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University of California-Davis

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Gary Johnson, Libertarian Candidate, Gives Marijuana Supporters an Alternative to Republicans

    Will Ron Paul Supporters Follow?For all the love showered upon him by cannabis and hemp activists, Ron Paul was always going to be a bitter pill for liberals to swallow. On the surface, the straight-talking Texan sounded good for voters weary with mainstream party choices: The long-tenured Congressm ... More >>

  • News

    November 30, 2011

    Hate Expectations: Police and Prosecutors Are Quick to Claim the Presence of Racism — but Juries Are Not So Sure

    Will Ron Paul Supporters Follow?For all the love showered upon him by cannabis and hemp activists, Ron Paul was always going to be a bitter pill for liberals to swallow. On the surface, the straight-talking Texan sounded good for voters weary with mainstream party choices: The long-tenured Congressm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    Farewell, DAM Haus: Ty Segall and Ganglians Play Goodbye Party for a 22-Year-Old Davis Punk House

    Michael SchultzTy Segall and his band among the throngs at DAM Haus​ DAM Haus, the Davis punk rock house rented and run by KDVS, UC Davis's college radio station for the past 22 years, is no more. The house, which hosted around six shows per year, was legendary in the Sacramento scene, to band ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Animal Activists to State Fair: Don't Have a Cow

    Isn't that cute!​Bay Area animal-rights activist Eric Mills has gathered 1,500 signatures in hopes of cowing the California State Fair into ceasing its practice of displaying live animal births.Hoping to continue with live piglet and calf birth exhibits, State Fair officials have recruited experts ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales

    Isn't that cute!​Bay Area animal-rights activist Eric Mills has gathered 1,500 signatures in hopes of cowing the California State Fair into ceasing its practice of displaying live animal births.Hoping to continue with live piglet and calf birth exhibits, State Fair officials have recruited experts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Prop. 8 Overturned: Gay Marriage On Hold Pending Stay

    Oh, happy day...​READ THE ENTIRE RULING HERENO SAME-SEX MARRIAGES TODAY, SAYS SUPERVISOR BEVAN DUFTYFRIDAY HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF STAY ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS LIFTED -- THOUGH DECISION MAY NOT BE MADE AT THAT TIME. SEE COURT PAPERS HERE: Temporary stay.pdfCHECK BACK FOR FREQUENT UPDATESAs many ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2010

    We'll Always Have "Paris by Night"

    At least on DVD. But thanks to all the pirated discs, the iconic Vietnamese- language variety show might be facing its final curtain.

  • News

    May 5, 2010

    The environmental cost of keeping golf courses green

    At least on DVD. But thanks to all the pirated discs, the iconic Vietnamese- language variety show might be facing its final curtain.

  • Culture

    February 17, 2010

    Masterminds 2010

    Meet the talented Bay Area artists competing for our $2,500 grants.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    McClatchy Newspapers Renew Misleading Anti-Hetch Hetchy Crusade

    Coming soon? Don't count on it. ​"Hetch Hetchy could go on ballot," declares a headline in today's Modesto Bee atop a story claiming the group Restore Hetch Hetchy is on the verge of putting a measure before San Francisco voters this November that, if successful, would lead to the destruction of O ... More >>

  • News

    September 2, 2009

    In environmental terms, Cash for Clunkers is a jalopy

    Coming soon? Don't count on it. ​"Hetch Hetchy could go on ballot," declares a headline in today's Modesto Bee atop a story claiming the group Restore Hetch Hetchy is on the verge of putting a measure before San Francisco voters this November that, if successful, would lead to the destruction of O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Cabbage? Farts? Cabbage Farts? SFSU's Reticent Corpse Flower Finally Blooms, Sparks Debate as to What Vile Things it Smells Like.

    Joe EskenaziThe corpse flower actually emits some of the compounds secreted by decaying flesh -- as San Franciscan Dana Davis could assure youClick here for a full slideshow of Corpse Flower nastiness goodness. After throwing off local experts by holding off with the goods for a full week, San Franc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Lucky You! SFSU Corpse Flower Has Yet To Emit Its Signature Noxious Stench -- So Viewing Hours Have Been Extended!

    U.S. Botanical GardenIt's a stinker -- and it's lateSan Francisco State greenhouse manager Martin Grantham reports that several hundred people have dropped by his muggy domain in the past several days -- but were sorely disappointed the place didn't stink like the fart depository. That's because, as ... More >>

  • News

    April 8, 2009

    JROTC under fire in S.F. schools

    U.S. Botanical GardenIt's a stinker -- and it's lateSan Francisco State greenhouse manager Martin Grantham reports that several hundred people have dropped by his muggy domain in the past several days -- but were sorely disappointed the place didn't stink like the fart depository. That's because, as ... More >>

  • News

    December 3, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    U.S. Botanical GardenIt's a stinker -- and it's lateSan Francisco State greenhouse manager Martin Grantham reports that several hundred people have dropped by his muggy domain in the past several days -- but were sorely disappointed the place didn't stink like the fart depository. That's because, as ... More >>

  • Music

    October 15, 2008

    The Bay Area Maverick

    Lyrics Born is proof that going against the grain can work out in the long run.

  • News

    August 13, 2008

    Scientology's Antagonists

    An ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2008

    The Most Pointless Light Brown Apple Moth Hearing is also the Most Deliciously Ironic

    An ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    One more time: Spraying “bad,” Nazis “worse” - We watch the “Light Brown Apple Moth” hearing so you don’t have to.

    An ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2008

    Freight and Salvage Begins Year-Long Multi-Million Upgrade

    An ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    Out of the Shadow

    The DJ who works out of S.F. has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique. Find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by a local hyphy sound.

  • Music Awards

    October 19, 2005

    Award Show Guide

    Americana/Folk/Country DJ/Turntablist Electro/Electronic/Experimental Hard Rock Hip Hop Indie Rock/Noise Pop Jazz Soul/R&B World Music Music Video

  • News

    April 13, 2005

    The 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Public Relations

    The envelope, please ... and the Pulitzer goes to -- Environmental Defense!

  • Listen Up

    March 16, 2005

    Quannum Mechanics

    The amazingly true tale of the Bay Area's greatest hip hop success story

  • Culture

    February 23, 2005

    Further Browsing

    Our guide to readings, spoken word, and other literary events

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    A Hero Comes Along

    The lowest-profile member of the lauded Quannum crew, MC Lateef, finds the spotlight on Ambush

  • Music Awards

    October 20, 2004

    Music Awards Nominees

    The lowest-profile member of the lauded Quannum crew, MC Lateef, finds the spotlight on Ambush

  • News

    October 13, 2004

    Death in the Family

    Once you learn the full story of the mom-and-pop cult known as "The Family," you'll understand an unsettling reality: Any of us might have joined in.

  • News

    September 22, 2004

    Big Dam Mess

    The Environmental Defense Fund embarks on a national campaign to shame San Francisco into restoring the other great Yosemite valley, Hetch Hetchy. But is shame really a good political strategy?

  • Film

    February 11, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    The Environmental Defense Fund embarks on a national campaign to shame San Francisco into restoring the other great Yosemite valley, Hetch Hetchy. But is shame really a good political strategy?

  • News

    January 28, 2004

    A Question of Risk

    Plans for a biodefense "hot lab" at Lawrence Livermore have ecologists, disarmament advocates, and mainstream scientists up in arms

  • News

    December 3, 2003

    Capital Rap

    From revolutionary rapper to stockbroker to rapper again -- the long, strange trip of Paris, aka Oscar Jackson Jr.

  • News

    August 20, 2003

    Gonick's Comic Creation

    From his Potrero Hill studio, Larry Gonick is telling the history of the universe in a series of ... comic books. And behold, they were good.

  • News

    April 9, 2003

    Making Their Own Luck

    Guerrilla marketeers hit the streets to push a new film about Asian-American high schoolers gone bad

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    Clown Without Borders

    Why would a former S.F. stockbroker travel to war-torn countries and refugee camps just to make people laugh?

  • News

    April 3, 2002

    Shut Up!

    Former musician Bernie Krause has spent 30 years recording the pristine sounds of nature in the remotest corners of the world. Now, after all his travels, he has an important message for the human race: Shut up!

  • News

    June 13, 2001

    Bow and Arrow, Mind and Body

    In the ancient martial art of Kyudo, archers hunt only for truth

  • News

    May 9, 2001

    Fallout

    Newly released documents indicate the Navy dumped far more nuclear waste than it's ever acknowledged in a major commercial fishery just 30 miles west of San Francisco. Why won't the government even study the Farallon Islands Nuclear Waste Site?

  • News

    October 11, 2000

    Pranks for Nothing

    Two sculptors stage a hoax at Oracle's trade show as a statement against the treatment of artists

  • News

    April 5, 2000

    Playing Monopoly

    Two sculptors stage a hoax at Oracle's trade show as a statement against the treatment of artists

  • News

    September 1, 1999

    Rock Em! Sock Em! Sue Em!

    Legal battles decked the wildly popular Robot Wars competitions. Now a challenger has arisen to save the sport.

  • News

    January 27, 1999

    Gonna Fly Now

    Trading with the enemy helps a Berkeley geneticist divine the secrets of the fruit fly

  • News

    March 4, 1998

    Dial Saddam for Murder

    Sargon Dadesho survived an Iraqi assassination plot. Now he's out for blood money.

  • News

    January 14, 1998

    The Illusion of Roe V. Wade

    While feminists loudly celebrate the 25th anniversary of legalized abortion, quiet changes in the medical landscape make the procedure less and less available

  • News

    May 7, 1997

    Letters

    While feminists loudly celebrate the 25th anniversary of legalized abortion, quiet changes in the medical landscape make the procedure less and less available

  • News

    April 9, 1997

    Un-Welcome to Mr. Roberts' Neighborhood

    The Chans were set to build a nice, simple home on their own property. Then Chronicle honcho Jerry Roberts and his relentless wife moved next door. Suddenly, everything became very complicated and very nasty.

  • News

    April 10, 1996

    Fish Story

    Red Herring Editor Tony Perkins is a self-described maverick, a stylish fast-talker with a knack for making friends and influencing people in the high-tech world. Not bad traits for a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, but are they what it takes to publish a "m

  • Music

    February 7, 1996

    The Laws of Entropy

    Davis' DJ Shadow breaks it down

  • Calendar

    August 30, 1995

    Acid House

    Davis' DJ Shadow breaks it down

  • News

    August 30, 1995

    Acid House

    Davis' DJ Shadow breaks it down

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