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Vallejo

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    S.F.'s The Candy Store Creates Limited Line for Target

    The Candy Store (1507 Vallejo at Polk) is one of five regional retailers selected from around the country to create limited edition products as part of the newly launched collection of goods at The Shops at Target. There are 22 confectionery products in all in the Candy Store's corner of The Shops; ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Bay Area Rap Mogul Stretch on the DEA Tying Mac Dre's Label to an Ecstasy Bust

    [Editor's note: This week's music feature looks at a recent DEA drug bust that claimed a substantial connection between late Vallejo rap legend Mac Dre's record label and a large-scale Ecstasy trafficking ring, of which 25 alleged members were arrested last month. One source for our story was East B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Mac Dre's Old Record Label Affiliates Arrested in Drug Bust After Federal Thizzvestigation

    As the late Mac Dre explained, Thizz Face is "a look on your face like you smelled some piss."This expression is similar to "a look on your face when you are arrested as part of a nationwide DEA drug-trafficking sweep."So we expect there were plenty of Thizz Faces to go around last Thursday when the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Bay Area Rapper Killa Keise Was Found Shot to Death by the Side of Interstate 80 Last Night

    R.I.P., Killa Keise​Vallejo police are saying today that a 28-year-old man found shot to death in a car on Interstate 80 last night is S.F. rapper Markeise "Killa Keise" Henry. According to this Vallejo Times Herald story, Keise's body was found at about 11 p.m. last night inside a Pontiac th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Man-Child Lubes Himself into Baby Swing, Gets Stuck Overnight

    If the swing fits ...​A Vallejo man was found wailing like a baby Saturday morning in child's swing at Blue Rock Springs Park, where he had been stuck for more than nine hours. The adult man reportedly made a $100 bet with friends, who said they would pay him if he could get inside the swing, whic ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 22, 2011

    Summer Guide: Sports Bars That Aren't Terrible

    If the swing fits ...​A Vallejo man was found wailing like a baby Saturday morning in child's swing at Blue Rock Springs Park, where he had been stuck for more than nine hours. The adult man reportedly made a $100 bet with friends, who said they would pay him if he could get inside the swing, whic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Summer Food Festivals, Product Placement, and the Mysteries of Meal Snap

    ​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media. 1. Mark your summer calendar. Every year I swear I'm going to make it to events like the Fiesta Filipina and the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral's Taste of Greece but always fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Rageit Almurisi, Passenger Who Allegedly Tried to Break into Cockpit, Is 'Not a Terrorist'

    Rageit Almurisi had passengers on Flight 1561 twisted up in knots​Yesterday, SF Weekly told readers about the bizarre -- or nightmarish, if you were a passenger on the plane -- incident where a Yemeni passenger on a SFO-bound flight tried to break into the cockpit. At about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Ragei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2011

    SOMA Fire Closes Moya Ethiopian and Nico's Tacos Official Cinco de Mayo Opening

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Grub Street reports that yesterday's SOMA fire in the Park Hotel SRO has closed ground-floor restaurant Moya Ethiopian. The SFFD declared the building "structurally unsound" and the restaurant will remain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    E40 on How to Attain Rap Success: "Fuck 'Em"

    ​Behold the Vallejo-grown genius of E40, whom you may encounter at a barbecue in Walnut Creek (seriously) this Saturday: "Fuck 'em," he thumps here, apparently sharing a key to his success. Fuck who? You'll have to listen to find out, but it's worth noting that the lyrical athlete known as Earl Fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    E-40 Continues Revenue Retrievin, Revisits His Past Hits

    The long wait is over; the next two installments in the Revenue Retrievin series from Vallejo's own E-40 -- the sequels to last year's Day Shift and Night Shift -- are finally out. Just in time for you to finish your tax returns! You know Uncle Sam's doing some serious-ass revenue retrievin' this mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    U.S.S. Iowa's Final Battle Pits Vallejo vs. L.A.

    If only someone would tow this thing to Des Moines​By Jan. 18, Vallejo must submit a plan for slithering out of bankruptcy. Former banker Merylin Wong, the head of a maritime enthusiast's group there, has a plan for keeping the city on firm financial footing henceforth: Pay millions of dollars yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Win Tickets To See Sean Price and Company at Mighty Tomorrow Night

    ​To call Brownsville MC Sean Price an O.G. is correct on a couple of different counts: not only has he been at the rap game for almost two decades, but he was also gangsta before most of the gangstas we patronize today made gangsta rap into a market segment. Price started out as half of the hardco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Noodle Fest: Bringing Black Bean Sauce and Bolognese Together

    ​On Sunday, North Beach and Chinatown restaurants come together to honor Marco Polo's putative gift from China to Italy: the noodle. Two full blocks on the border between the two neighborhoods will be blocked off to traffic, and 30 participating restaurants will set up stands to demonstrate their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    City, County Officials Whisper 'Bankruptcy' to Solve Pension Woes

    Wheeee!McClatchy Newspapers Pension Investigation: More Local Government Accounts Looking As Red As Bankrupt Vallejo's; California's 80 Largest City and County Governments Face $28 Billion Shortfall.SF Weekly Follow: Failure is no obstacle to the pension good life: CalPers records show $197,421 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Victoria Pastry's Pignoli by the Pound

    ​Oh, the joys of bulk food: The torrents of brown rice that gush out of the dispensers at Whole Foods. The deep sense of righteousness that comes from hefting a scoop out of a tank of rolled oats and pouring the whole grains into a recycled brown paper sack. The 24-packs of Cheetos from Costco, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Alleged Violent Cheapskate Chokes Taxi Driver, Leaves 10 Bucks on the Seat

    Not far from it...​A wee-hours drunk taxi fare got the sequence wrong late last week. You're supposed to pay the cabbie before you attempt to strangle him -- not after. The nightmare fare was picked up at Polk and Vallejo well past the bewitching hour and driven to his residence on the 100 block o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    What Bay Area Bridge Will Feature an Upended Big Rig Truck Today?

    What truck mayhem will hit a Bay Area bridge today?​The tried and true journalistic maxim is that it takes three instances to have a bona fide "trend." So, no, the Bay Area isn't experiencing a "trend" of big rig trucks flipping over on local bridges. But, you have to admit, the knee-jerk phrase o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Excavating Mortadella: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

    ​Friday, October 2, 2009 Yeah, we like the sandwiches at Boccalone Salumeria, too. But stopping there is like downloading a Scissor Sisters CD and thinking you're done, without ever tasting vintage Bowie or Sir Elton in the days when, you know, he was fun. Get schooled in the antecedents of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Garlic Oasis: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

    ​Thursday, September 3, 2009 We're not saying the greatest virtue of this place is its location in a food wasteland, but we can confidently say it's the finest Chinese restaurant on its block. SF Weekly critic Meredith Brody suggests the hot smoked ham with string beans and spicy garlic chick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Breaking News: State to Pay Out $335K Settlement for Carole Migden's Erratic Driving

    Boom! There goes another $335K.The state of California will pay out a $335,000 settlement in the matter of a former senator's case of DWM -- Driving While Migden. The San Franciscan's much-publicized 2007 highway incident left a 30-mile trail of terrified 911 callers and ended with the veteran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Arrrrgh, Matey! Thar Be Photos of NorCal Pirate Fest Ahoy!

    Joe EskenaziShiver me timbers! It be Mendozer hisself!Arrrgh, me mateys! Rum, sodomy, and the lash! Insert some other pirate cliche here (pieces of eight, keel-haul, MENDOOOOOOO-ZER!). This weekend marked the Northern California Pirate Festival in Vallejo -- a fitting locale; the city has faced its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Local Flavor: A Carb-and-Caffeine-Fueled Walk Across San Francisco

    sneedy via FlickrVictoria Pastry: Perfect for a brioche pit stopOne of the best ways to appreciate San Francisco is to cross it on foot, coast to coast, an ideal weekend activity. Of course an undertaking like this demands plenty of tasty vitamins and minerals, which are available in abundance no ma ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 24, 2008

    New Restaurants

    sneedy via FlickrVictoria Pastry: Perfect for a brioche pit stopOne of the best ways to appreciate San Francisco is to cross it on foot, coast to coast, an ideal weekend activity. Of course an undertaking like this demands plenty of tasty vitamins and minerals, which are available in abundance no ma ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 17, 2008

    New Restaurants

    sneedy via FlickrVictoria Pastry: Perfect for a brioche pit stopOne of the best ways to appreciate San Francisco is to cross it on foot, coast to coast, an ideal weekend activity. Of course an undertaking like this demands plenty of tasty vitamins and minerals, which are available in abundance no ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    MP3 of the Day: E-40

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 26, 2008

    New Restaurants

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 19, 2008

    New Restaurants

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 8, 2008

    Julio Cesar Morales re-enacts the birth of California

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2008

    Round and Round

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    Return of the Mac

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • Music

    January 30, 2008

    Vallejo Rapper Soldier Hard Brings Home Iraq's Harsh Realities

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • Music

    December 19, 2007

    OG icon B-Legit reflects on pre-hyphy rap

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    Nuclear Holocaust Short 34 Tons of Plutonium -- Russia, U.S. Deal

    (Photo from E-40's MySpace page)E-40 is no stranger to clever puns, and the title of the Vallejo heavy's latest release, The Ball Street Journal, shows the rapper isn't slowing down the slang any time soon. The album,  featuring 40's signature rubber tongue alongside guests like Snoop Dogg, Bu ... More >>

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    USS Iowa, Any Takers?

    Will $250,000 hole in the water stay afloat or be scrapped for target practice?

  • News

    January 10, 2007

    Battleship Down

    The USS Iowa was once considered a lock as a San Francisco tourist attraction. So why is the historic warship rusting in Suisun Bay?

  • Dining

    May 24, 2006

    Hawaiian I

    Not Spam-a-lot, just delicious, inexpensive, and comforting island fare

  • Listen Up

    March 15, 2006

    My Name Is Earl

    E-40 blows up, and takes the rest of the Bay Area with him

  • Music

    May 25, 2005

    Mac Mall and Mac Dre

    Da U.S. Open

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Heart Attack-Inducing Stairs

    Da U.S. Open

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Hip Hop Radio Show

    Ghetto Gumbo

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Five Best Comfort Foods

    Ghetto Gumbo

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Newsstand

    Smoke Signals

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Power Walk

    Smoke Signals

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Route When Crossing the City on Foot

    Smoke Signals

  • News

    February 9, 2000

    Letters

    Censorship Begins at Home, Aww! Dog Bites Blushes, Nursing Home Neglect, On the SFUSD Chain Gang, Informed Faith, Rave Purity

  • Dining

    September 16, 1998

    Venice at the Beach

    Censorship Begins at Home, Aww! Dog Bites Blushes, Nursing Home Neglect, On the SFUSD Chain Gang, Informed Faith, Rave Purity

  • Music

    April 17, 1996

    Samples

    Censorship Begins at Home, Aww! Dog Bites Blushes, Nursing Home Neglect, On the SFUSD Chain Gang, Informed Faith, Rave Purity

  • Music

    April 19, 1995

    Recordings

    Censorship Begins at Home, Aww! Dog Bites Blushes, Nursing Home Neglect, On the SFUSD Chain Gang, Informed Faith, Rave Purity

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