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Growing a Greener, More Hydro SF

No Dickensian Christmas in SF as Harlots, Peaceniks, Go to Washington

Traditional Christmas in San Francisco is a colorful Charles Dickens pageant of ragtag peaceniks and harlots on Market. Street, in the Tenderloin, and in the Mission. Most years, they recreate the mood of a Victorian-London slum by begging passersby for alms in exchange for political pamphlets or se ... More >>

The Nobody's Business Diner

By Meredith Brody How does this menu sound to you: tomato basil soup, market pasta salad, salad du jour, organic spinach salad, Philly cheesesteaks, roasted local veggie melts, organic baked French fries, steamed organic broccoli, organic pears? Or this one: zucchini bread, French dip au jus, roas ... More >>

Samples

By Meredith Brody How does this menu sound to you: tomato basil soup, market pasta salad, salad du jour, organic spinach salad, Philly cheesesteaks, roasted local veggie melts, organic baked French fries, steamed organic broccoli, organic pears? Or this one: zucchini bread, French dip au jus, roas ... More >>

Rock the Bells Announces Lineup

EKAphotography Not to be outdone by the massive, monumental Outside Lands lineup, hip-hop's annual extravaganza Rock the Bells has announced its lineup as well: Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley,The Roots, Common, Big Boi, KRS-One, House of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kw ... More >>

Capitol MC

EKAphotography Not to be outdone by the massive, monumental Outside Lands lineup, hip-hop's annual extravaganza Rock the Bells has announced its lineup as well: Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley,The Roots, Common, Big Boi, KRS-One, House of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kw ... More >>

Do A Little Dance

EKAphotography Not to be outdone by the massive, monumental Outside Lands lineup, hip-hop's annual extravaganza Rock the Bells has announced its lineup as well: Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley,The Roots, Common, Big Boi, KRS-One, House of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kw ... More >>

Talk to Me, Twin Peaks, No End in Sight: DVDish

EKAphotography Not to be outdone by the massive, monumental Outside Lands lineup, hip-hop's annual extravaganza Rock the Bells has announced its lineup as well: Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley,The Roots, Common, Big Boi, KRS-One, House of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kw ... More >>

And That's Big

EKAphotography Not to be outdone by the massive, monumental Outside Lands lineup, hip-hop's annual extravaganza Rock the Bells has announced its lineup as well: Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley,The Roots, Common, Big Boi, KRS-One, House of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kw ... More >>

Walls

In this uneven production, two conflicts play out on a set that replicates the Vietnam memorial

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, August 9, 2006

DeLessio Is More

Finding summer in the city at a delicious off-the-radar bakery

Copping a 'Tude

It's hard to take a place called Café Gratitude seriously, but the food is seriously good

Red Road Trip

Go ahead and protest the inauguration. But if you really want the Democrats to win next time, shouldn't you start to learn how the red half lives?

The Complete History of America (Abridged)

What started off as a modest joke is now an extended -- and lame -- gag

Dead Meadow

Shivering King and Others

Not Your Mother's Peace Movement

Major anti-war groups change strategy, hoping to win over mainstream voters the Bush administration can't ignore

The Word Police

Is it OK to use the word "picnic" in polite company?

Class Struggle

New school superintendent Arlene Ackerman has fostered educational excellence -- and ignited political firestorms. Her first major initiative? A significant shift in funding, from wealthier to poorer schools, being planned behind closed doors.

Revenge of the Wimp

Why Miami's Democratic mayor abandoned Al Gore and cost him all the votes he needed to be president

Trans Am

Red Line (Thrill Jockey)

Best Paperless Office

Mayor Willie Brown's Office

Letters to the Editor

Letters from April 19, 2000

South to the Future

Conservatives Help Fund Anti-WTO Rally

No March Madness

The fervor isn't building for another gay rally on Washington

Riff Raff

Pop (Do We Not Like That?)

Hear This

Pop (Do We Not Like That?)

Night + Day

Pop (Do We Not Like That?)

Welcome to San Francisco, Capital of Anti-Muslim Hate Speech

And you thought JROTC was badIs San Francisco, political-correctness capital of the known world, secretly a bastion of anti-Muslim hate speech? That's the impression you'd get these days from reading the publicity broadsides from the Washington, D.C.-based American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee ... More >>

Seven Tasty Food Carts (and Trucks) From Across the Country

We've got the Sexy Soup Cart, Creme Brulee Man and Amuse Buchee, but the growing food cart phenomenon isn't limited to San Francisco. That's right -- food carts and trucks throughout the nation are serving up deliciousness far beyond the usual pretzels and dogs. We've corralled seven of our favo ... More >>

List of Congressional Reps Insisting on 'Robust Public Option' for Health Care Leaked; Some Bay Area Names Absent

A list of more than 50 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus was leaked to a Daily Kos contributing editor yesterday. It contained the "Whip List" of representatives who had succinctly offered their promise to only vote for a health care proposal that contains "a robust public option." Gla ... More >>

Muni Tax Shelter Deal Could Lead to More S.F. Rail Carnage

Jim HerdDid promised millions froma shady tax shelter deal blur Muni's judgment?​A month before investigators began to sift through train wreckage to determine the cause of last week's Muni light rail crash, officials examining deadly transit accident in Washington D.C. discovered a defect th ... More >>

Michelle Obama Wants a Farmer's Market Near the White House, but the Proposal's No Slam Dunk

foodietots/FlickrWho could be against veggies? A still life from the Dupont FreshFarm Market.​First Lady Michelle Obama is trying to bring farm fresh food to her own 'hood near the White House. Washington D.C. residents and farmers' market fans are closely watching the First Lady -- she took o ... More >>

Leaving San Francisco -- at 52 Times the Speed of Sound

Perhaps you've seen this before -- but it was a new thrill to us. A pair of gents with a time-lapse camera that snapped photos every 10 seconds have distilled their cross-country automobile journey down to the above four-and-a-half minute haul from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. In case you're wo ... More >>

Friday's Weekly Beast Menu at One Market Was All About the Duroc Pig

M. LaddOink-oink: Maple-pecan crêpes with caramelized bacon ice cream.​One Market Restaurant (One Market at the Embarcadero) started an intriguing meaty menu option earlier this month called The Weekly Beast. The prix fixe meals -- the restaurant calls them Head to Hoof dinners -- drop Friday ... More >>

No Justice

Despite Obama's promises of change, corporate crooks are still going unpunished for their roles in the financial collapse.

Chronic City: Academic Study Shows Marijuana Arrests Have No Impact On Usage Rates

​The most extensive study yet undertaken on U.S. marijuana arrests and penalties, released today, finds no relationship between marijuana arrest and use rates. The report further finds that current penalty structures act as a price support mechanism that boosts the illegal market.Assembled by Jon ... More >>

Weed Takes Root

Marijuana's steady creep toward legalization nationwide

Attorney General: That Organic Cig Will Still Kill You

Sorry, still poisonous...​You could be forgiven for thinking, somehow, American Spirit cigarettes won't coat your lungs with tar. C'mon, they're "organic!" Plus, there's a Native American chief with a tribal pipe on the cover; a corporate symbol 100 times more trustworthy than a phallic, smirking ... More >>

Medicine for Melancholy

Sorry, still poisonous...​You could be forgiven for thinking, somehow, American Spirit cigarettes won't coat your lungs with tar. C'mon, they're "organic!" Plus, there's a Native American chief with a tribal pipe on the cover; a corporate symbol 100 times more trustworthy than a phallic, smirking ... More >>

More Companies Join Class-Action Lawsuit against Yelp

There are nine new plaintiffs in the case against S.F.-based Yelp.​Nine companies have joined the proposed class-action lawsuit against Yelp, the San Francisco-based Internet giant, attorneys in Miami and California announced this morning. The new plaintiffs are located everywhere from Tujung ... More >>

Report: FBI Arrests S.F. Man for Scores of Phone Threats to Pelosi

'Hello, Nancy...'​The Associated Press today reported that the FBI has arrested a San Francisco man for scores of threatening phone calls he made to Rep. Nancy Pelosi's California and Washington, D.C. homes. It is alleged Gregory Guisti -- who will be arraigned tomorrow -- also dialed up Pelosi's ... More >>

The Power of the Pen -- and Ink

'Hello, Nancy...'​The Associated Press today reported that the FBI has arrested a San Francisco man for scores of threatening phone calls he made to Rep. Nancy Pelosi's California and Washington, D.C. homes. It is alleged Gregory Guisti -- who will be arraigned tomorrow -- also dialed up Pelosi's ... More >>

Kamala Harris Files Brief Supporting Federal Health Care Reform

This won't hurt a bit...​California Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit seeking to aid the defense of President Barack Obama's landmark health care legislation.The so-called Affordable Care Act, perhaps Obama's most significant legisla ... More >>

Pop-Up Indian Dinner Flies Across the Country for Secret S.F. Meal

Veronika Lukasova/Washington PostStrangers commune over Gujarati food at a Hush pop-up dinner in Washington, D.C.​Here are three really rare pop-up dinners: Hush Supper Club proprietor Geeta is dropping into the Bay Area this week from her normal turf in Washington, D.C., to host four secret m ... More >>

SFO-Bound Plane Evacuated, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Flight

It was just a movie ​A United Airlines flight was abruptly stopped at Dulles International Airport just after noon today, and passengers were evacuated via the emergency slide, according to news reports. UA flight 757 was leaving Washington, D.C. when a pilot smelled smoke in the cabin. The pilot ... More >>

Lights Down Low: Show Preview

It was just a movie ​A United Airlines flight was abruptly stopped at Dulles International Airport just after noon today, and passengers were evacuated via the emergency slide, according to news reports. UA flight 757 was leaving Washington, D.C. when a pilot smelled smoke in the cabin. The pilot ... More >>

Cup Noodles: Don't Let Them Near Your Child

Jonathan KauffmanInstant noodles, arranged in order of risk.Instant noodle cups -- not the kind in packets, the kind you pour hot water into -- aren't just 69-cent easy meals, NPR reported this week. They're burn delivery devices, responsible for putting kids in the hospital every day. The steep s ... More >>