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Why the GOP gets away with obstructing Congress
There's an interesting piece on Calitics talking about what California can teach the nation in terms of ending Republican obstructionism. Robert Cruickshank, as usual, is right on target -- and he...
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Oscar contender 'Zero Dark Thirty' opens today! Plus (a few) more new movies
Jessica Chastain in 'Zero Dark Thirty'Photo by Jonathan OlleyAt last, the movie most likely to challenge Lincoln for Best Picture opens in San Francisco, with an even wider release coming next week....
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Will narrow business interests continue to dominate SF's political agenda?
Will San Francisco's "success" be broadly shared or narrowly guarded by business elites?Steven T. JonesWill the narrow, deceptive, and disempowering “jobs” rhetoric of the last two years continue to...
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A tale of police priorities
By Anh LêOn Friday afternoon, November 9th, as I was walking on Howard St. near 3rd, I was physically assaulted twice by a Caucasian man walking with an accomplice, an African American woman. I was...
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Corporations and carpools
Jonathan Frieman, my new heroI absolutely love this story: A Marin activist named Jonathan Frieman, who runs a small nonprofit corporation (the JoMiJo Foundation) was driving in the carpool lane on...
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Eviction of activist/gardener squatters follows HANC's eviction
Green activist Ryan Rising shows some of the seeds the many variety of seeds the gardeners have available for free.Joe FitzgeraldAbout 20 activist gardeners were thrown out of the old Haight Ashbury...
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Heads Up: 6 must-see concerts this week
ROFL: Jerome LOLIt's likely your first full week back to work after the holidays – and just how does that feel? Painful? Like a dull, numbing pain creeping up your neck? Fix it with fun, like the kind...
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New school lunches: "awesome."
There's still a lot of controversy around SFUSD's new school lunch program and how much it's actually going to cost. But the early reports from Aptos Middle School are very, very positive. I received a...
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Dark side of the Dude
King Dude sees the light.PHOTO BY JOHN WATSONMore than a year ago, in his rundown on “top substances that have influenced music,” promoter-DJ Marco De La Vega said this: “I...raid my own medicine...
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Gascon, Adachi and conviction rates
Adachi: Beating the DAPublic Defender Jeff Adachi just released his annual report, and it's impressive: According to the statistic his office complied, of the 60 felony trials handled by deputy public...
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Nudi pics to brighten your day
Toxic slugs or a party, a party, partyPHOTO BY DAVID DOUBILET VIA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICIt really doesn't matter that this National Geographic slideshow is from 2008. The relevancy of the nudibranches...
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Behind today's unanimous vote for Chiu
Newly elected and re-elected supervisors take their oath of office.Steven T. JonesFor all the high-minded talk about diversity and working together on behalf of the public – and the relentless praising...
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Feds downgrade troubled Housing Authority
SFHA Director Henry Alvaerez: More troubleThe federal government has declared the San Francisco Housing Authority a “troubled” agency and dispatched agents to review the agency’s finances and...
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Twitter took my bots!
Back to being irrelevant and unpopular, meow.Party's over, people. After my cover story hit newsstands today, and my ruse of buying a truckload of manufactured Twitter followers from Intertwitter had...
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The Guardian, the Examiner, and the Weekly
As you can all imagine, I'm getting calls and emails, so let me clear it up: Yes, San Francisco Newspaper Co. has bought SF Weekly.Yes, Todd Vogt is the co-owner of the Examiner, Guardian and now...
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CCSF teachers recruit students from BART/Muni stations
City College instructors work Powell Street station seeking new students.Joe FitzgeraldWalking through the Powell BART and Muni station, commuters are used to hearing the cries of a melange of...
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Appetite: Jumping at Trick Dog
The Bon Vivants (Josh Harris, Scott Baird, Jason Henton) need little introduction in the drink world, from humanitarian work with their Pig & Punch events -- they're featured in the latest issue of...
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On the Om Front: Get possessed in 2013
Yogis love the New Year. It’s not that we love to party till 4am and then vomit on the neighbor’s front stoop, or sing Abba songs in a frighteningly loud bar as the timid January sun makes its way...
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Despite settlement, Wells Fargo still in housing activists' crosshairs
Wells Fargo was one of 10 banks to sign a settlement after facing claims of abusive practices.photo by Nathan Jongewaard via Creative CommonsFederal regulators cut a deal with 10 major banks to “speed...
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Honest Abe and everyone else: Oscar nominations
Quvenzhane Wallis as Hushpuppy in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight PicturesCongratulations, Mr. President. Better luck next time, Ms. Bigelow, Mr. Affleck, and Mr....
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