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  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Peter Magowan, Former Giants President, Among Romney's Top Bay Area Donors

    Californians would have loved 2002 Mitt Romney. That guy was the bleeding heart who pushed universal health care in his state; the conservationist who would attack a coal plant by saying "I will not create jobs that kill people!"; a man who signed a Planned Parenthood candidate questionnaire affirmi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Leland Yee, Champion of Shark Fin Soup, to Tout More Politically Correct Broth

    ​State Sen. Leland Yee, the enigmatic San Francisco politician known for his past brushes with the law and diverse array of stances on major policy issues, positioned himself last year as an opponent of a ban on shark fin soup, the Asian delicacy that depends on grisly fishing methods. That turned ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Leland Yee, Champion of Shark Fin Soup, to Tout More Politically Correct Broth

    Leland Yee likes all types of soup​State Sen. Leland Yee, the enigmatic San Francisco politician known for his past brushes with the law and diverse array of stances on major policy issues, positioned himself last year as an opponent of a ban on shark fin soup, the Asian delicacy that depends on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Asian American Group Sues to Stop State Ban of Shark Fin Soup

    ​The Chinese community is hoping a federal judge can force California to stop being a bunch of Soup Nazis. The Asian American Rights Committee of California filed a lawsuit in San Francisco this week, claiming the state's move to ban the sale of shark fins -- which is used to make the gelatinous C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill That Heads Off Local Ban on Circumcisions

    ​The controversy over male circumcisions has officially been nipped in the bud. Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday signed off on a new law that puts the kibosh on local cities and counties looking to criminalize circumcision for males younger than 18.Lawmakers passed the bill last month, claiming a ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Senator Lou Correa, Author of Vetoed Medical Marijuana Restrictions Bill, Just Wanted to Help

    The LiberalOCHere to help​Medical marijuana advocates celebrated Wednesday with Governor Jerry Brown's veto of SB 847. The brainchild of State Senator Lou Correa (D-Orange County), the bill would have made a 600-foot barrier between medical cannabis dispensaries and homes state law (except in citi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Circumcision Ban Cut from the Ballot

    "Intactivist" David Pinckney​The city's controversial circumcision ban was officially snipped from the November ballot after Judge Loretta Giorgi ruled this morning that the measure would violate state law that prevents cities and counties from regulating medical services -- when they are a matte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Gavin Newsom's House Sells

    It's official: Newsom's out​Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom can no longer play coy about whether he is or is not a resident of San Francisco. According to news reports, the former San Francisco mayor's house has officially sold, which means he is officially no longer a denizen of our fair city. S ... More >>

  • News

    June 29, 2011

    Labor Union May Be Able to Set City Manager Paychecks

    It's official: Newsom's out​Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom can no longer play coy about whether he is or is not a resident of San Francisco. According to news reports, the former San Francisco mayor's house has officially sold, which means he is officially no longer a denizen of our fair city. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Nancy Pelosi's Wealth Just Keeps Growing

    What the hell does she know about being broke?​While the rest of us have been languishing in what seems like a never-ending recession, one of top San Francisco lawmakers just keeps getting richer. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's (D-San Francisco) personal wealth grew by 62 percent over the last year, ... More >>

  • News

    May 25, 2011

    Antismoking Bill May Mean the End of Hookah Houses

    What the hell does she know about being broke?​While the rest of us have been languishing in what seems like a never-ending recession, one of top San Francisco lawmakers just keeps getting richer. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's (D-San Francisco) personal wealth grew by 62 percent over the last year, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2011

    Anarchy in the U.S.

    What the hell does she know about being broke?​While the rest of us have been languishing in what seems like a never-ending recession, one of top San Francisco lawmakers just keeps getting richer. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's (D-San Francisco) personal wealth grew by 62 percent over the last year, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Hey Rich Assholes: Are You Shorting Your Nanny? Tell It to the Judge

    Don't even think about shorting her...​The cost of living for the Meg Whitmans of the world might become much more expensive. California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D- San Francisco) announced today that he is introducing legislation to improve the lives of domestic workers in the state.The bill, whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Mayoral Selection: What the Hell Is Gonna Happen Today?

    Should he stay or should he go?​To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, the ongoing showdown between the progressive supervisors and erstwhile Mayor Gavin Newsom regarding the naming of his successor will end with a bang or a whimper. Or lots of whimpering. Or lots of banging. The supes are slated today to vote ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2010

    Predictions for San Francisco 2011

    Should he stay or should he go?​To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, the ongoing showdown between the progressive supervisors and erstwhile Mayor Gavin Newsom regarding the naming of his successor will end with a bang or a whimper. Or lots of whimpering. Or lots of banging. The supes are slated today to vote ... More >>

  • Articles

    December 22, 2010

    Return to Sender

    Should he stay or should he go?​To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, the ongoing showdown between the progressive supervisors and erstwhile Mayor Gavin Newsom regarding the naming of his successor will end with a bang or a whimper. Or lots of whimpering. Or lots of banging. The supes are slated today to vote ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2010

    How Would Immigration Reform Look if the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

    Should he stay or should he go?​To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, the ongoing showdown between the progressive supervisors and erstwhile Mayor Gavin Newsom regarding the naming of his successor will end with a bang or a whimper. Or lots of whimpering. Or lots of banging. The supes are slated today to vote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Congestion Pricing Showdown: Assemblyman Jerry Hill To Address San Francisco Supes

    Seriously, take Caltrain. You're allowed to drink coffee and everything. ​San Francisco's idea to charge motorists $6 a day to enter or exit the city's southern border has spurred what could only be labeled a congestion pricing pissing contest. Peninsula officials are huffing that they'll impose a ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales

    Seriously, take Caltrain. You're allowed to drink coffee and everything. ​San Francisco's idea to charge motorists $6 a day to enter or exit the city's southern border has spurred what could only be labeled a congestion pricing pissing contest. Peninsula officials are huffing that they'll impose a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    The Examiner's Hilarious Political Endorsements

    ​God help me, but it's true: I love America's Funniest Home Videos. Thanks to YouTube, you can find more than enough old episodes. You turn the sound off -- be gone, Bob Saget! -- and bliss. It's so predictable, yet so hilarious. Men working on roofs are gonna fall. Skateboarders will not land whe ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2010

    Attention, Guardianistas: Here are your endorsements.

    ​God help me, but it's true: I love America's Funniest Home Videos. Thanks to YouTube, you can find more than enough old episodes. You turn the sound off -- be gone, Bob Saget! -- and bliss. It's so predictable, yet so hilarious. Men working on roofs are gonna fall. Skateboarders will not land whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Study Finds Many iPhone Users Are Tea Party Supporters (Really)

    Apple's iPhone: The preferred mobile device of semi-literate morons​We certainly wouldn't have seen this one coming. A poll released today by the tech policy group CALinnovates.org reveals that iPhone users -- whom we would have firmly placed in the same consumer class as those who sip lattes and ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2010

    Workers' comp covers retired cops who get cancer

    Apple's iPhone: The preferred mobile device of semi-literate morons​We certainly wouldn't have seen this one coming. A poll released today by the tech policy group CALinnovates.org reveals that iPhone users -- whom we would have firmly placed in the same consumer class as those who sip lattes and ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2010

    Her House Divided

    The most powerful female politician in the country now teeters between long-term victory and instant defeat.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    S.F. Legislators Approve $400K Gift to Insurers. Will Governor?

    It's unanimous: let's screw San Francisco​In a year when San Francisco faces a $787 million budget shortfall, how do our representatives in Sacramento propose to help out? By unanimously supporting a measure transferring $400,000 annually in health care expenses from insurers to local San Francis ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2010

    Asylum Denied

    Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum.

  • News

    August 18, 2010

    Held Captive

    Coyotes who smuggle immigrants torture and extort their victims, helped by out government's failure to enact immigration reform.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger Say Let the Gays Marry -- Now

    Jerry Brown says: Go get married!​Update: You're never going to believe this, but, at 4:59 p.m. the City and County of San Francisco also filed a motion urging the stay be lifted! Attorney General Jerry Brown has filed a motion with Judge Vaughn Walker requesting that no stay be placed on the ruli ... More >>

  • News

    August 4, 2010

    Republicans tastelessly milk cow-shooting controversy

    Jerry Brown says: Go get married!​Update: You're never going to believe this, but, at 4:59 p.m. the City and County of San Francisco also filed a motion urging the stay be lifted! Attorney General Jerry Brown has filed a motion with Judge Vaughn Walker requesting that no stay be placed on the ruli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Jerry Brown Wants You -- To Put Him on a T-Shirt

    Put that man on a T-shirt. Now! ​California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown is no spring chicken. And he needs your fashion advice. Brown has enough elections under his belt to know the value of lookin' sharp. That's why the man of many hours is calling on his supporters to "help Je ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Election 2010: Democrats Look Safe in Bay Area -- For Now

    Rep. Jerry McNerney: First off the island?​With all the sturm und drang gripping the Democratic party as the fall election approaches -- some observers are forecasting a Republican take-back of the House of Representatives, prompted by widespread anger over the economy and some of President Barack ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Who Should Progressives Root for In World Cup?

    If you were a true progressive, you'd pull for a World Cup outcome that'd help Lula hold onto power. You know this to be true. ​Last week we wrote about how the U.S. World Cup team's thrilling, last-minute victory over Algeria wasn't due to any kind innately American traits hard-wired into players ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2010

    Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

    If you were a true progressive, you'd pull for a World Cup outcome that'd help Lula hold onto power. You know this to be true. ​Last week we wrote about how the U.S. World Cup team's thrilling, last-minute victory over Algeria wasn't due to any kind innately American traits hard-wired into players ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Media's 'Man on the Street' in Facebook 'Liberal Hunting' Piece Actually Story's Tipster

    Screen capture | KTVUFar from being a 'Man on the Street,' Republican voter Jim Freeman was the originator of the Facebook 'liberal hunting' story​We reported earlier today on a Bay Area GOP Congressional candidate's bizarre Facebook post, in which he fantasized about issuing hunting permits f ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2009

    No Justice

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

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Bay Area Profs Speak Out Against Stimulus

    Did stimulus really help them?Washington's elected officials and punditocracy have of late been consumed in hashing out the shape of an economic stimulus package. While no love has been lost between Republicans and Democrats in the pit fight over the bill's final shape, both sides say they recognize ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Earth's Richest Man World's Greatest Newspaper? Damning San Francisco Archive Suggests it's a Match Made in Hell

    As Sunday news reports described Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim Helu's bid to become the largest shareholder of The New York Times, readers and staffers were no doubt wondering precisely what kind of scoundrel he is.Everyone knows Slim controls Telmex, the politically connected monopoly that has dri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008

    Dear God: If you can't stop Mark Morford, please teach him to use the internet

    As Sunday news reports described Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim Helu's bid to become the largest shareholder of The New York Times, readers and staffers were no doubt wondering precisely what kind of scoundrel he is.Everyone knows Slim controls Telmex, the politically connected monopoly that has dri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    Japan: Things Just Got More Awesome.

    As Sunday news reports described Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim Helu's bid to become the largest shareholder of The New York Times, readers and staffers were no doubt wondering precisely what kind of scoundrel he is.Everyone knows Slim controls Telmex, the politically connected monopoly that has dri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    Hugo Chavez "Shut Up" Ringtone: Spanish King Juan Carlos a Ringtone Hit

    As Sunday news reports described Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim Helu's bid to become the largest shareholder of The New York Times, readers and staffers were no doubt wondering precisely what kind of scoundrel he is.Everyone knows Slim controls Telmex, the politically connected monopoly that has dri ... More >>

  • News

    January 10, 2007

    Prying Eyes

    As Sunday news reports described Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim Helu's bid to become the largest shareholder of The New York Times, readers and staffers were no doubt wondering precisely what kind of scoundrel he is.Everyone knows Slim controls Telmex, the politically connected monopoly that has dri ... More >>

  • News

    May 18, 2005

    Student of Concern

    Will we be more secure -- or just less competitive -- if the government forces hundreds of thousands of international science students to get export licenses simply to look through a microscope?

  • News

    March 16, 2005

    Gay Rights in High Places

    As the king fights a Maoist insurrection, the Nepali Supreme Court decides whether homosexual acts are "bestiality"

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of October 29, 2003

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    March 21, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from March 21, 2001

  • News

    April 26, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Published April 26, 2000

  • News

    July 1, 1998

    From Russia With Diamonds

    In 1995, Golden ADA Inc., a San Francisco diamond-importing firm, collapsed, unveiling an international trail of theft and betrayal that embarrassed San Francisco luminaries involved with the company. Now, newly unsealed court files show that high-level m

  • News

    May 27, 1998

    Building a Better Bomb

    While condemning India for its nuclear testing, the U.S. government quietly funnels billions to research programs aimed at creating an ever-more-virulent nuclear arsenal

  • News

    July 10, 1996

    Give Me Your Healthy

    The immigration crackdown has Latinos fleeing mainstream medicine

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