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April 19, 2012
Occupy Can't Wait to Make Life Hell for Golden Gate Bridge Commuters
No more dressing up in ugly hospital gowns or sending mean Valentine's Day cards to Wells Fargo executives. It seems 99 percenters have decided it's time to go big or go home.On May 1, occupiers aren't just going to make life hell for Wells Fargo executives -- they are going to make life ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2012
Who's Serving Foie Gras? Palio d'Asti, Le Charm, and BayWolf
Counting down the meals before July 1, when California's foie gras ban takes effect. At Palio d'Asti, which weathered its first anti-foie protest on Valentine's Day, chef Daniel Scherotter serves an appetizer of hazelnut-encrusted seared Sonoma foie gras with balsamic glazed cippolini onions an ... More >>
News
February 15, 2012
Willie's World Redux: The Former Mayor Tells It Like It Is
Counting down the meals before July 1, when California's foie gras ban takes effect. At Palio d'Asti, which weathered its first anti-foie protest on Valentine's Day, chef Daniel Scherotter serves an appetizer of hazelnut-encrusted seared Sonoma foie gras with balsamic glazed cippolini onions an ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Bay Citizen Newsletter Shut Down By Spamming Complaint
More than 20,000 Bay Citizen readers didn't receive their daily newsletters this morning. An irate reader's e-mail complaint that the online newspaper was sending him unwanted pleas for his money led its internet service provider to shut the Bay Citizen down as a suspected spammer.That irate read ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2012
Keep VD Out of Valentine's Day, Use a Condom
While they have the attention of lovers and horny people everywhere, health officials are camping onto Valentine's Day to promote National Condom Week. And that's probably a good idea, considering the news last week detailing San Francisco's STD problem. Today, the California Family Health Counci ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Live Review, 2/11/12: Uli Jon Roth Dazzles the Shred-Heads at Oakland Metro Operahouse
Uli Jon Roth, The Golden Ghosts, Tony MacAlpine, LoNero, FlaMetal Feb. 11, 2012 Oakland Metro Better than: Being forced to listen to The Scorpions farewell tour cash-grab covers album, Comeblack. As a subset of metal fans, those who worship at the altar of face-melting shred guitar wizards tend to ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
An Early Beer Week Valentine: Chocolate and Beer Pairings and More
Celebrating Valentine's Day on February 14th is sooooo 2011. You know what's really sexy? The element of surprise. Get the jump on your significant other by planning an early surprise outing, and you may even get jumped at the end of the night. Turn up the smooth jazz, because Cupid's arrow is about ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2012
Cat Whisperer Jackson Galaxy Coming to San Francisco
It is no secret that cats are a nefarious species of mammal. Dirtier than the pig and more vicious than the wolverine, felis silvestris catus must be applauded for using its estimable wiles to colonize the homes of its comparatively guileless cohabitant, homo sapiens. The debate over whether love ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Weekend Parties: Back2Back Celebrates Seven Years of Raving, Optimo Returns, and More
Well, it's February, and you know what that means: Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching. Yet, while the floral industry's favorite holiday lies on the horizon, that's no excuse for staying in, drinking wine, and "watching movies." Truth is that this weekend has quite a few options for those invest ... More >>
Calendar
January 25, 2012
Love and Science
Well, it's February, and you know what that means: Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching. Yet, while the floral industry's favorite holiday lies on the horizon, that's no excuse for staying in, drinking wine, and "watching movies." Truth is that this weekend has quite a few options for those invest ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Short Path to the Long Term
Well, it's February, and you know what that means: Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching. Yet, while the floral industry's favorite holiday lies on the horizon, that's no excuse for staying in, drinking wine, and "watching movies." Truth is that this weekend has quite a few options for those invest ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
Pension Bomb Explodes -- City Deficit to Soar
Last night, SF Weekly broke the news that the city's pension obligation could balloon based on the outcome of a retirement board meeting this morning. Well, it has. The city's contribution to its pension plan might jump by $60 million in the next year alone, adding to San Francisco's already gapi ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2011
Vex Your Mind with Vex Ruffin's Crash Course EP
Listen to this while high: Vex Ruffin's Crash Course EPBehind the buzz: Vex Ruffin is the next whiz kid out of L.A.'s celebrated Stones Throw Records, signed after an unsolicited demo and now being touted as a split of the considerable difference between Ruff Ryders and The Cure. Such flacker ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
The Saloon, S.F.'s Oldest Bar and Live Blues Venue, Turns 150 This Weekend
Sex sells, but in the case of S.F.'s oldest bar, sex also saves -- buildings, that is. The way owner Myron Mu tells it, the Saloon -- a North Beach watering hole established in 1861 -- was a bar on the first floor of the building, but its single rooms on the second and third floors operated as a sm ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
Saturday: MC Hammer, En Vogue, and Other East Bay Artists Reminisce at KBLX Stone Soul II
KBLX Stone Soul II Oct. 1, 2011 Sleep Train Pavilion Better than: Listening to KBLX for nine hours MC Hammer, the Oakland bred '90s pop star and early Twitter adopter, took to tweeting on Saturday night after his performance at the KBLX Stone Soul II concert in Concord: Lol .. The worst sound cre ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2011
A16 Chef David Taylor Blazes His Own Trail of Carpaccio
Photos by Alanna HaleEight months ago, executive chef Liza Shaw left the popular Marina restaurant A16. David Taylor, formerly chef de cuisine, has quietly slipped into her place, marking his first time as executive chef. Most recently serving as sous chef at XYZ restaurant in the W Hotel fo ... More >>
News
July 20, 2011
Faux Willie Brown Weighs In on San Francisco Politics
Photos by Alanna HaleEight months ago, executive chef Liza Shaw left the popular Marina restaurant A16. David Taylor, formerly chef de cuisine, has quietly slipped into her place, marking his first time as executive chef. Most recently serving as sous chef at XYZ restaurant in the W Hotel fo ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Interview with PieTisserie's Jaynelle St. Jean: 'People Started Calling Me the Pie Lady'
Robin JolinPieTisserie's Janelle St. Jean.As I was writing this week's review of roving pie bakers, I spoke to Jaynelle St. Jean, whose "provincial pie window" has settled for the summer at 1015 Clay, a temporary restaurant of sorts in Old Oakland. You can find pictures of her pies, as well as order ... More >>
Culture
March 2, 2011
March's Literary Events
Robin JolinPieTisserie's Janelle St. Jean.As I was writing this week's review of roving pie bakers, I spoke to Jaynelle St. Jean, whose "provincial pie window" has settled for the summer at 1015 Clay, a temporary restaurant of sorts in Old Oakland. You can find pictures of her pies, as well as order ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2011
Obama, Brown Receive Death Threats on President's Day
Photo by Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyThis will go down in history An unknown tagger decided to use the President's Day holiday as a time to threaten elected leaders.Southern California authorities are investigating more death threats that were found scrawled on a wall in Santa Ana early Monday ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2011
Why Waste Pot on Listening to REO Speedwagon? An Intrepid Search for an Answer
Listen to this while high: Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon. Huh?: If you were getting high thirty years ago, you did so to this record whether you remember it or not. Behind the buzz: Formed in 1967 as a cover band by students at the University of Illinois in Champaign, REO S-Wagon was y ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2011
Last Night in Photos: Cake's Valentine's Day Show at the Fillmore
Christopher VictorioCake at the Fillmore last night.CakeFebruary 14, 2011@ The FillmoreSacramento alt-rock veterans Cake opened a four-day string of shows at the Fillmore last night on Valentine's Day. As you might expect, the show was something of a smoochfest, as the crowd pictures from ph ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2011
Dig the New Mogwai Album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, and a New Video Today
Scottish post-rock/#BASED progenitors Mogwai release album number seven today, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. It's less what you'd call a return to form than a spirited condensation of their roomy, moody noise epics; as they've done before, most notably on 2006's Mr. Beast, this album finds ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2011
Fewer Feathers Fly at Valentine's Day Pillow Fight
Gil Riego, Jr.Fewer people, fewer feathers...Update: The Department of Public Works says it cost the city $3,500 to clean up feathers at the Justin Herman Plaza yesterday. Itemized bill to come.Original Story 1 p.m.: If anyone is thrilled with the long overdue rain in San Francisco, it's the cit ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Gay Couples to Stage City Hall Sit-In to Celebrate Valentine's Day
Love hurtsFor many San Francisco gay couples, Valentine's Day is just a bitter reminder of what they don't have -- marriage certificates. So expect a huge turnout at San Francisco City Hall for the hallmark holiday today; gay couples across the nation will celebrate their love with a little civil ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Top 6 Songs About Sex That'll Make You Celibate: Happy Valentine's Day
In case you forgot, it's Valentine's Day -- the one day of the year where everyone is contractually obliged to go out and get laid or fear feeling bad about themselves until Feb. 15 rolls around. Well, in the interest of restoring balance to the world, we wanted to offer some reminders that sometime ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Stream Julianna Barwick's Looping, Swooping New Album
Okay, CupidLast night at the Bottom of the Hill, curtain-haired Smith Westerns singer Cullen Omori introduced the band's third number with an exhortation to "fuck your girlfriend to this song." Well-meant though it may have been, this advice was logistically baffling (where were we, Dolores Park? ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
Valentine's Day Gift for Her: Female Condom (VIDEO)
Female condom: putting the "party" back into party bus. Health Department Tries Hand At Public Service Announcement Porn. Best. Video. Ever.The wait has been long. It has been curious. And now the Female Condom 2 will finally launch in San Francisco on Valentine's Day. The motto: "The FC2, For Wh ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
Where to Toast Love (or Loneliness) This Weekend
Lou BustamanteProspect's Forbidden Fruit, a lush Valentine's special.The old saying "candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" might not always be true, but our experience shows that cupid is most effective when firing shots of booze, not arrows. With that in mind, here's SFoodie's guide for fin ... More >>
Film
February 9, 2011
Arthouse Movie Listings for February 9-15, 2011
Lou BustamanteProspect's Forbidden Fruit, a lush Valentine's special.The old saying "candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" might not always be true, but our experience shows that cupid is most effective when firing shots of booze, not arrows. With that in mind, here's SFoodie's guide for fin ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
Eat More Hearts for Valentine's Day at Avedano's
I wasn't the only person who consumed hearts in honor of/protest over Valentine's Day. Avedano's Meats, the sustainability-minded butcher shop in Bernal Heights, is making hearts the focus of its first event open to the public. The Lonely Hearts dinners take place in the butcher shop's private di ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2011
Southpaw BBQ to Smoke Up the Mission, Slanted Door Loses a Wine Director
The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. My word! San Francisco is becoming overrun peppered with BBQ joints ― restaurants, bars, several smoker trucks. Now Grub Street spots a liquor-license application for Southpaw BBQ (2170 Mi ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2011
Chris Kronner's Last Night at Tartine is Feb. 14
Star ChefsChris Kronner.We hate farewells. But if you love saying goodbye, and you like the work Chris Kronner has done at Bar Tartine, you'll want to show up for his last night, Mon., Feb. 14. That also happens to be Valentine's Day. No details on the menu yet, says Tartine's publicist, but ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2011
Week in Gay: Ted Haggard is Bisexual and Anderson Cooper has a 'Companion'
Coming after cousin GeriThis edition of The Week in Gay is a potpourri (either a miscellaneous collection of stories or a mixture of dried flowers and spices) of four categories - plus an extra special bonus!Included are updates on the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, the latest stories from San F ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2011
Comfort Times Two: A Guide to Mac and Tots
Marthie D./YelpCastro flamer: Blue's Flaming Mac and Cheese ($10.29), perfect with a side of tots.Childhood favorites individually, mac 'n' cheese and tater tots combined add up to the perfect hangover combo or blue-day pick-me-up. When the urge for mac and tots strikes, we head to one of the ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Short Encounters for the Long Haul
Marthie D./YelpCastro flamer: Blue's Flaming Mac and Cheese ($10.29), perfect with a side of tots.Childhood favorites individually, mac 'n' cheese and tater tots combined add up to the perfect hangover combo or blue-day pick-me-up. When the urge for mac and tots strikes, we head to one of the ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Better Living Through Handwriting
Marthie D./YelpCastro flamer: Blue's Flaming Mac and Cheese ($10.29), perfect with a side of tots.Childhood favorites individually, mac 'n' cheese and tater tots combined add up to the perfect hangover combo or blue-day pick-me-up. When the urge for mac and tots strikes, we head to one of the ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
Eat a Goddamn Carrot, Go to Fresno, Save a Fish
SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • The Onion has this amazing video up of what the FDA could be like if they were honest. You just buy a bag of fucking carrots and you eat them the way you'd normally eat a package of hot dogs, okay? Watch: • ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2011
Female Condom 2 Campaign to Launch in San Francisco for Women and Gay Men
Just slip it in. The Female Condom 2 is coming soon to San Francisco to line a vagina -- or anus -- near you. The Department of Public Health will be launching a campaign to promote the use of the Female Condom 2 (known as the FC2 for short) on Valentine's Day.The city received a $100,000 grant f ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Belarus Communists, Like San Francisco Communists, Hate Pillow Fights
Fight the power -- with pillows!Kidding! We know that, no matter what Bill O'Reilly thinks, San Francisco isn't really run by communists. At least not exclusively.Still, after the travails our fair city has been through with irresponsible flash mobs converging on Justin Herman Plaza for massive p ... More >>
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March 3, 2010
Girl Game
A world-famous pickup artist tried to teach single women to attract decent guys in S.F. It was harder than he thought.
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February 3, 2010
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Mi Amor
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Au Bon Coin
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Meet the Devil Dolls. They ride their Harleys like demons, swear like sailors, and date Hell's Angels. They're real outlaws. And they've got the calendars and T-shirts to prove it.

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