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  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Even Christians Can't Stand Pastor Sean Harris and His Gay-Hating Rhetoric

    As readers probably recall, nut job Pastor Sean Harris' gay-children hating comments at a recent sermon made national headlines and sent Americans into a convulsing rage -- and we're not not just talking about liberals and gays.It seems even the most faithful and godly can't deal with the North Caro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Phil Anschutz to Sell the San Francisco Examiner

    Does this mean they will stop endorsing Tea Party Republicans?​Clarity Media Group announced today that it will sell the San Francisco Examiner -- the city's daily free tabloid. Phil Anschutz, the evangelical media mogul, announced that his Denver-based company has agreed to sell the Ex to Black P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Record Number of Americans Want to Legalize Marijuana

    The new patriotism​It seems that marijuana -- and what people think about it -- is constantly dominating the news, whether it's California's doctors calling for the magic plant's legalization, or the country's law enforcement establishment reminding us it is in fact verboten. Proving that even the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Is Nancy Pelosi Too Powerful for Pot?

    Right Behind You​Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi -- who, despite no longer being House Speaker, is arguably still the most powerful resident of San Francisco -- is a very busy politician. Just this week, the highest-ranking woman in American political history had her fingers in everything from the Ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Dionette Cherney: DA Has Yet to File Charges Against Cyclist Who Killed Tourist

    ​On July 15, Dionette Cherney was walking across Mission Street at the Embarcadero when a cyclist blew through a red light and knocked her to the ground. The Washington, D.C. resident, who was visiting San Francisco with her husband, died a month later when her husband removed her from life suppor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Mijita May Head East, Chef Pop-ups, More Burgers, and Kink.com's New Bar

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. If opening a Mexican restaurant, head east. Inside Scoop reports, via Bloomberg news, that chef Traci Des Jardins is looking at New York, Boston, and Washington D.C., as possible expansion cities for her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Consolidation Takes Hold in Deal-a-Day Coupon Biz

    mycodetrip.comNobody can touch Groupon, but smaller companies are being swallowed up.​Three Knocks, who's there? Nobody, according to the company's website. After barely seven months, this Emeryville-based Groupon-type business has bowed out. Groupon-style promotions have been controversial ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 22, 2010

    Oceans of Bass

    mycodetrip.comNobody can touch Groupon, but smaller companies are being swallowed up.​Three Knocks, who's there? Nobody, according to the company's website. After barely seven months, this Emeryville-based Groupon-type business has bowed out. Groupon-style promotions have been controversial ... More >>

  • News

    July 21, 2010

    The Education Trap

    In California, many undocumented immigrants are offered cheap college tuition, only to find they can’t get jobs after they graduate.

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Average Frisco Penis Longer Than Typical L.A. Prick

    We're happy with ourselves today...​Finding a good man in San Francisco is not easy. Actually we devoted a cover story to the challenging hunt. Yet apparently finding a well-endowed man is not too hard (no pun intended). According to stats released by internet condom store Condomania, it's much ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Uppity Fag Reviews the Week in Gay

    A look back at the queer week that was in the Bay Area and beyond. She just wants to go to the prom, is that so wrong?​The searing heat of gay indignation is shining directly on Jackson, Miss., where Constance McMillen has become a pariah for asking permission to wear a tuxedo and bring a he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Mayor Employs Vile Pun, Says Obesity 'A Big Issue'

    A sense of humor is not one of Mayor Gavin Newsom's strong traits -- but do they give comedy awards for Twitter posts? Newsom met with Michelle Obama in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the epidemic of porky children who won't get their behinds off the couch. On his way out of the meeting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    SF City Attorney Upends U.S. Credit Card Industry; Minnesota Attorney General Swoops In for the Credit

    Dennis Herrera: He wuz robbed!​Minneapolis barrister Martin Carlson recalls feeling a sense of déjà vu Tuesday upon seeing news reports that his old boss, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, had run a Washington D.C. victory lap in which she took credit for attacking a loophole co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Eight Summer Food Festivals Worth the Schlep

    Did you miss San Francisco's Oyster Fest last month? Fear not. There are plenty of larger food festivals to satiate you -- if you're willing to travel. We've put together a roundup of some of the best. Maine Lobster Festival (July 29-August 2)Made famous by David Foster Wallace's essay Consider ... More >>

  • Music

    December 31, 2008

    Thievery Corporation

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    Scott McClellan Tells Us Who To Blame

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Xiu Xiu To Release "New Women as Lovers Double LP" and 2008 Tour

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2008

    No Pants! BART Ride Tomorrow: The Question Is 'Why?'

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Radiohead Coming To SF

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2007

    Liars Announce 2008 US Tour Dates

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    New Music : Ghostface follows SF Performance by checking into " Rehab"

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2007

    Giant Bourgeois Spider Mounts San Francisco

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Home Entertainment

    October 31, 2007

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

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2007

    Van Halen in San Jo: Oh, God, the monster stirs

    Radio Retaliation (ESL)

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, June 14, 2006

  • Culture

    July 21, 2004

    Linear Thinking

    Pen and pencil are the tools of the trade at this group show

  • Summer Guide

    June 23, 2004

    Music Highlights

    From Mahler to Morrissey, the Bay Area has it all this summer.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Offal

    Incanto Restaurant & Wine Bar

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    BeatBox

    Rome's Nicola Conte unveils his latest jazz/electronica fusions; "Echoes of Rio" soothes your conscience and your booty

  • News

    February 5, 2003

    Class Action

    A peek at the future of higher political education

  • Culture

    January 2, 2002

    Rescue 9/11

    This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

  • News

    November 28, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Battle Royal; Something to Crow About; Big Bad Bell

  • News

    March 28, 2001

    Loose Threads

    The Names Project's national foundation and its famous AIDS quilt are moving out of town this week, leaving behind a slightly tattered local chapter

  • News

    January 10, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from January 10, 2001

  • News

    November 15, 2000

    Revenge of the Wimp

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

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    South to the Future

    Community or Crime Syndicate? Feds bust online trading scheme

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    South to the Future

    Elian Conspiracy

  • Music

    January 5, 2000

    Various Artists

    Easy Tempo and Jet Society

  • Film

    September 22, 1999

    Reel World

    Broadcast News, Big Wednesday, and The Straight Story

  • Film

    December 30, 1998

    Reel World

    Broadcast News, Big Wednesday, and The Straight Story

  • Film

    October 14, 1998

    Poetry in Locomotion

    Broadcast News, Big Wednesday, and The Straight Story

  • Calendar

    February 18, 1998

    Night + Day

    Broadcast News, Big Wednesday, and The Straight Story

  • Calendar

    May 14, 1997

    Slap Shots

    Broadcast News, Big Wednesday, and The Straight Story

  • Dining

    December 4, 1996

    Dish

    Broadcast News, Big Wednesday, and The Straight Story

  • News

    June 12, 1996

    Deadbeat Heaven

    Parents who refuse to pay child support don't have much to worry about in California. Or, for that matter, San Francisco.

  • News

    August 30, 1995

    Achtenberg's Third Act

    Roberta Achtenberg bristles when anyone dares say that Williw Brown is the one who gets things done. "I have gotten things done my entire life, right?" she says, citing when her accomplishments as a law school dean, her 800-page book on sexual orientatio

  • News

    June 7, 1995

    Exile in Rental Land

    Surviving the hunt for San Francisco housing

  • Music

    April 19, 1995

    Samples

    Surviving the hunt for San Francisco housing

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