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Paul Nave, "Marin County Assasin," Can't Outlast Boxer Half His Age

Dan O'NeillPaul Nave got in his shots, but couldn't outpunch Father Time​It turns out there is a grandfather clause in boxing. As in, boxers who are grandfathers seldom win. Paul "The Marin County Assassin" Nave, proud grandpa and celebrant of his 51st birthday tomorrow, stepped into the ring Frid ... More >>

Republicans Propose New State: Southern California

It's like Arizona and San Francisco in one​One Southern California pol is sick and tired of the Democrats up in Sacramento -- tired of the "pillaging" of local governments and worse, the left-wing policies that dominate the blue state. That's why he's dusted off that tired proposal to let Southern ... More >>

Few Deportable Inmates Are from San Francisco

Mexicans top the list, but the Soviets aren't so far behind. ​Yesterday, we told you about California being a national leader when it comes to the number of criminal aliens incarcerated in our state prisons. It turns out that very few of those criminal aliens hail from San Francisco. Criminal alie ... More >>

The Xocolate Bar Launches Chocolate CSA

Tamara PalmerThe Xocolate Bar's idea of fresh produce.​Berkeley's the Xocolate Bar has come up with a sweet twist on Community Supported Agriculture, which enables members to pick up regular shipments of farm-fresh produce. Instead of a CSA, the Xocolate Bar is now enrolling members in its CSC ... More >>

Barbara Boxer Helps Score $36.8 Million for California Counties. S.F. Gets a Piddling $5,668.

Hey, thanks a lot!​Sen. Barbara Boxer, in a tight re-election contest against Republican Carly Fiorina, has helped largely poor and rural California counties to a vat federal funds. Boxer has lent a hand in hastening this year's installment of government payments showered upon counties to com ... More >>

The Wonders of Xocolate Bar's Banana Jerky

Tamara PalmerMeet your next addiction.​It's been said that artisanal jerky is "having a moment," and we've just tasted a surprising variety that would support this notion. The Xocolate Bar's vegan banana jerky is coated in a crumbly, melty shell of dark chocolate that smeared across our white ... More >>

Chronic City: L.A. District Attorney Says City Councils Have 'No Authority' Over Medical Pot

Los Angeles County District Attorney's OfficeD.A. Steve Cooley (left) and City Attorney Carmen Trutanich: They'll keep busting dispensaries no matter what the City Council says!​It was a petulant fit of pique, certainly entertaining, and potentially hilarious -- if safe access for so many medical ... More >>

Up in Smoke, For Real: State Bums Out Millions of Stoners

Paradise Lost

The last leg of a traveling exhibition on California's vanishing resources