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If Medical Marijuana Dispensary Ban Is Overturned, You Can Thank An Escort Service

In this world, we're blessed and cursed with things, with the things we want but can't get, and the things we want but can't have. In California, of course, we can have most things -- except when we want to have a medical marijuana dispensary in Daly City, Danville, or any of the other estimated 200 ... More >>

London Breed, F.X. Crowley, Eric Mar Lead in Supervisor Races (Update)

Update at the bottom:The polls in California have officially closed, and now voters and candidates wait. The San Francisco Elections Department said results could come as early as 8:30 p.m.A crowd of people gathered at the University of San Francisco where students, faculty, and whoever else felt l ... More >>

Obama Is President Again

Mitt Romney hasn't yet conceded, but ... it's safe to say Barack Obama will grace America with another four years as our leader. According to news outlets everywhere, Obama was reelected president after winning the battleground state of Ohio. While Romney was looking for his concession speech that h ... More >>

Ross Mirkarimi's Fate Could Be Determined Today

After nine months, San Francisco's most readable political drama just might come to an end today when the Board of Supervisors is set to vote on whether or not to boot Ross Mirkarimi from his post as county sheriff. The sheriff-in-limbo could lose his job permanently if nine of the 11 city superviso ... More >>

Man Found Not Guilty of Robbing USF Student at Gunpoint

A man who was facing a potential 17 years in prison for robbing a University of San Francisco student at gunpoint back in 2010 was found not guilty of all charges.Joshua Johnson, 20, was acquitted of all three counts against him, including one count of robbery with a firearm, and two counts of assau ... More >>

Stag Dining Group Speak: "What We've Done Has Taken Us by Surprise"

As Stag Dining Group, Emory al-Imam, Jordan Grosser, Matthew Homyak, Ted Fleury, and Anil Margsahayam have been putting on professionally clandestine dinners for 18 months now. Just before filing my review of their most recent event -- titled "Guns, Game, and Rose" -- I spoke to two of the stags, Ma ... More >>

One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

In Print: Looking Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

From SF Weekly's latest print music section: ​ Looking Back on 2011: A lot happened in Bay Area music in 2011 -- and not all of it had to do with a female rapper from Oakland called Kreayshawn. Remember KUSF getting shut down? Or the battle to save the Eagle Tavern? And it wasn't all sad news ... More >>

Bill Russell, NBA Legend, Sues NCAA and Electronic Arts

​He may be 77, but he's still up for a little legal one-on-one. William "Bill" Russell, the former USF basketball star and Celtics player from the late '50s and '60s, is suing the NCAA and Electronic Arts for using his likeness for a popular video game without paying him. Russell claims the compan ... More >>

Almost Nobody You Know Will Vote For the Next Mayor of San Francisco

"San Francisco" Ice Cream in Korea: Homage, or Ripoff?

Rafael Flores/CNN GoFell & Cole ice cream in Seoul, Korea recreates some of Humphry Slocombe's and Bi-Rite Creamery's flavors​Humphry Slocombe proprietor Jake Godby, or whoever is in charge of the Mission District ice cream shop's Twitter account, is not pleased about a new Seoul, Korea ice cr ... More >>

Harold Camping's Radio Show to Go Off the Air

His world is falling apart ​The man who erroneously predicted the Rapture -- twice -- will reportedly stop airing his Open Forum radio program at the end of the month. The Evangelical preacher used his Open Forum program to warn listeners about Judgment Day, which was supposed to be May 21, 2011. ... More >>

KUSF to Get Harold Camping's FCC License Post Rapture

Post rapture, KUSF-in-Exile will be heard in ex-Family Radio Inc. srongholds such as Europe, Asia, Russia, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa​Here is one group that will truly benefit from not being raptured. Former KUSF DJs, who lost their terrestrial radio station when the University of San F ... More >>

Isabel Castillo, Undocumented DREAM Act Advocate, To Be Honored at USF Graduation

Isabel Castillo would like a job in her field already. ​Tomorrow, another class of University of San Francisco graduates will head into the working world. And while they are understandably worried about landing a job, the university will award an honorary doctorate to a young woman who has even le ... More >>

Arthouse Movie Listings for May 11-17, 2011

Cesar Ascarrunz Would Have Spiced Up Mayoral Candidate Forum

Hmmmm. How could we make the mayor's race a little spicier!​Cesar Ascarrunz, the legendary nightclub impresario and current mayoral candidate, blasted the University of San Francisco for excluding him from a recent candidate forum."They're afraid, because they know I'm going to win the election," ... More >>

KUSF Volunteers Are Bringing The Bands Back; Old Programs Set to Relaunch

It's as if you never left.​Listeners tuning into KUSF-archives.com can be forgiven for thinking they're living in 2010 all over again. KUSF volunteers -- yes, the same ones who are challenging the recent sale of the station  -- have created a home in exile, obtaining donated streaming-audio b ... More >>

KUSF Staff Files Petition to Block Sale of Radio Station

KUSF needs the FCC to listen​We had almost gotten used to the idea that KUSF would not longer be the indie college radio station we had known. But the station's staff reminded us this week when they filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission, officially asking it to block the sale ... More >>

KUSF Now Has Only 15 Listeners

Surely, she owns a computer​When University of San Francisco officials pulled the plug on KUSF radio last week, they promised the new online format would be able to accommodate not hundreds but thousands more listeners. But just because it can doesn't mean it will. Since the station was sold and t ... More >>

KUSF Shutdown: Cartoonist Keith Knight Weighs in on What We're Losing

By Keith Knight​Outrage over the KUSF shutdown isn't limited to those living in the Bay Area. Yesterday, Los Angeles cartoonist Keith Knight -- former S.F. resident, author of the syndicated daily strip The Knight Life, and winner of several national comic awards -- drew a full edition of The K Ch ... More >>

Slain Hoopster Attempted to Rob a Drug Dealer, Police Say

www.rivals.comHyman Taylor​The former University of San Francisco basketball player killed in an IKEA parking lot last week was murdered in a botched attempt to rob a marijuana dealer, authorities said Monday.

Jennifer Azzi Named USF Coach. Maybe Now She Won't Get Booted From Press Room.

Jennifer Azzi's sterling basketball credentials won her the top job at USF. But they didn't impress everyone...​The University of San Francisco today announced it has named Jennifer Azzi as the new coach of its flagging women's basketball program. Bay Area residents may recall Azzi as the very bes ... More >>

'Truth' Takes Back Seat in Health Care Debate

Yes, Virginia, she's infected -- with socialism! ​Health care, undoubtedly, is the subject du jour. We are in the midst of a crescendo of health care coverage so overpowering and unrelenting -- well, it could make you sick. But are we learning anything via the nonstop written and televised coverag ... More >>

Dwindling Dollars in Attorney General Race May Not Be Due to Recession

Do I have any money? Not for you!​Guess what? Jackie Speier isn't running for Attorney General. Who knew? Now that we've gotten that out of the way, on to the article. We thought it was interesting last week when the campaign of San Francisco District Attorney -- and would-be AG -- Kamala Harris s ... More >>

Speier Not Running for AG, Horde of Upwardly Mobile Pols Staying Put

Rep. Jackie Speier, seen here with Stephen Colbert, will continue her ride in Washington, D.C. ​Rep. Jackie Speier's newly minted spokesman Nathan Ballard just informed the world that his boss will not be leaving Congress to run for state Attorney General. Congressional seats rarely open -- especi ... More >>

Retail Expert Details Dumbest Things People and Stores Are Doing

You're doing it wrong...​These are dark days for the Leftoriums of the world. Even sensible, well-run stores are going gently into that good night. The competition for dollars is fierce -- and many outlets are resorting to extravagantly unusual means to attract customers. So when we called Profess ... More >>

Law Prof: Yes, You Can Spend Night in Bear Grotto and Not Break Any Laws

More intimidating than trespassing laws, it would seem...​Bob Talbot was shocked when he read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man who nearly made the grave -- by crawling into the Grizzly Bear Grotto at the San Francisco Zoo. Yesterday, Judge Wallace Douglass ruled that Kenneth Herron's much ... More >>

Report Warns S.F. Nonprofits Could Wither and Die Due to Lack of Funding. S.F. Organization That Wrote Report Withers and Dies Due to Lack of Funding.

Now this is ironic!Those looking for an example of irony not involving diabetics being flattened by insulin trucks will be disappointed. No, it was not an example of irony when the city's Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management released a hefty report warning that the San Francisco's nonprof ... More >>

Goof-up allows misuse of S.F. Library's premium online resources

Short-story master Catherine Brady doesn't need to write no stinkin' novel

Who's San Francisco State's 'Alumnus of the Year'? We'll Give You 1,000 Guesses. You Won't Get It.

If you've ever peered through the media guides for college sports teams, there are several sources of unintended joy: Mini-bios querying the players about their favorite foods or movies (Really? Scarface, again?); upbeat recaps of 2-9 seasons, or, best of all, the list of a school's "notable alumni. ... More >>

Local Schools' Fortunes Plummeting in Tournament -- The Recycling Tournament. What Tournament Were You Thinking Of?

Not everything that goes in the trash can is trash. Ask someone who knows...Pulling into the home stretch of Recyclemania, the nationwide recycling competition for colleges and universities, our local institutions appear to be flagging a bit. Ranked 12th and 13th earlier this month, San Francisco St ... More >>

Catholic School Students to Present Play Portraying Gays as Complex, Conflicted Human Beings? S.F. Archbishop Says Not in San Francisco, You Don't.

Archbishop George Niederauer probably doesn't want this playing in San Francisco anytime soon, eitherCastro district audiences hoping to watch local Catholic school students portraying the inner struggles of gay teenagers balancing religious faith and sexual identity were forced to find something el ... More >>

San Francisco State Ranked WAY Better Than Stanford (in National Recycling Contest)

A novel manner of demonstrating one's school spirit...Finally -- a competition that rewards college students for amassing empty beer bottles.Midway through the "RecycleMania" competition, our plucky hometown schools are among the nation's leaders. San Francisco State ranks 12th, one spot ahead of Ci ... More >>

Bay Area Profs Speak Out Against Stimulus

Did stimulus really help them?Washington's elected officials and punditocracy have of late been consumed in hashing out the shape of an economic stimulus package. While no love has been lost between Republicans and Democrats in the pit fight over the bill's final shape, both sides say they recognize ... More >>

Dead Again

Going for Gold

Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.

‘A’ is for ‘Appletini,’ ‘B’ is for ‘Bloody Mary,’ ‘C’ is for ‘Cointreau’…

Communication Breakdown

Making the Cine

Lights, camera, acción

What Is It Good For?

Oakland broods over Vietnam

Before the Revolution

A local doc gets an Oscar nod, and Reel World bids a fond farewell

Stone Deaf and Blind

In a city full of zealous preservationists, why can't we halt the desecration of a medieval monument?

Pop Philosophy

Riffage.com riffs its last, so the Great American Music Hall’s for sale. Again.

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Riff Raff

Suspicious Minds

SF Weekly Picks

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