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July 14, 2011
Spofity Is Here -- Now! (Really!)
via EngadgetIf you can listen to Thee Oh Sees on Spotify, how bad can it be? After years of waiting, something finally came*: Spotify, the Europe-based music subscription service Americans have been drooling over for a long while, is up and running the U.S. as of today. You can go to that lin ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Civil Courts Are San Francisco's Newest Endangered Species
Like the California grizzly, another symbol of our state is about to die off: the civil courts.The warnings of cuts are over. They're here -- for real -- and San Francisco's civil court system will soon be a cozy concept from a bygone era in which the state had the cash to fund such luxuries as ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Organic Chicken Actually Proven to Be Safer
Alarmed by the recent outbreak of drug-resistent salmonella in ground turkey, which killed one Californian woman? The way to protect yourself might be to buy organic. Yesterday, NPR reported that a University of Maryland study found that big organic chicken farms have much lower levels of antibio ... More >>
Film
August 17, 2011
"Amigo": John Sayles Creates an Intelligently Rip-Roaring War Movie
Alarmed by the recent outbreak of drug-resistent salmonella in ground turkey, which killed one Californian woman? The way to protect yourself might be to buy organic. Yesterday, NPR reported that a University of Maryland study found that big organic chicken farms have much lower levels of antibio ... More >>
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August 19, 2011
Family Winemakers Show Offers More Wine Than You Can Handle
Foodgal.comFamily Winemakers of California Tasting Where: Fort Mason Center When: Sunday, Aug. 21, 3-6 p.m. Cost: $65 advance, $75 at the door We can drink a lot of wine, but we find the Family Winemakers of California annual tasting overwhelming, in a good way. There's always about 50 times ... More >>
Dining
August 24, 2011
Boxing Room: Fresh Take Saves Cajun and Creole Cooking from Cliche
Foodgal.comFamily Winemakers of California Tasting Where: Fort Mason Center When: Sunday, Aug. 21, 3-6 p.m. Cost: $65 advance, $75 at the door We can drink a lot of wine, but we find the Family Winemakers of California annual tasting overwhelming, in a good way. There's always about 50 times ... More >>
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August 24, 2011
Counter-Outsider Activists
Foodgal.comFamily Winemakers of California Tasting Where: Fort Mason Center When: Sunday, Aug. 21, 3-6 p.m. Cost: $65 advance, $75 at the door We can drink a lot of wine, but we find the Family Winemakers of California annual tasting overwhelming, in a good way. There's always about 50 times ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
California Senate May Vote on Shark Fin Ban Today
AB 376, the bill banning the sale and import of shark's fin in California, may be up for a vote today in the California Senate. According to representatives from the offices of Assemblymember Paul Fong, who introduced the bill this spring, AB 376 is on the agenda.California is the fourth state in ... More >>
Culture
September 7, 2011
Fall Arts: Nato Green Brings S.F. Truth to Red-State America
AB 376, the bill banning the sale and import of shark's fin in California, may be up for a vote today in the California Senate. According to representatives from the offices of Assemblymember Paul Fong, who introduced the bill this spring, AB 376 is on the agenda.California is the fourth state in ... More >>
Music
September 7, 2011
'Slightly Damaged': A Conversation with Iggy Pop
AB 376, the bill banning the sale and import of shark's fin in California, may be up for a vote today in the California Senate. According to representatives from the offices of Assemblymember Paul Fong, who introduced the bill this spring, AB 376 is on the agenda.California is the fourth state in ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Hey Food Activists: Can We Get a Ban on GMOs and BGH?
PCC Farmland TrustCalifornia's food activists are on the verge of gaining a ban on the import of shark fins. And starting next July, sale of foie gras in this state will be illegal. We care about animal welfare here; we passed a law regulating the size of chickens' cages. But perhaps becaus ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Long Before Taco Trucks, Tamaleros Roamed the Streets
Tamale Ladies like ours are the forerunner of the taco truck.We food writers over the age of 30 occasionally like to put out little reminders to you youngsters that the street-food movement in America was around long before people started selling Korean spicy pork buns out of chic trucks. Remembe ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Where Have All the Stoners Gone?
Hey stoners, do you really want Sarah Palin as an ally?It's hard to say exactly where the American marijuana movement is at present. For every Alabama, where a Republican state legislator will sponsor a medical marijuana bill to legalize medical cannabis, there's an Arizona or a Montana, where la ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Francisco Carrillo-Beltran, Mexican National, Accused of Smuggling Meth Through Airport
Great for massages, not so great for drug smugglingBorder Patrol agents seized about 11 pounds of methamphetamine from Francisco Carillo-Beltran's luggage as he traveled through the Fresno/Yosemite International Airport on Sept. 11. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 42-year-old Carr ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney: Bullshit & Transcendence in This Week's Top Country Singles
Thing Toby Keith has never said: "Nah, man, that might be a little much."On occasion, All Shook Down gives a listen to the music that is to real America what brine is to a cucumber. This is one of those occasions. Toby Keith, "Made in America" Chart Position: No. 5 Verdict: Fantastic, but ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Feds: Drug Cartels Are Here, and They're Taking Our Jobs
Gone the way of UAWThe Drug War is going the way of the "evildoers," according to a federal report released last week. Two years ago, foreign drug cartels were in 230 American cities. Today, the cartels -- from Mexico, East Asia, and, presumably, Canada -- have infiltrated more than 1,000 America ... More >>
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September 19, 2011
Iconic SF Fashion Brand Esprit de Corp. Pulls out of U.S.
Goodbye America.Esprit de Corp., the iconic San Francisco fashion label that pioneered socially and environmentally conscious marketing, has left the United States, so that its current Hong Kong owner can concentrate on other markets. The move marks the final American chapter of a ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Cops Arrest Roughly 90 People an Hour for Marijuana Possession
tokeofthetown.comKeeping busyIt's hard sometimes to get a handle on raw numbers, likr the large figures dished out by the U.S. Census and other fact-issuing agencies.The FBI's annual Crime in the United States is a good example. To say that 13.1 million people out of a population of 308 million w ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, UC Hikers Jailed in Iran, Set Free
freethehikers.orgShaneThe last two University of California jailed hikers have reportedly hopped a flight out of Tehran and are en route to America. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who were convicted this year in Iran for spying on behalf of the United States, were seen by reporters leaving Evin pri ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Gov. Brown Decriminalizes Sangria and Infused Vodka
Obscure InternetAs of today, this is no longer illegal in CaliforniaGov. Jerry Brown today ended tension on the part of bartenders by signing Senate Bill 32, which makes it legal for bars to infuse vodkas and other liquors. And the best news? The bill has an "urgency clause," which means it ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
California Young Democrats' Bank Accounts Frozen in Kinde Durkee Fraud Case
The California Young Democrats are appealing to supporters for financial assistance after discovering that they cannot access their operating funds, which were handled by a Democratic campaign treasurer now facing fraud charges.Federal and state authorities are investigating the treasurer, Kinde ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Dear Texas: If You Must Kill Prisoners, Please Give Them a Last Meal
A typical last meal in Texas. Now with less chicken!Texas and California don't have a lot in common politically, except for incarceration. Both states love to put people in prison, so much so that we're going to have to let a bunch of ours out soon. Texas has a different means of slightly re ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Protest Expands to San Francisco
12 days, plus interest Today marks the 12th day of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City -- and unlike BART protests, there's no sign that this demonstration is dying down. In fact, it's spreading -- all the way to the West Coast, where California is suffering from a staggering 12 perc ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Why I'm Tired of Sustainable Seafood Articles Like "The End of Fish and Chips"
Olga Nayashkova/ShutterstockEarlier this week, Fast Company published an interesting -- and alarming, in that now ol' familiar way -- story about changing fish populations in European waters. The gist of the story is that the North Sea is warming much faster than other major bodies of water, and ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
State Launches Investigation of Bay Area Lawyers Involved in Hunger Strike Negotiations
Pelican Bay State PrisonThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has barred two Bay Area attorneys from entering Pelican Bay State Prison as a hunger strike drags on at the facility, asserting that it is investigating them for alleged illegal activity that compromised prison se ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
Governor Jerry Brown Outlaws Open Carry for Guns
komunews via FlickrWhether you believe the Second Amendment is essential or outdated, the law in California used to allow anyone to carry a gun in public or in vehicles -- as long as it was openly displayed and unloaded.California became the fifth state to make it illegal to openly carry guns aft ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
California Vintners Infusing Wine with Pot
Wharman/FlickrApparently, it's an easy match with California's other favorite mood altering crop. In a Gourmet Live article last week, Matthew Kronsberg let the Internet in on a little secret that California wine geeks have known for a while: A few of our winemakers are tossing a few ounces of bud ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
Governor Jerry Brown Signs Slew of Illegal Immigrant-Friendly Bills
While the federal government stagnates on any immigration reform, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bevy of illegal immigrant-friendly bills that will make their under-the-radar way of life less of a headache starting January 1, 2012. Opponents have already started filing in. Perhaps th ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
Anthony Bourdain Whines, Baby Dolphins are Adorable, and the World's Best Spaghetti Sauce!
• Anthony Bourdain is running his mouth again about how much he hates vegans because he can't stop because he loves press OH WAIT. • Matthew Herbert made a CD of pig noises in factory farms. It is hella super depressing. If you're a person with a heart or brain, be prepared to ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Another Student Suspended for Dissing Teacher on Facebook
We've seen a few times over the past year that the casual contact facilitated by Facebook is proving to be a sticky wicket for teachers and their students. Now a Louisiana high-school senior is arguing in federal court that he's the latest victim of unfair policing of online social space.The stud ... More >>
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October 31, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Hearing Challenge to California's Pig Protection Law
Two years ago, President Obama signed a federal law that that would keep "downed" cows -- animals brought to the slaughterhouse too sick or weak to stand -- out of the human food chain. Other animals -- well, the humans who eat them, really -- haven't had the same kind of federal protections, wh ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Meet and Eat With Your Favorite Cheesemakers
What: Meet the Cheesemaker, a California Artisan Cheese Guild Fundraiser Where:The Cheese School of San Francisco When: Fri., November 11, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $35 The rundown: Every year, the Cheese School in North Beach hosts a bunch of California's cheesemakers to raise funds for the Califor ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Humboldt County Couple Alleges Malicious Tree Theft by Neighbor
It's no secret that a lot of strange things go on in the far northern reaches of the California coast. Like what, you ask? Well, like a lawsuit involving allegations that a man stole a massive tree from his neighbor's land.The suit, filed in Humboldt County Superior Court, asserts that that Willi ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Judge Grants Feds Access to Twitter Accounts as Part of WikiLeaks Investigation
Only you and the government know your passwordsIn a major blow to Internet privacy, a district court judge ruled today that federal investigators were allowed to collect private records of three Twitter users as part of their investigation related to WikiLeaks.According to the Electronic Frontier ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Wrought from Tradition
Only you and the government know your passwordsIn a major blow to Internet privacy, a district court judge ruled today that federal investigators were allowed to collect private records of three Twitter users as part of their investigation related to WikiLeaks.According to the Electronic Frontier ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Top 5 Reasons Californians Are Moving to Texas
The word "crisis" has become a ubiquitous term to describe California: Budget crisis, education crisis, water crisis, immigration crisis. Even state parks are, sadly, in a state of "crisis." With all these crises, it doesn't really surprise us that Californians picked up and left in droves las ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Pot Club Crackdown Continues, Judge Rejects Demands to Stop Feds
Up in smoke A judge has ruled that she would not interfere with the feds' efforts to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries across California. Oakland U.S. District Court Judge Saundra Armstrong ruled on Monday that pot clubs failed to show that the federal government was violating their ... More >>
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December 2, 2011
People Aren't Killing Each Other as Much in California
Fewer opporuntities to say "redrum" in California Despite all the horrible crises we read about every day (budget, education, etc), Californians have much to be proud of -- the scenic beauty, the diverse culture, and get this: We aren't killing each other as much as we used to. According to Gener ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Panhandling Man Robbed by Men in the Mission
We know panhandlers make a decent income Aside from the fact that it annoys tourists, panhandling also makes the homeless targets of crime, because, well, everyone knows they have money!Such is the case with a 41-year-old man who was panhandling on the corner of 24th and Alabama streets last nigh ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Bama Glama, The Terrible Food Network Show to Hatewatch at 4 a.m.
Bama Glama: One part cupcakes, one part "Break Stuff"Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: Bama Glama, a half-hour show not about food, Fridays at 4 a.m. (yes!) on the Food Network. With Bama Glama, the Food Network pivots from food-ce ... More >>
News
January 11, 2012
SF Weekly Letters
Bama Glama: One part cupcakes, one part "Break Stuff"Each week we take a quick, cautious look at what's going on with televised cooking. This week: Bama Glama, a half-hour show not about food, Fridays at 4 a.m. (yes!) on the Food Network. With Bama Glama, the Food Network pivots from food-ce ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Lisa Ling Looking for Bay Area Swingers -- Just Not Freaky Ones
Too old! Too saggy! Cut!Here's a good chance for Bay Area swingers to satiate America's legion of voyeurs. The producers of Our America With Lisa Ling on Oprah's new TV network, OWN, are coming to town, looking for some swingers to shock and awe America's less sexually adventurous viewers.A produ ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Into
Too old! Too saggy! Cut!Here's a good chance for Bay Area swingers to satiate America's legion of voyeurs. The producers of Our America With Lisa Ling on Oprah's new TV network, OWN, are coming to town, looking for some swingers to shock and awe America's less sexually adventurous viewers.A produ ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
This Land is Our Land
Too old! Too saggy! Cut!Here's a good chance for Bay Area swingers to satiate America's legion of voyeurs. The producers of Our America With Lisa Ling on Oprah's new TV network, OWN, are coming to town, looking for some swingers to shock and awe America's less sexually adventurous viewers.A produ ... More >>
Film
January 25, 2012
"Man on a Ledge": Wrong-Man Thriller Goes Thud
Too old! Too saggy! Cut!Here's a good chance for Bay Area swingers to satiate America's legion of voyeurs. The producers of Our America With Lisa Ling on Oprah's new TV network, OWN, are coming to town, looking for some swingers to shock and awe America's less sexually adventurous viewers.A produ ... More >>
Culture
February 1, 2012
"Monstress": Lysley Tenorio Reads From His California Stories
Too old! Too saggy! Cut!Here's a good chance for Bay Area swingers to satiate America's legion of voyeurs. The producers of Our America With Lisa Ling on Oprah's new TV network, OWN, are coming to town, looking for some swingers to shock and awe America's less sexually adventurous viewers.A produ ... More >>
News
February 1, 2012
The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax
Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend.
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February 2, 2012
Asian American Group Sues to Stop State Ban of Shark Fin Soup
No more shark fin soup for you!The Chinese community is hoping a federal judge can force California to stop being a bunch of Soup Nazis. The Asian American Rights Committee of California filed a lawsuit in San Francisco this week, claiming the state's move to ban the sale of shark fins -- which i ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
S.F. Komen Affiliates "Thrilled" to Continue Funding Planned Parenthood
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation relieved its six California affiliates today when it pledged to reverse its unpopular policy to stop funding Planned Parenthood and its breast cancer prevention programs.During Komen's grant review process, the foundation decided that any organizations b ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Says
A federal appeals court ruled this morning that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. New outlets are reporting that the ban will still remain in effect as the case makes its way to the Supreme Court. Both sides had vowed to appeal the ruling if the outcome wasn't in th ... More >>
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