hybrid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Eduardo Shaparo Esquivel Accused of Running Over Albert Bartal on Thanksgiving Day

    Police have arrested the man who they believe ran over a Cal firefighter in a fit of rage on Thanksgiving Day. San Francisco officers arrested 22-year-old Eduardo Shaparo Esquivel just before midnight on Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder and assault. Esquivel, a South San Francisco resident, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Aleen Lam and Virginia Chan Pon, "Marijuana Grannies," Busted for Allegedly Growing Pot

    Thelma and Louise, the sequel ​So this is what some baby boomers are doing to make money after losing all their retirement in the recession: growing pot. Two "grannies" are in jail today after reportedly being busted growing hundreds of pot plants inside their San Bruno home. Aleen Lam, 72, and Vi ... More >>

  • News

    March 30, 2011

    S.F. Feral Cats Policy Good for Cats, Terrible for Birds

    Thelma and Louise, the sequel ​So this is what some baby boomers are doing to make money after losing all their retirement in the recession: growing pot. Two "grannies" are in jail today after reportedly being busted growing hundreds of pot plants inside their San Bruno home. Aleen Lam, 72, and Vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Jersey's on 6th: Good Sandwiches, Old-School Simplicity

    Alex HochmanShocker! The roast beef sandwich at Jersey's on 6th is called "the roast beef sandwich." ​What? No catchy names invoking quasi-unknown bands or indie-film actors? No ingredient mashups of Asian spices with honey-baked ham and fried Provolone? No Twitter feed? How can Jersey's on 6t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Twitter Promises to Stay in San Francisco -- if City Gives Tax Break

    Just a wink and a nod​It appears a sop to corporate blackmail does work. The Examiner is reporting that Twitter fired off a letter to city supervisors earlier today, saying it will stay in San Francisco if the city signs off on a deal giving the microblogging giant a mega tax break. "Twitter is co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Twitter Tax Breaks Would Bring Millions to San Francisco, Controller Says

    Follow Twitter ... to Market Street​The city's number-crunchers today released an analysis that spins the highly criticized Twitter deal as a win for San Francisco taxpayers. Businesses with an annual payroll expense of more than $250,000 now pay a 1.5 percent tax. Yet a break for Twitter would no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Feasting on Filipino Fusion at Mercury Lounge

    Jun BelenMercury Lounge's Dominc Ainza turned embutido, Filipino-style meatloaf, into a variation on Spam musubi.​Last night, Mercury Lounge chef Dominic Ainza showcased Filipino food like SFoodie's never seen before. Think kare-kare dumplings, pinakbet pizza, and tocino truffles ― purists m ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2011

    Government lets fraudulent drug companies deal with Medicare

    Jun BelenMercury Lounge's Dominc Ainza turned embutido, Filipino-style meatloaf, into a variation on Spam musubi.​Last night, Mercury Lounge chef Dominic Ainza showcased Filipino food like SFoodie's never seen before. Think kare-kare dumplings, pinakbet pizza, and tocino truffles ― purists m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Caltrain Conductor Accused of Soliciting Sexual Favors From Minor

    Conductor Busted​Ricardo Arias Cano, a conductor who worked on Caltrain, was arrested recently on suspicion of propositioning two female passengers for sex, one who was a minor. The 60-year-old South San Francisco man has since been banned from Caltrain property. According to Steve Fein, who works ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2010

    Restoring Bayview Opera House lifts the area

    Conductor Busted​Ricardo Arias Cano, a conductor who worked on Caltrain, was arrested recently on suspicion of propositioning two female passengers for sex, one who was a minor. The 60-year-old South San Francisco man has since been banned from Caltrain property. According to Steve Fein, who works ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Chinatown's Yummy Bakery: Egg-White Custard Tarts and Japanese Cheesecake

    Luis ChongA Hong Kong favorite, egg-white custard tarts are relatively rare here.​We confess to being cult devotees of the freshly made egg custard tarts at Golden Gate Bakery, so we felt compelled to investigate rumors that a relatively new bakery with egg-white tarts was garnering fans. Lu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Die Antwoord, Gutwrench, Rank/Xerox, Free SF MOMA Admission and More

    Jillian WestRank/Xerox plays the Hemlock this Sunday with Toys That Kill​You have two major choices this weekend -- high art or low art. There's free museum admission and frolicking dancers. Or grimy South African rap and San Francisco crust punk. Whatever you choose, take comfort in knowing it wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Transgender Republican Gun Advocate To Speak At San Francisco Gun Conference

    All smiles until messed with...​San Franciscans probably have their ideas about the sort of folks who will descend on the Hyatt Regency airport hotel this weekend for the Second Amendment Foundation's gun rights conference: white, Tea Partyish, Red State-y, straight. Then here comes panelist Nicki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Former 49er Roger Craig Has a Fishing Show?

    Roger Craig has gone from beating The Fish in Super Bowl XIX to catching them on TV​If you had asked us which member of the San Francisco 49ers glory teams would have his own fishing show, Roger Craig would not have been our first guess, or even our 33rd guess. But, alas, the high-kneed, saucer-ey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    If Aidells Is Out of Ferry Plaza, Shouldn't Scharffen Berger Have To Go Too?

    YourFavoriteMartian/Flickr​On Tuesday, the Chronicle's C.W. Nevius reported that CUESA, the organization that runs the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, had informed Kathleen de Wilbur, the woman who has operated the Aidells Sausage stall for 17 years, that she would be out of the market at the end of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Longtime Local Tofu Maker Quong Hop Fined for Past Food Safety Violations

    meave/FlickrA recent inspection of the South City plant revealed no violations.​The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that local tofu manufacturer Quong Hop & Co. is being fine $90,000 for past violations of food safety laws. Quong Hop & Co.'s tofu products show up under labels for Soy Deli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    S.F. Company 18 Rabbits is Expanding, Thanks to New Funding

    Local company 18 Reasons hopes to offer more than granola bars.How far can a $25,000 business loan take you? A San Francisco company and Snacktion fave is finding out. SFoodie interviewed Alison Bailey Vercruysse, founder of 18 Rabbits, which currently makes organic granola and granola bars. The 25K ... More >>

  • News

    November 26, 2008

    Jerky Boy

    Damisi Carter couldn't become a cop, so he started crank-calling the police.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    SF Ghettos Re-Zoned for More Booze? It's: SFGovernmentInAction!!!

    Damisi Carter couldn't become a cop, so he started crank-calling the police.

  • Dining

    June 20, 2007

    Sweet Dreams

    In difficult times, a bite of cake, a sip of creamy hot chocolate, or a forkful of pie can elevate your mood

  • News

    September 6, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Wednesday, September 5, 2006

  • News

    June 7, 2006

    Believe It or Not!

    Let's get beyond the balderdash and take a closer look at the motivations behind some political campaigns

  • Culture

    March 15, 2006

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

    Let's get beyond the balderdash and take a closer look at the motivations behind some political campaigns

  • Culture

    March 8, 2006

    Novel Gazing

    Self-consciousness steals the show in an adaptation of Daniel Handler's writing

  • Dining

    September 7, 2005

    Dr. Strangebook

    Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Chowhound's Guide

  • News

    August 25, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, August 25, 2004

  • News

    April 21, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, April 21, 2004

  • News

    December 11, 2002

    Circular Reasoning

    Exploring the rationale for California Historical Landmark No. 939, otherwise known as Hubcap Ranch

  • Music

    November 27, 2002

    Swamp Thing

    The Graves Brothers Deluxe emerges from the bogs of the South, dripping with strange fictions and mysterious rock

  • Music

    August 21, 2002

    Immigrant Songs

    The Skyflakes -- and the piNoisepop Festival -- put Filipino-American indie music on the map

  • News

    April 10, 2002

    Cottontales

    A week of hare-raising adventures with the rabbit people and the bunny lady

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    Staying Alive

    An AIDS vaccine should be our government's highest priority. So why is one researcher forced to seek funding from the War on Terrorism?

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    Gray Skies

    If Gov. Davis has his way, California soon will have dozens of new power plants -- a lot of them in the wrong places, some of them unnecessary, and very, very few of them based on renewable energy

  • Music

    May 16, 2001

    Thinking Outside the Beatbox

    Local label Nu Gruv retools its octopuslike approach to underground hip hop

  • News

    August 23, 2000

    Hooked on Speed

    Driven by ego and anger, kids are turning some city neighborhoods into racetracks -- with deadly results

  • Music

    November 10, 1999

    Different Drummers

    For over three decades, the San Francisco Taiko Dojo has offered a fresh approach to traditional Japanese percussion

  • News

    November 4, 1998

    The Progeny of Citizen Wong

    For over three decades, the San Francisco Taiko Dojo has offered a fresh approach to traditional Japanese percussion

  • Music

    November 12, 1997

    Riff Raff

    For over three decades, the San Francisco Taiko Dojo has offered a fresh approach to traditional Japanese percussion

  • News

    October 1, 1997

    Letters

    For over three decades, the San Francisco Taiko Dojo has offered a fresh approach to traditional Japanese percussion

  • News

    May 28, 1997

    The Pain of It All

    Bay Area bread-makers challenge the French for world baking supremacy

  • Calendar

    September 4, 1996

    Unspun

    Bay Area bread-makers challenge the French for world baking supremacy

  • Music

    July 31, 1996

    SFO3 Diary

    Bay Area bread-makers challenge the French for world baking supremacy

  • News

    September 20, 1995

    Dog Bites

    Bay Area bread-makers challenge the French for world baking supremacy

  • News

    September 6, 1995

    Topic of Cancer

    South San Francisco biotech firm Genentech just says no to women battling breast cancer

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    Fire Trek

    Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

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