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March 30, 2009
Bluegrass Festival Backer Hellman Sifts Through Ruins of Global Collapse Seeking Capital Sufficient To Bring Back Emmylou Harris
Joyce GoldschmidWarren Hellman, banjo messiah? With just a half-year to go before Golden Gate Park's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, free-concert backer Warren Hellman is combing the wreckage of the global financial collapse, seeking to augment the fortune that keeps his massive three-day music ... More >>
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January 30, 2008
Carolina Chocolate Drops: A Treat from S.F.'s Bluegrass & Old-Time Fest
Joyce GoldschmidWarren Hellman, banjo messiah? With just a half-year to go before Golden Gate Park's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, free-concert backer Warren Hellman is combing the wreckage of the global financial collapse, seeking to augment the fortune that keeps his massive three-day music ... More >>
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October 4, 2006
Bluegrass Philanthropy
Warren Hellman takes S.F.'s free roots music festival into its sixth year
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May 11, 2005
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Warren Hellman takes S.F.'s free roots music festival into its sixth year
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December 1, 2004
The Hellman Challenge
There's only one way to settle the de Young parking garage brouhaha: a footrace between a steely billionaire and a PR-savvy columnist
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May 19, 2004
Best Weird Sport Invented in San Francisco
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April 21, 2004
Looking Ahead
Aides insist that Mayor Gavin Newsom is focused on City Hall; his sudden celebrity has spawned speculation about higher office. Much higher.
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January 21, 2004
Wealth of Advice
Aides insist that Mayor Gavin Newsom is focused on City Hall; his sudden celebrity has spawned speculation about higher office. Much higher.
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March 17, 1999
What the Hellman Is Going on Here?
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November 11, 1998
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November 4, 1998
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October 3, 2007
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Pools Together Roots Music Enthusiasts
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October 5, 2009
Frank Chu: Hardest Working Proselytizer in Show Business Recruits Bluegrass Fans
Warren Hellman may have fancied himself opening up America's hearts to music with his bigger-than-ever, three-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. He also helped famed San Francisco eccentric Frank Chu open city visitors' minds to opaque theories about an alleged intergalactic political co ... More >>
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October 7, 2009
List: Saving journalism
Warren Hellman may have fancied himself opening up America's hearts to music with his bigger-than-ever, three-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. He also helped famed San Francisco eccentric Frank Chu open city visitors' minds to opaque theories about an alleged intergalactic political co ... More >>
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October 26, 2009
The Biggest Loser: Chron's Circulation Drops More Than Other Major Dailies
Making fun of the Chronicle isn't as enjoyable as it used to be. Writing some snarky bit about our troubled hometown paper these days is like laughing at a blind guy who walks into a door -- on his way to chemotherapy. It feels like picking on someone less fortunate than yourself. Like writin ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
Birth of Bay Area News Project Slower, Messier than Founders Hoped
Yeah, and it's about time!Last year, banjo-pluckin' billionaire Warren Hellman made a splash when he pledged $5 million to found the Bay Area News Project, an ambitious journalistic consortium of public broadcasting, U.C. Berkeley's journalism school, the Media Workers Guild, and New York Times. ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Should Sugar Daddies Save Journalism? Bay Area News Project Editor Weighs In -- Again
As journalist Jim Barnett pointed out earlier today, Bay Area News Project's new editor-in-chief, Jonathan Weber, wasn't always a fan of nonprofit news-gathering. In fact, just last year, Weber said that the idea that nonprofits were the future of journalism was a "cop-out." Weber, then helming t ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
Panorama Writers Aren't Retiring on Their Paychecks
Smooth paper, bright colors. Mmmmm. There's been a lot of speculation about exactly how little Panorma writers got paid for their contributions to Dave Eggers' much-lauded, let's-prove-print-can-be-saved newspaper. The paper had 218 contributors who produced a total of 350 ... More >>
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May 28, 2010
Everyone Sing the Bay Area Media Songs!
Joyce GoldschmidGet out your banjo, Warren, and sing the company song!On May 26, financier Warren Hellman invited throngs of hangers-on to a Great American Music Hall bash to celebrate the launch of the Bay Citizen, the news nonprofit he tossed $5 million.The highlight, apparently, was an offici ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Bay Citizen, Built on Barely Paid Labor, Runs Story Glorifying Unpaid Labor
Pick that damn arugula , intern!The Bay Citizen, the nonprofit news organization launched with much fanfare May 26 by local investment banker Warren Hellman, has earned ample flack for its offer to pay $25 per story to local bloggers.But we learned today from the online newspaper that some employ ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010: A Sneak-Peak at This Year's Lineup
The lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival -- the free, three-day mega-bash that brings great artists of all sorts to Golden Gate Park -- hasn't yet been announced. Rumors have been swooshing through the tubes about this year's bill, with no official confirmation. But we heard ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Official Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup: Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst, Patti Smith, Joan Baez
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley BandA few weeks back we posted a sneak-peek at the lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, which looked pretty cool. Today, the official lineup for the festival's 10th anniversary was released and, well, it looks even better than we were ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Warren Hellman talks about Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley BandA few weeks back we posted a sneak-peek at the lineup for this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, which looked pretty cool. Today, the official lineup for the festival's 10th anniversary was released and, well, it looks even better than we were ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: 10 Bands You Should Not Miss
San Francisco's annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival is kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure novel. You could pick any number of themes to select the acts you want to see -- old punk pioneers, roots music up-and-comers, etc.-- and follow one through all three day's lineups. You coul ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
In Print: What Warren Hellman Pays for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Adam Stephens' Solo Debut
Adam StephensIn SF Weekly's print music section this week:Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder (and banjo picker) Warren Hellman tell us what his 10-year-old free festival really costs, why it didn't end up moving to Oakland, and what the annual shindig means to him: "I wonder sometimes how the comm ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
Harldly Strictly Bluegrass, AIDS Wolf, World Veg Fest, Castro Street Fair and More
Autumn De WildeJenny and Johnny are among 80 acts at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010Hardly Strictly is here! But before you blow your figurative load over the biggest free concert of the year, keep in mind that there are plenty of other fun and cheap events in the city this weekend. Here's our lis ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Day 1: This Is About Coming Together
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Day 1Oct. 2, 2010 @ Golden Gate ParkBetter than: chasing a fox out the hen house. San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival sings America. The annual outdoor concert is about coming together: scores of rootsy musicians, a half-million or more conc ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
Warren Hellman's Hebrew Jacket Explained
Jim HerdDefinitely not last year's model...When Elvis Costello's in town, people can be forgiven for missing some peripheral details and focusing on the artist formerly known as Declan McManus. That being said, it was hard to miss Hardly Strictly Bluegrass impresario Warren Hellman's Semitic Serg ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
So What Did Warren Hellman's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Jacket Say?
Jim HerdIt ain't last year's model...Maybe you saw the rather wild, sequined jacket that the free-music-festival-wearing Warren Hellman was wearing at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this weekend.Maybe you thought it looked cool, and wondered what exactly the Hebrew writing on the back meant.Maybe you' ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
Warren Hellman Leaves Prop. B Campaign -- Shocks Prop. B Backers
Joyce GoldschmidWarren Hellman has moved on to Plan B...No obligation for campaign to return Hellman's $50KThe No on Proposition B camp -- the union-backed assault on the measure that would mandate workers up their pension and health care contributions -- released a shocker today. An e-mail hit S ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Nine solutions to San Francisco's pension crisis
Joyce GoldschmidWarren Hellman has moved on to Plan B...No obligation for campaign to return Hellman's $50KThe No on Proposition B camp -- the union-backed assault on the measure that would mandate workers up their pension and health care contributions -- released a shocker today. An e-mail hit S ... More >>
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March 10, 2011
Watch Billionaire Warren Hellman Play the Banjo at Slim's This Weekend
The Wronglers, with Warren Hellman on banjo.Perhaps it's unfortunate for Warren Hellman, the wealthy San Franciscan who puts on the free, three-day Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival in Golden Gate Park every year, that the words "billionaire" and "banjo" begin with the same big, beautiful ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
Pension Reports Predict Dire San Francisco Future
Such a headache...When discussing the city's pension morass, the preferred analogy is a bursting dam. Fair enough. But, today, we'll use different too-much-water nomenclature: In pension world, when it rains, it pours. Hot on the heels of city controller Ben Rosenfield's analysis of what would -- ... More >>
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April 22, 2011
R.I.P. Hazel Dickens, American Legend, Feminist Folk Singer, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fixture
Jay BlakesbergHazel Dickens with Dolly Parton and Warren HellmanHazel Dickens, a bluegrass singer who played every Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival since the free event began in 2001, died today at age 75.Described by the Washington Post as "a living legend of American music," Dickens use ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
It's Official: The Bay Citizen Unionizes
Hellman's Frankenstein Monster Just a year after Warren Hellman launched The Bay Citizen, the editorial newsroom decided to officially unionize. On May 26, The Bay Citizen signed union cards indicating they want to join the Pacific Media Workers Guild, Local 39521 of The Newspaper Guild-Communica ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Set Times for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and Treasure Island Music Festival Are Out Now
The crowd at Hardly Strictly Hey everyone, it's set-time-o'-clock: The point at which you can start planning which acts you'll see (along with every other mobile human on the planet) at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (Sept. 30 to Oct. 2) and Treasure Island Music Festival (Oct. 15 and 16). Often ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
Sunday at Hardly Strictly: Gomez, Justin Townes Earle, and Bela Fleck Help Fuel the Good Vibes
Christopher VictorioGomez at Hardly Strictly Gomez Justin Townes Earle Zakir Hussein, Bela Fleck, and Edgar Meyer Devil Makes Three The Swanson Family Band October 2, 2010 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Better than: Smuggling vodka into Outside Lands. "This is so much better than Outside Lands! ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
List: How Will S.F. Cope with State Spending Cuts?
The good ol' days are gone Gov. Jerry Brown recently announced another $1 billion in state spending cuts. How will S.F. cope? We'll have to cut back 15 percent on jokes about Ed Lee's mustache. Homeless people will have to put up with bupkis instead of crapola. The Recreation and Parks d ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Warren Hellman, Founder of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Dies
RIP Warren Hellman The indelible Warren Hellman, founder of the popular Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival and the Bay Citizen, has died. His family told reporters that the 77-year-old San Francisco icon died Sunday from complications of leukemia. Public services are planned for Wednesday at Cong ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Warren Hellman "Stunned and Thrilled" City Named Meadow After Him
Joyce GoldschmidThe namesake for "Hellman Hollow"The wheels of government tend to turn slowly. So the rapidity with which the notion of renaming Golden Gate Park's Speedway Meadow after Warren Hellman became a reality -- two weeks from conception to Board of Supervisors-approved, effective-immedi ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
R.I.P. Warren Hellman, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Founder and Eccentric Banjo Player
Jay BlakesbergWarren Hellman at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Warren Hellman, the billionaire banjo-picker and eccentric who founded the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival, lost his battle with leukemia on Sunday. He was 77. Hellman was a successful investment banker a beloved philant ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Jay BlakesbergWarren Hellman at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Warren Hellman, the billionaire banjo-picker and eccentric who founded the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival, lost his battle with leukemia on Sunday. He was 77. Hellman was a successful investment banker a beloved philant ... More >>
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December 23, 2011
Warren Hellman, Incidental Banjo Player
Over the past week, photos of Warren Hellman toting a banjo were pretty much ubiquitous. The departed billionaire was a financial titan and a political force in this city -- but, yes, it was the banjo, perhaps the happiest of musical instruments, that seemed to define his public persona (and his pri ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music
Over the past week, photos of Warren Hellman toting a banjo were pretty much ubiquitous. The departed billionaire was a financial titan and a political force in this city -- but, yes, it was the banjo, perhaps the happiest of musical instruments, that seemed to define his public persona (and his pri ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Better, Later, and on the Air: A Wish list for S.F. Music in 2012
Over the past week, photos of Warren Hellman toting a banjo were pretty much ubiquitous. The departed billionaire was a financial titan and a political force in this city -- but, yes, it was the banjo, perhaps the happiest of musical instruments, that seemed to define his public persona (and his pri ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Wear Warren Hellman's Shirt
Hellman familyYes, I'll hold...Over the past month, photographs of departed San Francisco macher Warren Hellman have been fairly ubiquitous. The financier and philanthropist's sartorial sense had been described as "Financial District Hobo" -- and then there's this. But the photo illustrating this ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Warren Hellman Tribute Concert Will Feature Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch, and More
Jay BlakesbergWarren Hellman at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder Warren Hellman passed away at the end of last year, but the sprawling free music festival he started will continue. And on Feb. 19, Hellman's family and the festival's organizers will hold a sort of mi ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
Jay BlakesbergWarren Hellman at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Hardly Strictly Bluegrass founder Warren Hellman passed away at the end of last year, but the sprawling free music festival he started will continue. And on Feb. 19, Hellman's family and the festival's organizers will hold a sort of mi ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Why The Bay Citizen Can't Hack It Alone Anymore
Ron Baker via FlickrThe Bay Citizen was funded with a $5 million gift from Warren Hellman to be an independent new organization in the Bay Area. But after two years in operation, it's being taken over by the Center for Investigative Reporting. How did this happen, you ask? Their bill ... More >>
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