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    April 19, 2012

    Happy Girl Kitchen and B. Patisserie Co-Host a Pop-Up

    What: Local pastry creators b. patisserie and pickle and jam purveyor Happy Girl Kitchen are coming together for a delectable sounding pastry pop-up.When: Saturday, April 21st, 10:00 a.m. until the goods are gone.Where: Happy Girl Kitchen's stand inside the Ferry Terminal Building.Cost: Whatever the ... More >>

  • News

    February 15, 2012

    The Cup Runneth Over: S.F.'s America's Cup Decision Looms

    What: Local pastry creators b. patisserie and pickle and jam purveyor Happy Girl Kitchen are coming together for a delectable sounding pastry pop-up.When: Saturday, April 21st, 10:00 a.m. until the goods are gone.Where: Happy Girl Kitchen's stand inside the Ferry Terminal Building.Cost: Whatever the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Occupy Protesters Clear Port of Oakland This Morning

    ​Port workers began lining up at 5 a.m. today, ready to get back to work after demonstrators managed to close the nation's fifth-busiest port as part of a massive West Coast effort to shake up the 1 percent. Only it wasn't the 1 percent they were necessarily interrupting. According to the Port of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Occupy Oakland: Protesters Block Port of Oakland

    Kate CongerAnd it's not even 8 a.m.!​Update (8:05 a.m.): It's started to rain, but that's not deterring this group. A handful of protesters carrying an Occupy UC Davis banner has walked further into the port. Original Story (7:06 a.m.): As expected, hundreds of Occupy Oakland protesters have march ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Occupy Oakland: Peaceful Protest Turns Chaotic, Several Hospitalized

    Erin Sherbert​Yesterday's general strike in Oakland -- which shut down the port -- ended in a late-night violent (and costly) scene in downtown with fires, arrests, and injuries. It started at about 11 p.m., when a group of masked vandals began smashing windows and set blazes throughout downtown. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Occupy Oakland Shuts Down Port

    Erin Sherbert​Update (8:20 p.m.): Thousands of protesters marched from downtown to the Port of Oakland where they blocked terminals, stopping traffic and shutting down the port. With almost no police officers in sight, the march seemed more like a festival, with people dancing in the streets, chan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    S.F. Ferry Ticketers to Strike Today to Protest Automation

    Matt SmithMr. Ferry Boat doesn't like to get angry.​UPDATE: Media outlets are reporting that the planned strike has been called off. Original story 7:25 a.m.:Ticket taking on the Golden Gate ferry system has been one of the last manual labor jobs kept safe from automation. But that may change with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Fake Terrorist Ferry Firebombing on Deck for Marin Homeland Security Drill

    Move along folks; nothing to see here.​This Thursday, ferry passengers will launch from the Larkspur Terminal unaware of the presence of a terrorist. He plans to set off an improvised firebomb -- and the crew will scramble to put out the fire and calm passengers. Soon afterward, Marin Army Reserv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Junk Food Ban Weighed -- For Seagulls

    Gross​Since seagulls are mysteriously dying by the dozens at Pier 94 rendering plant after feasting on offal, the Board of Supervisors has been urged to enforce a larine version of a junk food ban.At its Feb. 10 meeting, the city's Animal Care & Control Commission introduced a drafted letter t ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 21, 2010

    Art Review: Eileen David: "Recent Paintings"

    Gross​Since seagulls are mysteriously dying by the dozens at Pier 94 rendering plant after feasting on offal, the Board of Supervisors has been urged to enforce a larine version of a junk food ban.At its Feb. 10 meeting, the city's Animal Care & Control Commission introduced a drafted letter t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2010

    There She Blows

    Gross​Since seagulls are mysteriously dying by the dozens at Pier 94 rendering plant after feasting on offal, the Board of Supervisors has been urged to enforce a larine version of a junk food ban.At its Feb. 10 meeting, the city's Animal Care & Control Commission introduced a drafted letter t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    The Best Crane Photos You May See All Day

    At around 9:05 this morning, a trio of massive crane fresh from the factory in Shanghai passed beneath the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges -- with a Lebron James vertical leap of room to spare. SF Weekly's favorite floating photographer, Gabor Gardonyi, was there. A tugboat chef who moonlights as an ace ... More >>

  • News

    September 2, 2009

    In environmental terms, Cash for Clunkers is a jalopy

    At around 9:05 this morning, a trio of massive crane fresh from the factory in Shanghai passed beneath the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges -- with a Lebron James vertical leap of room to spare. SF Weekly's favorite floating photographer, Gabor Gardonyi, was there. A tugboat chef who moonlights as an ace ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    State Director Says S.F. Doesn't Participate in Abandoned Boat Program -- Which Is News to S.F. Official Who Has Already Recieved and Spent the Money

    http://englishrussia.com/?p=1788Well, the state ain't paying for that...​Earlier today, we ran a story about how, while it's no Truk Lagoon boats sink in San Francisco Bay more often than you might guess. Yet getting even an incomplete count of how often vessels slip beneath the waves here was als ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2008

    St. Nick, Reporting for Duty

    http://englishrussia.com/?p=1788Well, the state ain't paying for that...​Earlier today, we ran a story about how, while it's no Truk Lagoon boats sink in San Francisco Bay more often than you might guess. Yet getting even an incomplete count of how often vessels slip beneath the waves here was als ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2008

    John Burton’s Murky Role in Perata Probe

    http://englishrussia.com/?p=1788Well, the state ain't paying for that...​Earlier today, we ran a story about how, while it's no Truk Lagoon boats sink in San Francisco Bay more often than you might guess. Yet getting even an incomplete count of how often vessels slip beneath the waves here was als ... More >>

  • News

    March 12, 2008

    ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports on Socialist Holiday

    http://englishrussia.com/?p=1788Well, the state ain't paying for that...​Earlier today, we ran a story about how, while it's no Truk Lagoon boats sink in San Francisco Bay more often than you might guess. Yet getting even an incomplete count of how often vessels slip beneath the waves here was als ... More >>

  • News

    November 21, 2007

    Oil Spill Alert -- Bay Ships Getting Bigger, Ports To Get Busier

    http://englishrussia.com/?p=1788Well, the state ain't paying for that...​Earlier today, we ran a story about how, while it's no Truk Lagoon boats sink in San Francisco Bay more often than you might guess. Yet getting even an incomplete count of how often vessels slip beneath the waves here was als ... More >>

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Extreme Sport

    http://englishrussia.com/?p=1788Well, the state ain't paying for that...​Earlier today, we ran a story about how, while it's no Truk Lagoon boats sink in San Francisco Bay more often than you might guess. Yet getting even an incomplete count of how often vessels slip beneath the waves here was als ... More >>

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Cheap Bay Cruise

    http://englishrussia.com/?p=1788Well, the state ain't paying for that...​Earlier today, we ran a story about how, while it's no Truk Lagoon boats sink in San Francisco Bay more often than you might guess. Yet getting even an incomplete count of how often vessels slip beneath the waves here was als ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 1998

    Cothran

    http://englishrussia.com/?p=1788Well, the state ain't paying for that...​Earlier today, we ran a story about how, while it's no Truk Lagoon boats sink in San Francisco Bay more often than you might guess. Yet getting even an incomplete count of how often vessels slip beneath the waves here was als ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 1998

    Boondoggle by the Bay

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

  • News

    May 31, 1995

    Dog Bites

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

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