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  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Robin O'Connor, Giants Employee Busted for Embezzling, to Spend Baseball Season in Prison

    ​SF Weekly readers probably recall the Giants' unfortunate season last year -- and not just on the field. Aside from injuries and an underwhelming performance, the team's image was also marred when a former employee was busted stealing cash from the team. Last summer, Robin O'Connor, then the Gian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Robin O'Connor, Giants Payroll Manager, Admits to Embezzling $2.2 Million from Team

    Robin O'Connor ​The woman who was accused of diverting millions of dollars from the San Francisco Giants for personal use pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom today. Robin O'Connor, 41, the former payroll manager for the team, admitted to transferring more than $2.2 million from the Giants into h ... More >>

  • News

    May 12, 2010

    List: Zoned for porn use

    Robin O'Connor ​The woman who was accused of diverting millions of dollars from the San Francisco Giants for personal use pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom today. Robin O'Connor, 41, the former payroll manager for the team, admitted to transferring more than $2.2 million from the Giants into h ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    List: How to Fix S.F.'s Crime Lab

    Robin O'Connor ​The woman who was accused of diverting millions of dollars from the San Francisco Giants for personal use pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom today. Robin O'Connor, 41, the former payroll manager for the team, admitted to transferring more than $2.2 million from the Giants into h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Safety Czar's Hasty Departure May Not Be Slam on Muni

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2010

    Will a big-name Dem run away with the attorney general's race?

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Neil Young to Release Sugar Mountain Live From the Vaults

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2008

    The Senator Has the Floor at Black Gold

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    Chronicle City Hall Reporter Going to KGO-TV

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2008

    Soundtrack to Your Future Unemployment!

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 12, 2008

    Serve by Expiration Goes Where The Office Fears to Shred

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2008

    Thieves Use Muni Bus Stop as Giant Phone Charger

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Get Inspired, Quit That Cubicle Job, Then Ride Across Country on a Segway

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008

    Uncle Sam says: “I Want You … tech workers!”

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • News

    November 14, 2007

    Convicted Embezzler Linda Simwa Cons SF Symphony, UCSF

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2007

    Castro Halloween Party Ban: The Ad Campaign That Wasn't

    This looks like a job for Jim Dougherty...​Jim Dougherty is the latest Muni official to sing Groucho's Captain Spalding song: "Hello, I must be going. ... I'm glad I came, but just the same, I must be going!" After barely a year on the job as Muni's chief safety officer, Dougherty is headed to fil ... More >>

  • News

    March 28, 2007

    Invisible Man

    Unlike the other U.S. attorneys fired by the Bushies, Kevin Ryan.

  • Music

    January 11, 2006

    Pearls and Brass

    The Indian Tower

  • Music

    October 12, 2005

    Razed by Wolves

    How Michigan noise machine Wolf Eyes grew to become the leader of the "New Weirdness"

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best A's Bar in S.F.

    How Michigan noise machine Wolf Eyes grew to become the leader of the "New Weirdness"

  • Music

    February 9, 2005

    Hear This

    Talking work and sex with Beep Beep's unhappy-hour dance party; Steve Earle reminds us that he's a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Wine Bar

    Hayes and Vine Wine Bar

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Handmade Coffee

    Gateway Market

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Bitch

    Lisa Miya-Jervis

  • Dining

    July 3, 2002

    Armed and Courteous

    What's the polite way to tell someone you're packing a gun?

  • Film

    December 5, 2001

    Working Girls

    Channing and Stiles are stranded, and their face-off makes for nasty Business

  • Dining

    October 10, 2001

    Service With a Grimace

    The perfect retort to a rude diner

  • Dining

    January 10, 2001

    Social Grace

    Silent Bite

  • News

    June 4, 1997

    Dream Job

    Do you like sleeping, eating, shopping, reading, TV watching, Internet surfing, large amounts of overtime pay, and small amounts of actual work? You may have a future as a dispatcher for the San Francisco Fire Department.

  • Calendar

    January 1, 1997

    The Grid

    Do you like sleeping, eating, shopping, reading, TV watching, Internet surfing, large amounts of overtime pay, and small amounts of actual work? You may have a future as a dispatcher for the San Francisco Fire Department.

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