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Britain Survived the Blitz, But Can it Take Bowdlerized San Francisco?

If California is now a role model for Britain -- well, God Save the QueenIn the faded English coastal resort town of Blackpool, there's a restaurant three blocks off the shore called West Coast Rock that specializes in California cuisine as a blinkered Brit might imagine. When my wife and I visited ... More >>

Jobless professionals seek work at Alcatraz

If California is now a role model for Britain -- well, God Save the QueenIn the faded English coastal resort town of Blackpool, there's a restaurant three blocks off the shore called West Coast Rock that specializes in California cuisine as a blinkered Brit might imagine. When my wife and I visited ... More >>

Ride the Lightning

If California is now a role model for Britain -- well, God Save the QueenIn the faded English coastal resort town of Blackpool, there's a restaurant three blocks off the shore called West Coast Rock that specializes in California cuisine as a blinkered Brit might imagine. When my wife and I visited ... More >>

A Fruitful Gathering

If California is now a role model for Britain -- well, God Save the QueenIn the faded English coastal resort town of Blackpool, there's a restaurant three blocks off the shore called West Coast Rock that specializes in California cuisine as a blinkered Brit might imagine. When my wife and I visited ... More >>

Baghead

If California is now a role model for Britain -- well, God Save the QueenIn the faded English coastal resort town of Blackpool, there's a restaurant three blocks off the shore called West Coast Rock that specializes in California cuisine as a blinkered Brit might imagine. When my wife and I visited ... More >>

More Than Kitsch

If California is now a role model for Britain -- well, God Save the QueenIn the faded English coastal resort town of Blackpool, there's a restaurant three blocks off the shore called West Coast Rock that specializes in California cuisine as a blinkered Brit might imagine. When my wife and I visited ... More >>

Ship of Fools

If California is now a role model for Britain -- well, God Save the QueenIn the faded English coastal resort town of Blackpool, there's a restaurant three blocks off the shore called West Coast Rock that specializes in California cuisine as a blinkered Brit might imagine. When my wife and I visited ... More >>

Best Salon

If California is now a role model for Britain -- well, God Save the QueenIn the faded English coastal resort town of Blackpool, there's a restaurant three blocks off the shore called West Coast Rock that specializes in California cuisine as a blinkered Brit might imagine. When my wife and I visited ... More >>

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Fort Point

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The Owl Tree

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Who Wants to Get a Whiff of Flower Smelling of Rotting, Fetid Bodies? You Know You Do -- Head to SFSU This Weekend.

SFSUA stinky weekend is in store...Anecdotally, your humble narrator recalls a story about a local couple who demanded their money back from an area arboretum after their wedding was ruined by an unexpected blossoming of the garden's prize corpse flower. And they don't call it a corpse flower for no ... More >>

Side Out?

SFSUA stinky weekend is in store...Anecdotally, your humble narrator recalls a story about a local couple who demanded their money back from an area arboretum after their wedding was ruined by an unexpected blossoming of the garden's prize corpse flower. And they don't call it a corpse flower for no ... More >>

The Beaches of Agnes

SFSUA stinky weekend is in store...Anecdotally, your humble narrator recalls a story about a local couple who demanded their money back from an area arboretum after their wedding was ruined by an unexpected blossoming of the garden's prize corpse flower. And they don't call it a corpse flower for no ... More >>

De Colores

SFSUA stinky weekend is in store...Anecdotally, your humble narrator recalls a story about a local couple who demanded their money back from an area arboretum after their wedding was ruined by an unexpected blossoming of the garden's prize corpse flower. And they don't call it a corpse flower for no ... More >>

Mr. Musée Speaks

SFSUA stinky weekend is in store...Anecdotally, your humble narrator recalls a story about a local couple who demanded their money back from an area arboretum after their wedding was ruined by an unexpected blossoming of the garden's prize corpse flower. And they don't call it a corpse flower for no ... More >>

Move to Ban Smoking in State Parks Gains Steam. Guns in National Parks? That's Fine.

This may soon be illegal in State Parks. It's still kosher in National Parks, though -- as are firearms. ​ Smoking in the park? Perish the thought. A smoking gun in the park? Well ... that all depends on the park. Yesterday, the state Assembly passed a bill enacting a broad smoking ban in the sta ... More >>

It Can't Be Done!

This may soon be illegal in State Parks. It's still kosher in National Parks, though -- as are firearms. ​ Smoking in the park? Perish the thought. A smoking gun in the park? Well ... that all depends on the park. Yesterday, the state Assembly passed a bill enacting a broad smoking ban in the sta ... More >>

Pretty Things

This may soon be illegal in State Parks. It's still kosher in National Parks, though -- as are firearms. ​ Smoking in the park? Perish the thought. A smoking gun in the park? Well ... that all depends on the park. Yesterday, the state Assembly passed a bill enacting a broad smoking ban in the sta ... More >>

What Is "Wealth?"

This may soon be illegal in State Parks. It's still kosher in National Parks, though -- as are firearms. ​ Smoking in the park? Perish the thought. A smoking gun in the park? Well ... that all depends on the park. Yesterday, the state Assembly passed a bill enacting a broad smoking ban in the sta ... More >>

What's Happening at Hayes Valley Farm?

Hayes Valley Farm/FlickrMore than 2,500 volunteers have gotten dirty at Hayes Valley Farm.​To those of us who lived in Hayes Valley while Octavia was transforming from prostitution alley to boulevard, the chained-off lot between Oak and Fell held a peculiar romance. After a decade of neglect, the ... More >>

U.S.S. Iowa's Final Battle Pits Vallejo vs. L.A.

If only someone would tow this thing to Des Moines​By Jan. 18, Vallejo must submit a plan for slithering out of bankruptcy. Former banker Merylin Wong, the head of a maritime enthusiast's group there, has a plan for keeping the city on firm financial footing henceforth: Pay millions of dollars yea ... More >>

Park It Right Here

If only someone would tow this thing to Des Moines​By Jan. 18, Vallejo must submit a plan for slithering out of bankruptcy. Former banker Merylin Wong, the head of a maritime enthusiast's group there, has a plan for keeping the city on firm financial footing henceforth: Pay millions of dollars yea ... More >>

Get fit with a serious yoga workout

If only someone would tow this thing to Des Moines​By Jan. 18, Vallejo must submit a plan for slithering out of bankruptcy. Former banker Merylin Wong, the head of a maritime enthusiast's group there, has a plan for keeping the city on firm financial footing henceforth: Pay millions of dollars yea ... More >>

San Francycle: Ed Lee and Bikes from the Bay to the Beach

​ What does an Ed Lee mayorship mean for bicycles? Well, for one thing, you may see more bike moustaches around town. But what will Mayor Lee do to make biking safer, comfier, and more popular? The Bike Coalition didn't waste any time asking him just that. No sooner was he sworn in than they ... More >>

Soulico: Show Preview

​ What does an Ed Lee mayorship mean for bicycles? Well, for one thing, you may see more bike moustaches around town. But what will Mayor Lee do to make biking safer, comfier, and more popular? The Bike Coalition didn't waste any time asking him just that. No sooner was he sworn in than they ... More >>

Federal Government Shutdown: Will You Be Kicked Off Ocean Beach?

Going, going ... gone?​With the specter of a federal shutdown looming tomorrow, San Franciscans have reason to worry. If our government ceases operating and everyone heads to the beach -- will we be able to head to the beach? Ocean Beach, after all, is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation A ... More >>

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

Going, going ... gone?​With the specter of a federal shutdown looming tomorrow, San Franciscans have reason to worry. If our government ceases operating and everyone heads to the beach -- will we be able to head to the beach? Ocean Beach, after all, is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation A ... More >>

James Hetfield to Marin Hikers: "Don't Tread on Me (Or My Property)!"

Metallica singer James Hetfield​Exit light, enter night, if you will -- but don't go entering into James Hetfield's sprawling Marin County property. The Metallica singer and rhythm guitarist erected a metal fence on his ranch that blocked off a popular trail connecting two nature preserves. S ... More >>

Moving Parts

Metallica singer James Hetfield​Exit light, enter night, if you will -- but don't go entering into James Hetfield's sprawling Marin County property. The Metallica singer and rhythm guitarist erected a metal fence on his ranch that blocked off a popular trail connecting two nature preserves. S ... More >>

Top Chef Alum Preeti Mistry Launches Juhu Beach Club Dinners at La Victoria

​Although Juhu Beach Club, the Indian food pop-up from Top Chef alum Preeti Mistry, stopped serving lunch this fall, Mistry's relaunching it as a series of dinners at La Victoria Bakery this week -- in preparation for opening her own restaurant in the Mission sometime this year. Mistry says, ... More >>

Fresh Eats: New Indian: Preeti Mistry Relaunches Juhu Beach Club as Popup

​Although Juhu Beach Club, the Indian food pop-up from Top Chef alum Preeti Mistry, stopped serving lunch this fall, Mistry's relaunching it as a series of dinners at La Victoria Bakery this week -- in preparation for opening her own restaurant in the Mission sometime this year. Mistry says, ... More >>

Finding Solace in a Sea of Misery at Twin Peaks

​Although Juhu Beach Club, the Indian food pop-up from Top Chef alum Preeti Mistry, stopped serving lunch this fall, Mistry's relaunching it as a series of dinners at La Victoria Bakery this week -- in preparation for opening her own restaurant in the Mission sometime this year. Mistry says, ... More >>

Bouncer Finds Solace in a Sea of Misery at Twin Peaks Tavern

Twin Peaks, a comforting Castro tavern.​ From this week's Bouncer column: The Twin Peaks is soothing. It is soothing from the outside, where the amber-lit patrons look like San Francisco's answer to Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. It is soothing from the inside, where older men huddle around tabl ... More >>

Sierra Club, Historians File Lawsuit to Stop Construction of Hotel in Presidio National Park

National Park ServiceA possible view from a luxury hotel planned for the Presidio​ Local nonprofits and environmentalists are suing the San Francisco Presidio Trust to try and stop its plans to build an "unnecessary" 14-building hotel in the Main Post of The Presidio National Park.The Presidio His ... More >>

Gold Dust Lounge to Petition for Historic Landmark Status

Today could be a defining point for the embattled Gold Dust Lounge as the city's Historic Preservation Commission is set to hear arguments on granting the iconic watering hole historic landmark status. To help make their case, supporters of the bar are planning to turn over more than 5,000 sign ... More >>