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Blue Angels Are Awesomely Divisive: SF Weekly Called 'Liberal Doosh'

​The only thing more entertaining than lamenting the very loud roar of the Blue Angels is the hate you earn for doing so. On Friday, we penned a diatribe against the "seagulls from hell" interrupting newsroom activity at the SF Weekly office from our front-row seat of the deafening Fleet Week ... More >>

Blue Angels Noise Level Is Somewhere Between Annoying and Buzz Saw -- Are You Deaf Yet?

​Our view here at the SF Weekly office usually offers a calming view of Alcatraz, sailboats cutting through the surf, and the Yang Ming cargo ship making its way into the bay each afternoon. Coworkers have mentioned the dramatic view could be mistaken for a giant screensaver. But this week, o ... More >>

Do Pets, Terrified By Fleet Week, Enrich Carpet Cleaners?

Yep, blame that one on the Blue Angels​The spectacle of a jet screeching over one's domicile can be terrifying. And human beings, ostensibly, can rationalize, "oh, it's a jet." Your dogs and cats cannot. Therefore, they go on the carpet. So, does Fleet Week lead to a bonanza for San Francisco carp ... More >>

Caption Gavin Newsom's Fleet Week Pose!

Insert clever caption here...​Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced the city's "biggest fleet week celebration in 20 years" via a drier-than-dry-oatmeal press release that concluded with him quoted as lauding "skilled naval aviators of The Blue Angels, with their extraordinary airborne maneuvers." Ca ... More >>

Hidden Clauses in 49ers' Pact With Prodigal Receiver Michael Crabtree

Yes, that is Michael Crabtree on the cover of NCAA Football​Insiders have whispered to ESPN that holdout wide receiver Michael Crabtree has opted to finally ink a contract with the San Francisco 49ers, curtailing a months-long holdout that extended through training camp and the team's first four g ... More >>

Chuck Norris Party, BlizzCon, Indie Mart and the Blue Angels: Your Monday Morning Hangover

Yes, that is Michael Crabtree on the cover of NCAA Football​Insiders have whispered to ESPN that holdout wide receiver Michael Crabtree has opted to finally ink a contract with the San Francisco 49ers, curtailing a months-long holdout that extended through training camp and the team's first four g ... More >>

New Navy

Yes, that is Michael Crabtree on the cover of NCAA Football​Insiders have whispered to ESPN that holdout wide receiver Michael Crabtree has opted to finally ink a contract with the San Francisco 49ers, curtailing a months-long holdout that extended through training camp and the team's first four g ... More >>

Civil Grand Jury Reports SF City Government 'Sucks Big Time' (Paraphrased)

Yes, that is Michael Crabtree on the cover of NCAA Football​Insiders have whispered to ESPN that holdout wide receiver Michael Crabtree has opted to finally ink a contract with the San Francisco 49ers, curtailing a months-long holdout that extended through training camp and the team's first four g ... More >>

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Blue Angels, Broken Eardrums

Another Fleet Week has come and gone in San Francisco. Was it an intrusive distraction or a welcome reminder of our country's military might?

Let Me Ride

Cycling on celluloid

Up in the Air, Mr. Birdman

Telegraph Hill is home to a flock of wild parrots -- and one wild parrot guy

Hey, Sailor!

Salty young dogs party on