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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 10, 2011
Governor Jerry Brown Outlaws Open Carry for Guns
Whether you believe the Second Amendment is essential or outdated, the law in California used to allow anyone to carry a gun in public or in vehicles -- as long as it was openly displayed and unloaded.California became the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 after Governor Jerry B ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
State Launches Investigation of Bay Area Lawyers Involved in Hunger Strike Negotiations
The 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 security.The attorneys are ... More >>
Blogs
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"
Earlier 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 important cold-water species ... 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 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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 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 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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Culture
September 7, 2011
Fall Arts: Nato Green Brings S.F. Truth to Red-State America
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 >>
Music
September 7, 2011
'Slightly Damaged': A Conversation with Iggy Pop
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Dining
August 24, 2011
Boxing Room: Fresh Take Saves Cajun and Creole Cooking from Cliche
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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August 24, 2011
Counter-Outsider Activists
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Film
August 17, 2011
"Amigo": John Sayles Creates an Intelligently Rip-Roaring War Movie
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 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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
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 >>
Blogs
July 13, 2011
Pelican Bay Inmates on Hunger Strike Are Growing Weak and Sick, Activists Say
The health conditions of inmates who are striking to protest conditions in the California state prison system's maximum-security units have "deteriorated to critical levels," and some prisoners could start to die if immediate action isn't taken, activists say.The strike began two weeks ago at the ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2011
Amazon.com Goes to War with State of California over Online Sales Tax
Nobody expected that Amazon.com would take kindly to California legislators' decision to force the mammoth web retailer to collect state sales tax. As part of the recently approved, arduously deliberated state budget, California is now requiring out-of-state companies such as Amazon to slap the t ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
California Death Sentences at 33-Year Low
Fewer death sentences were handed down by California courts during the first half of 2011 than during any six-month period since 1978, according to a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California.Just three defendants were sentenced to death from January to June of this ... More >>
News
July 6, 2011
What Happens When (and If) State Parks Close
Fewer death sentences were handed down by California courts during the first half of 2011 than during any six-month period since 1978, according to a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California.Just three defendants were sentenced to death from January to June of this ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Spotify (Finally!) Announces U.S. Launch
After years of waiting, Spotify -- the Europe-only music-streaming service that U.S. techies have been lusting after for years -- has finally announced its plans to enter the U.S. market. Yes, really. So break out the champagne and reefer, or whatever. Unless you work for Apple, Rhapsody, P ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
Amy Winehouse's Website Hacked with Lil B Prank: Full Mayhemic Text Here
Not swag? As if anything could get worse for Amy Winehouse: Yesterday, her last bastion of unmarred public image -- her website -- got hacked. There weren't any references to her drug and alcohol problems, though. Instead, what you get is a profane prank from apparent fans of Berkeley rapper ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
America Sucks: Six Great Songs Complaining About the USA
So it's almost the Fourth of July -- a day when we are all obligated to find a barbeque, pretend it's sunny, get drunker than we probably should in the middle of the day, and complain about British people. As is the case with so many national holidays, this whole deal is a pain in the ass for the ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
Alexandra Pelosi Talks to SF Weekly About Her New Film Citizen U.S.A
Taylor FriedmanThe other Pelosi's take on immigrationDocumentarian Alexandra Pelosi -- yes, that Pelosi -- has doled out heaps of patriotism in her latest film and companion book, Citizen U.S.A.: A 50 State Road Trip. So much so, we imagine former naysayers will go out to buy American flags for t ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Amazon to Cut Out California Associates over Sales Tax Dispute
Nice little business you've got going there. It would be a shame if anything happened to itInternet retail giant Amazon.com informed California-based Web sites, which make money via referring buyers, that they'll soon be cut out if the state forces the Amazon to pay sales tax, as proposed in the ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2011
Robert Mondavi Woodbridge 2009 California Zinfandel
This writer made a simple dinner last night of brown rice, freshly pulled chard and kale from the garden, a handful of off-season wild porcini from -- oops, almost gave away my patch! -- and several steaks of a hand-harvested lingcod, which we lathered with coconut oil and sesame seeds and br ... More >>
News
June 15, 2011
SF Weekly Letters
This writer made a simple dinner last night of brown rice, freshly pulled chard and kale from the garden, a handful of off-season wild porcini from -- oops, almost gave away my patch! -- and several steaks of a hand-harvested lingcod, which we lathered with coconut oil and sesame seeds and br ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Fetzer 2010 California Moscato
Muscat may be the most sensible, down-to-earth grape there is. Unlike so many other varieties, it doesn't play around: Ferment it into wine, age it for a time, and pour it into the glass, and it still smells and tastes like the grapes from which it was made. Muscat, in fact, is said to be the ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Federal Backruptcy Court Declares DOMA Unconstitutional
Gay couples go broke, too. The latest assault on the federal law that only recognizes straight spouses comes from an institution that's not exactly known for making rousing statements about civil rights: the federal bankruptcy court.According to news reports., the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Ce ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Luisa Argueta, DREAM Act Eligible Teen, Asks Sen. Feinstein to Stop Deportation
Luisa Argueta, center, and her mother, Brenda GutierrezUpdate, 5:30 p.m.: A Feinstein spokesperson says, "Senator Feinstein's office recently received information about the case and is currently reviewing the matter."Original post:A 19-year-old Antioch resident eligible for the DREAM Act is askin ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
Campus California's Links to International Fugitive Amdi Petersen
IJamie SojaClothing is collected in Campus California's Bay Area dropoff boxes.n this week's SF Weekly cover story I explore apparent links between clothes donation boxes sprouting throughout the Bay Area and a business empire reputedly run by a Danish fugitive. The story cites credible evidence ... More >>
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June 7, 2011
Californians Are Stifled by Their Own Government
That's the conclusion, more or less, of a new study that ranks California near the bottom among the 50 American states for the freedoms it grants its citizens.The study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University ranked California 48th in its "state freedom rankings." Analysts measured su ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
A Field Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Dry Farmed Wines
Whole lotta irrigation goin' on in Napa.Irrigation is plainly a function of the modern world. Though the ancient Romans built spectacular gravity-driven aqueducts, drip irrigation for agriculture was not invented until the late 1960s in Israel, and only in the 1970s did water-bearing pipes a ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2011
Amazon Tax Bill Is Gaining Favor Among S.F. Businesses
Read the full story on your KindleBusiness leaders in San Francisco are supporting the same legislation that's made economic behemoths such as Amazon.com threaten to leave California. AB155, also known as the Amazon tax bill, passed the Assembly this week and now awaits the state Senate's vote. ... More >>
Blogs
May 31, 2011
California Has 1.1 Million Medical Marijuana Users, NORML Says
We pot more than we need politiciansCalifornia is the most populous state in the Union. It's where the nation's medical marijuana movement was birthed, and the Golden State is also where the rest of the country gets most of its illegal pot, judging by law enforcement statistics (lo siento, Britis ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Angel Islanders
We pot more than we need politiciansCalifornia is the most populous state in the Union. It's where the nation's medical marijuana movement was birthed, and the Golden State is also where the rest of the country gets most of its illegal pot, judging by law enforcement statistics (lo siento, Britis ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Memorial Day
We pot more than we need politiciansCalifornia is the most populous state in the Union. It's where the nation's medical marijuana movement was birthed, and the Golden State is also where the rest of the country gets most of its illegal pot, judging by law enforcement statistics (lo siento, Britis ... More >>
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