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  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Food Jammers: The Only Mumbly Canadian Foodie Mythbusters-Like Show You Need

    ​ Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: Food Jammers, a half-hour show about our Canadian overlords, Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. on the Cooking Channel. When you first heard the MythBusters cannonball went errant last week, wasn't your lif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Andrew Vargas Arrested in Hit-and-Run That Critically Injures 9-Year-Old Boy

    Pedestrian hit​Update 1:45 p.m.: Police said they arrested 21-year-old Andrew Vargas on suspicion of driving under the influence. He has been booked on felony charges for hit and run.  Read more after the jump. Hayward police detained the driver they believe hit a San Francisco boy last night ... More >>

  • Music

    February 23, 2011

    Pomplamoose Calls the Tune

    No record deal? No CDs? No problem. How Pomplamoose is modifying the music industry.

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    SF Woman Confronts Thief Driving Her Stolen Car

    It's much easier than it seems​Some car thieves steal vehicles for money, others take them so they can run their own errands. Earlier this week, a woman was driving along California and Spruce Streets in the Laurel Heights neighborhood when she recognized a stranger driving her gray Subaru Outback ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Restaurant Owner Succeeds In Blocking JapaCurry Truck

    John BirdsallHarvest and Rowe's Alison Rowe, feeding the meter at the Second Street space where JapaCurry has a permit to sell.​Things are getting messier in JapaCurry's struggle to do business in two spots it has permits for in the FiDi. You'll recall that Harvest and Rowe cafe owner Alison R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Virgin Megastore Crash: Eyewitness Account

    A record-breaker...​Yesterday we reported on a woman making a hit record of a different kind -- she motored her car straight through a plate glass window at the old Virgin Megastore on Sutter and Market. The incident took place when a big rig clipped a Toyota Camry -- which happened to be 15 feet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Virgin Megastore Crash a Hit-and-Run

    Earlier today, we reported on a motorist careening through the abandoned Virgin Records megastore on Sutter and Market. It turns out this wasn't a statement about Virgin Records so much as a hit-and-run incident involving a big rig truck. Based on accounts from the driver and eyewitnesses, the San F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Big Rig Sought in Lethal Hit-and-Run

    'You feel it' says an expert regarding items bumping a big rig's trailer​While authorities seek a big rig involved in a hit-and-run traffic accident that left a man dead in Albany, a trucking expert contacted by SF Weekly said it's doubtful the trucker doesn't realize he struck another vehicle. Wi ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2010

    Travel writer Edward Hasbrouck sues Homeland Security over travel data

    'You feel it' says an expert regarding items bumping a big rig's trailer​While authorities seek a big rig involved in a hit-and-run traffic accident that left a man dead in Albany, a trucking expert contacted by SF Weekly said it's doubtful the trucker doesn't realize he struck another vehicle. Wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Jailbreak! iPhone Users Can Now Legally Download Apps Apple Hasn't Approved.

    Tough luck, Steve...​The Library of Congress' copyright office today approved an application submitted by San Francisco's Electronic Frontier Foundation which will allow millions of iPhone owners to get out of jail -- free. It is now legal for iPhoners to break electronic locks and download applic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Cars Burn at San Francisco Airport -- Arson a Possibility

    www.lcpstc.org​Many a traveler has lost his or her luggage. But to lose your car -- that's different. It's also the reality facing half a dozen travelers at San Francisco International Airport, where a suspicious fire gutted six cars overnight in the long-term parking lot. A Toyota Siena ignited i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Tesla Motors IPO (TSLA) Trading Above Expectations at $18.13

    ​Tesla Motors Inc.'s initial public offering of shares was trading at Tuesday at $18.13, above market expectations  of $14 to $16 each, according to NASDAQ.The Bay Area-based electric automaker had hoped to earn $209.7 million if shares sold at $15, with every extra dollar per share worth $11 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Fiona Ma Loves Her Some Johnson, NASCAR

    Ma on track​The first Asian-American woman to be Speaker Pro Tempore of the state Assembly, SF west-side rep Fiona Ma is also a NASCAR fan.

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Kamala Harris' Alleged Stalker Pens Epic 44-Page 'Press Release'

    ​It came in a manilla envelope with three American flag stamps, entitled "Important Pre-Election Press Release." Return address: David Bavineau (ecstatic), County Jail 4, 850 Bryant St. Over at SF Weekly, we tore the thick envelope open with no small amount of anticipation. Bavineau, as some may r ... More >>

  • Articles

    April 28, 2010

    A Report From Juarez, the Front Line of the War on Drugs

    ​It came in a manilla envelope with three American flag stamps, entitled "Important Pre-Election Press Release." Return address: David Bavineau (ecstatic), County Jail 4, 850 Bryant St. Over at SF Weekly, we tore the thick envelope open with no small amount of anticipation. Bavineau, as some may r ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2010

    A Report From Juarez, the Front Line of the War on Drugs

    ​It came in a manilla envelope with three American flag stamps, entitled "Important Pre-Election Press Release." Return address: David Bavineau (ecstatic), County Jail 4, 850 Bryant St. Over at SF Weekly, we tore the thick envelope open with no small amount of anticipation. Bavineau, as some may r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    Supe's Tweet: Hey, I Just Almost Got Killed!

    Image | Audrey FukumanSupervisor Mar! Both ways! Look both ways! ​For some legislators, Twitter is a useful means for letting people know that you've passed a bill. This weekend for Supervisor Eric Mar, however, it was a means for letting folks know that he'd almost passed into the great beyon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Shakedown 20: Remembering the Loma Prieta Quake of 1989. Today's Edition: Mama Mia.

    ​For those who lived through it, it's hard to believe that, come Oct. 17, it'll be 20 years since sportscaster Al Michaels shouted "Tell ya what, we're having an earth...", triggering a massive earthquake that devastated the Bay Area. While professional journalism critics loathe the anniversar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Bay Links: Flowers, Mice & Castles

    Photo by Toyota​Solar Flower Power! [Laughing Squid]Kick-ass castle for sale. [Curbed SF]Mouse infestation in Presidio. [SF Citizen]Maya Lin debuts a new piece at the Academy of Science Thursday. [Richmond District]You can find anything on the street in the Mission. [People Reading]Muni fare inspe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Seen In San Francisco: AT&T Park 9/11 Memorial

    ​AT&T Park is playing host to a memorial in honor of those slain on Sept. 11. Banners decorated with the names of the victims were strung between the palm trees​.

  • News

    April 29, 2009

    Pretty Bad Girls

    Without parental guidance, they lived wild and free at an early age, but murder will keep them locked up for years.

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Walk This Way: SFPD Nails Scads of Drivers in 'Pedestrian Sting'

    In the city of San Francisco, it's probably a good idea to assume any stranger you encounter is actually an undercover cop. Particularly if that stranger is A) stumbling around drunk with $20 hanging out of a pocket; B) trying to buy your marijuana; or C) in a crosswalk ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    Why We Love Oil

    In the city of San Francisco, it's probably a good idea to assume any stranger you encounter is actually an undercover cop. Particularly if that stranger is A) stumbling around drunk with $20 hanging out of a pocket; B) trying to buy your marijuana; or C) in a crosswalk ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2008

    Cannonball Gum

    In the city of San Francisco, it's probably a good idea to assume any stranger you encounter is actually an undercover cop. Particularly if that stranger is A) stumbling around drunk with $20 hanging out of a pocket; B) trying to buy your marijuana; or C) in a crosswalk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2008

    Hipsters in Ugly Shoes! (Wait, Make That "Uglier Shoes")

    In the city of San Francisco, it's probably a good idea to assume any stranger you encounter is actually an undercover cop. Particularly if that stranger is A) stumbling around drunk with $20 hanging out of a pocket; B) trying to buy your marijuana; or C) in a crosswalk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Not-So-Fast and Furious: How to Learn to Drive Stick in SF - By Laser-Guided Awesome, The SF Weekly Utility Blog

    In the city of San Francisco, it's probably a good idea to assume any stranger you encounter is actually an undercover cop. Particularly if that stranger is A) stumbling around drunk with $20 hanging out of a pocket; B) trying to buy your marijuana; or C) in a crosswalk ... More >>

  • News

    November 21, 2007

    Oil Spill Alert -- Bay Ships Getting Bigger, Ports To Get Busier

    In the city of San Francisco, it's probably a good idea to assume any stranger you encounter is actually an undercover cop. Particularly if that stranger is A) stumbling around drunk with $20 hanging out of a pocket; B) trying to buy your marijuana; or C) in a crosswalk ... More >>

  • News

    June 15, 2005

    Knockout/Tapout

    Why mixed martial arts -- a bloody blend of disciplines often called ultimate fighting -- may replace boxing as America's mayhem of choice

  • News

    December 1, 2004

    A Winding Path

    Why a Bay Area microbiologist turned to the New Age art of building labyrinths -- by hand, out of dirt

  • Music

    December 3, 2003

    Money, Power, Day Care

    Andre Nickatina raps about being one of the Fillmore's hardest MCs, so what's he doing driving a Toyota?

  • Music

    November 19, 2003

    Decisions, Decisions

    Things to do this week: See Rachel's, see the Darkness, form band, rule world

  • Music Awards

    October 15, 2003

    SF Weekly Music Awards 2003

    Americana DJ/Selector/Turntablist Electronic/Electro Hard Rock/

    Metal Hip Hop/Rap Jazz Latin/

    International Lifestyle Music New Genre/Beyond Pop Punk Rock/Indie Rock Soul/Funk/ R&B

    If music be the brandy of the damned, then we're drunk off our asses

  • News

    July 16, 2003

    Bickering Bikram

    A copyright dispute pits yoga king Bikram Choudhury against competitors and followers alike

  • News

    April 9, 2003

    Ecstasy Is an Art Car

    Philo Northrup and his wacky automotive tribe take a road trip to places in California you can't even imagine

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    The Russian Card Game

    A peek inside a new form of Russian organized crime and an ingenious method of turning credit card mailings into large amounts of cash

  • Dining

    November 20, 2002

    Burritoless Bliss

    Chava's

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    Massacre Under the Redwoods

    Country spookiness, movies, and the Texas Tranny Two-Step made Guerneville the place to be, pre-Halloween

  • Music

    September 19, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    Jewish/Palestinian collaboration, and arty white-trash losers

  • 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.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Auto Shop

    Cowden Automotive

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    Charity Begins @ Home

    A young software engineer has a plan to teach Silicon Valley to change its tightfisted ways

  • News

    August 4, 1999

    The Vintage People

    Long before there was a swing-dancing fad, there were the vintagely correct, who live the 1940s all day, every day, everywhere

  • News

    July 28, 1999

    By Joel P. Engardio

    Long before there was a swing-dancing fad, there were the vintagely correct, who live the 1940s all day, every day, everywhere

  • News

    July 14, 1999

    Dog Bites

    Long before there was a swing-dancing fad, there were the vintagely correct, who live the 1940s all day, every day, everywhere

  • News

    March 3, 1999

    East Side Story

    The mindless, endless Mission gang war doesn't have Bernstein music or Sondheim lyrics. Just Surenos, Nortenos, and dead kids.

  • News

    July 16, 1997

    Art of Betrayal

    S.F. artists work in Fairfield, then dissect its consumer culture

  • Music

    November 20, 1996

    Recordings

    S.F. artists work in Fairfield, then dissect its consumer culture

  • News

    August 21, 1996

    The Electric Clearlight Acid Mess

    The bust of LSD bagman Waldron Vorhees, aka Captain Clearlight, opens a windowpane on the city -- and on the narco-cop nincompoops

  • News

    August 16, 1995

    Money for Nothing

    If you're good at pushing a shopping cart - really good - and establish a lucrative route, you too can make minimum wage by heisting bottles, cans, and newspapers from the blue recycling bins. And incur the wrath of the cops in the process.

  • Calendar

    April 19, 1995

    Slap Shots

    If you're good at pushing a shopping cart - really good - and establish a lucrative route, you too can make minimum wage by heisting bottles, cans, and newspapers from the blue recycling bins. And incur the wrath of the cops in the process.

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