Editorial: Stop the garbage giveaway
Impertinent questions to the supervisors: After awarding multi-million dollar tax breaks and giveaways to Twitter and others, and after being unable to raise PG&E's ultra-low 1939 franchise fee,...
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Soul comes to SF by way of Stringer Belle
Stringer Belle's Emily McLean gets centered PHOTO BY SASHA KELLEY “If I had a dime for every time someone laughed at me, you know where I'd be?” So goes “Bright Lights,” the new single from Stringer...
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Live Shots: Bomba Estéreo at the Independent, 4/19/11
Do you ever go to a concert and realize that the lead singer is your new style icon? From the peacock feather in her hair to the flamingo tee-shirt and chipped red nails, Liliana from Bomba Estéreo...
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Get baked with Obama
Smoke out with the president today -- Kinda? Sorta? Maybe? -- at the Green Door located at 843 Howard in SF. Whoa, dude. Back up. What? Well, sort of. We all have heard about the $35,800 dinner that...
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SFIFF bonus blurb: British comedy "The Trip"
Courtest of the San Francisco Film Society. Eclectic British director Michael Winterbottom (2002's 24 Hour Party People) rebounds from sexually humiliating Jessica Alba in last year’s flop The Killer...
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1964 all over again?
Outstanding piece on Calbuzz about the new Belva Davis book, "Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism." The Calbuzzers recount the vicious racist attacks Davis endured during...
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Appetite: Lunch with Hoss Vare's inventive Persian-Middle Eastern menu
Zare's Grill and Grain's sardine wrap: fishy, bright, crunchy, winning PHOTO BY VIRGINIA MILLER Chef Hoss Vare's hugs are famous, as is his warm, inclusive greeting that makes dining at his restaurant...
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American Idol: Casey kisses J-Lo!
Party on, Casey: J-Lo says you have "soft lips." Wow, a real-life Idol moment: Casey, who was voted off and saved by the judges a few weeks ago, who is by far the most emotional contestant, and who...
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Let cities raise taxes
There's a move in the California legislature to allow local government much broader authority to raise taxes -- and the GOP types have their panties in a major bunch. Dan Morain at the Sacramento Bee...
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Tibetan monks make Sutter stop on world peace tour
From the Sera Mahayana Monastery to Sutter street: Monk mandala-ing PHOTO BY EMILY APPELBAUM Five Tibetan monks from Sera Mahayana Monastery in Southern India crouch on the floor of the Don Soker...
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PG&E CEO Peter Darbee stepping down
Guardian illustration by Devon Doss Word's out that Peter Darbee, the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation, is stepping down. Darbee's departure comes amid a federal...
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5 Things: April 22, 2011
This weekend's "Native Taste" party showcases the work of 13 local artists. >>BLACK WHEELS Three reasons why African-Americans should ride bicycles, brought to you courtesy of community...
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The Urban Eating League's food activists with flair
Urban Eating League denizens source their swagger from within a 150 mile radius PHOTO BY HANNAH TEPPER Last Sunday I wore a slip, faked pregnancy, drenched myself in beer, and ate five brunches in...
View ArticleSFBG Radio: The weird cult of Ayn Rand
Today Johnny V. and Johnny A. talk about recall elections in Wisconsin, revolts against tax cuts for the rich -- and why it is that Republican nuts are so enamoured of Ayn Rand. Listen after the...
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American Idol: Too bad, Stefano
"O.M.G.! Katy Perry! O.M.G.!" That's Vivian, dancing and cartwheeling around the living room when the special guests for the April 21 show were announced. Yep: Katy Perry. Yep: More entertainment to...
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Covering the royal wedding
Royal Virility Performance beerTruly, a royal brew The New York Times has a revealing article about how US networks have been adding Britons to their coverage of the royal wedding this coming weekend....
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PG&E, AT&T, Recology and Malia Cohen
I got a flyer the other day announcing a District 10 merchants meeting featuring Sup. Malia Cohen -- no big deal, district supervisors do this stuff all the time, and they should. The invite (PDF)...
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5 Things: April 25, 2011
DIY don't we extend that bike lane? PHOTO BY CAITLIN DONOHUE >>TAKE BACK THE STREETS In Chiapas, small Zapatista towns will build DIY speed bumps on the freeways cutting through their community....
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Your world, in toothpicks
Scott Weaver's "Rolling Through the Bay" PHOTO VIA EXPLORATORIUM I rolled underneath the Rice A Roni cable car, dodged security at the Transamerica Pyramid, ricocheted down the curves of Lombard....
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Follow the pension reform money to Wisconsin
For those tracking pension reform, here’s a handy way to follow the money in Wisconsin, which arguably birthed a heated nationwide discussion about public workers’ collective bargaining rights:...
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