Train Travel

Last Night: The Notwist at Bimbo's

"19th Avenue: I Know, I Know, I Know." - Gavin Newsom's Message on Transit

By Benjamin Wachs I have to admit something before I begin: Gavin's ability to be boring is stronger than my ability to be funny. I'm slipping. I think I can hold the line for seven-and-a-half hours, but if he posts a sequel (perhaps "State of the City: Revolutions," or "State of the City: Attac ... More >>

The Straight Poop

Human excrement in the parks -- dangerous or just dirty?

SF Weekly Letters

Human excrement in the parks -- dangerous or just dirty?

More Than Kitsch

Human excrement in the parks -- dangerous or just dirty?

Porkmistress Pelosi

Madam Speaker says she wants to tame pork-barrel spenders. Takes one to know one.

Best Scrolling View

Madam Speaker says she wants to tame pork-barrel spenders. Takes one to know one.

Speak to Me

You don't need to know Chinese to enjoy a tasty chive dumpling

Stereo Total

Do the Bambi

Off the Rails

Even with the radiant Gong Li, Zhou Yu's Train's a wreck

This Train Is Your Train

There's a romance to railroad travel, especially when the destination is a special, spirited mountain town called Truckee.

City Limits

If you're young and female, New York Minute is your movie

A Black and White Issue

A lawsuit alleging racism at Amtrak's Oakland yard has made it to the Supreme Court -- and could affect discrimination cases nationwide

Visionary Thinking

The "X Plan," a draft of Muni's hopes for the future, offers a glimpse of transit utopia

Three Best Launching Pads

The "X Plan," a draft of Muni's hopes for the future, offers a glimpse of transit utopia

The Riddle of Japan

A new film by documentarian Trinh Minh-ha is timeless and apolitical -- much to our disappointment

Down on Brown

Many blacks in Bayview/Hunters Point say they feel ignored by the mayor. In this election, they are returning the favor.

All Aboard

Santa Fe Bar & Grill

The Grid

Santa Fe Bar & Grill

Muni Tax Shelter Deal Could Lead to More S.F. Rail Carnage

Jim HerdDid promised millions froma shady tax shelter deal blur Muni's judgment?​A month before investigators began to sift through train wreckage to determine the cause of last week's Muni light rail crash, officials examining deadly transit accident in Washington D.C. discovered a defect th ... More >>

All Town, No Gown

Jim HerdDid promised millions froma shady tax shelter deal blur Muni's judgment?​A month before investigators began to sift through train wreckage to determine the cause of last week's Muni light rail crash, officials examining deadly transit accident in Washington D.C. discovered a defect th ... More >>

Somers Town gets at the heart of working-class London

Jim HerdDid promised millions froma shady tax shelter deal blur Muni's judgment?​A month before investigators began to sift through train wreckage to determine the cause of last week's Muni light rail crash, officials examining deadly transit accident in Washington D.C. discovered a defect th ... More >>

Overproduced Noel Coward adaptation Brief Encounter proves that sometimes less is more

Jim HerdDid promised millions froma shady tax shelter deal blur Muni's judgment?​A month before investigators began to sift through train wreckage to determine the cause of last week's Muni light rail crash, officials examining deadly transit accident in Washington D.C. discovered a defect th ... More >>

Around the Muni in 80 Days: Man Plans S.F. Transit Odyssey

Bryan Dempler'Man vs. Muni' dude Bryan Dempler has a long road ahead...​Every Day, Bryan Dempler takes a train downtown for work. Then he take a train home. Then he takes a train back downtown for night school. And then he takes a train home. Now he's come up with a novel new way to spend his days ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Bryan Dempler'Man vs. Muni' dude Bryan Dempler has a long road ahead...​Every Day, Bryan Dempler takes a train downtown for work. Then he take a train home. Then he takes a train back downtown for night school. And then he takes a train home. Now he's come up with a novel new way to spend his days ... More >>

"A Perfect Ganesh": Theater Review

Bryan Dempler'Man vs. Muni' dude Bryan Dempler has a long road ahead...​Every Day, Bryan Dempler takes a train downtown for work. Then he take a train home. Then he takes a train back downtown for night school. And then he takes a train home. Now he's come up with a novel new way to spend his days ... More >>

In Transit: From S.F. to L.A. via Public Transportation

Bryan Dempler'Man vs. Muni' dude Bryan Dempler has a long road ahead...​Every Day, Bryan Dempler takes a train downtown for work. Then he take a train home. Then he takes a train back downtown for night school. And then he takes a train home. Now he's come up with a novel new way to spend his days ... More >>