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Pack condoms (now without cop paranoia!) for this week's sexy events
Condoms are hella stoked.IMAGE VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONSA major, massive shout-out to the local activists who finally convinced SFPD to get rid of their draconian, awful policy of using condoms found on...
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The downside of Jerry Brown's budget
Tom Ammiano's not thrilled with the guv's planThe guv is quite proud of his new budget: He's eliminated the chronic deficits, he's giving some more money to the schools, and he's vowing that the state...
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Cheap rent: A thing of the past
photo by Trenttsd via creative commonsSurfed Craigslist for an apartment lately? Then you don’t need us to tell you that rent in San Francisco is too damn high. But what are the broader implications of...
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The Performant: Music men
Mark Growden's solo show and variations on a theme with Hand to Mouth There’s something so charmingly unassuming about the Red Poppy Art House -- a by-now venerable institution on the Mission...
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Clergy summons sexy undead (local Episcopalian priest pens racy vamp novel)
Vestements and "racy romance" with the undead? It's the human condition, baby.It is perhaps indicative of my professional scope that I was nervous to talk to Amber Belldene, Bay Area author of a "racy...
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SFBOS grab bag: Diva Breed, Yee's jig, delayed Chiu, and more
Protester Gypsy Taub slams Wiener and Chiu.Steven T. JonesNow that the dust has settled from this week's San Francisco Board of Supervisors inauguration and presidential vote, I thought I'd return to a...
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Gangsters, death, and spaghetti westerns: must be another week of movies!
'A Haunted House'PHOTO COURTESY OPEN ROAD FILMWell, they announced the Oscar nominations yesterday, and much-lauded import Amour is opening today (review below the jump), so if you're curious about the...
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Much weirdness at the City College Board
John Rizzo re-elected prez; how the hell did that happen?And you thought the election of the new old Board of Supervisors president was odd. Check out what happened with the Community College Board:...
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The Haight Street Banksy rat is looking for a good home
Kerfuffle attended the publication of my Street Seen column on the reappropriated Banksy street art that popped up at Context art fair during Art Basel week in Miami last month.Hamptons gallerist...
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Machine politics
The brains behind the operation.Guardian photo by Rebecca BoweThe inner technological workings of the Obama for America (OFA) campaign engine came into the spotlight Jan. 10 when the POTUS’ technology...
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Estamos atentos: Photos and lessons from Friday's anti-violence march in the...
It's hard to say if the march of neighbors from the 16th Street BART station, to Valencia Street, to 24th Street, and back down Mission Street will stop attacks like the January 6th assault on 23rd and...
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Discord at City College as accreditation cliff nears
Teachers and other protesters demonstrate outside the CCSF chancellor's "state of the school" speech.Joe FitzgeraldMore than 300 City College of San Francisco (CCSF) faculty and supporters protested...
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The Chamber of Commerce becomes even more irrelevant
Rob Black, photo by Luke Thomas/Fog City JournalIt's been years since anyone really took the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce seriously as a political force. The verdict from the techies came in long...
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Jerrry Brown and UC
So the guv is going to start showing up at UC and CSU board meetings, where he will be able to sit next to his pal Gavin Newsom. And he's going to tell the administrators that they have to start...
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Herrera takes on restaurants that use bogus healthcare surcharges
In reality, some restaurants offer employees substandard health coverage and pocket surcharges customers pay.City Attorney Dennis Herrera fired a warning shot across the bow of San Francisco...
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Harvey Milk airport!
Maybe this Dan Niccoleta photo will be in the main SFO terminalFirst of all, it's a great idea.Major airports get named after people who have had a major impact on society (LaGuardia, Kennedy) or heros...
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Bizarro mainstream SF sweeps Grindr's "Best of 2012" -- pukes us in the mouth...
weiner grindr, wiener grindr!Dear gay hookup app Grindr,Maybe it's just an indication of the type of homosexual who uses your service, and who deigns to participate in surveys like your new "Best of...
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Welcome to San Francisco’s “Internet of Things”
A screen grab from a Phillips Lighting promotional video shows what the inside of a control center might look like.In this week’s issue of the Guardian, we spotlight a pair of pilot projects that...
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Chiu's committee assignments keep the moderates in charge
Sup. Scott Wiener will chair Land Use and serve on Budget, the two most powerful committees, raising his already high stature.A week after engineering his unanimous re-election to an unprecedented...
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Localized Appreesh: Adios Amigo
Adios Amigo takes to the streets.PHOTO BY AGATA KAMLERLocalized Appreesh is our thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.com.What began life as a...
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