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Public broadband works; why not here?
There's a fascinating new map that the Institute for Local Self Reliance has put together that shows how 342 communities around the United States are now offering publicly owned, cheap, reliable...
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SF's cycling yogis, beware
Maybe next time I'll take BART to yoga, or just do yoga in a BART station.Tim DawAs a regular yoga practitioner in San Francisco at a couple different studios, I was already aware that classes are...
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Noise Pop 2013: R. Stevie Moore is cool, plays Bottom of the Hill
R. Stevie Moore is cool. When was the last time you saw a 60-odd-year-old* man standing on stage shouting "where my bitches at" and repeated calls of "swag"? That kind of thing never happens.** (Though...
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Oakland school cop comes forward as a whistleblower
Family and friends of Raheim Brown protested outside Oakland School Police Department headquarters last year.GUARDIAN FILE PHOTO BY YAEL CHANOFFTwo years after his involvement in a police shooting that...
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Eagle beer bust to relaunch on Sun/3: Leathermen and friends rejoice! (UPDATED)
UPDATE: We've just received word that this is not the official weekly relaunch -- just a one time beer bust until more changes can be completed (hopefully very soon). But all are welcome on Sunday....
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The day in gay sports -- very cool and very ugly
Three remarkable news stories today show the beautiful and the ugly side of LGBT issues in sports, and suggest that, despite the remaining bigotry, there's hope.We'll start with the inspirational: The...
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Happy Women's History Month, dammit let's celebrate
Use March to honor phenomenal women like swing dance ambassador Norma Miller.Officially, the city of San Francisco will celebrate Women's History Month with a ceremony honoring a female representative...
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Big waterfront projects prompt study of new transportation ideas
Warriors President Rick Welts on improving access to the central waterfront: "We have to get that right."Steven T. JonesThe massive development projects being proposed along San Francisco's central...
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The Oscars are over ... time for some new movies!
I'd like to thank the Academy for ... nothing.The Oscars are over! You may now openly admit that Silver Linings Playbook offered just a slightly edgier twist on a pretty predictable rom-com, with one...
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Noise Pop 2013: !!!, White Arrows, the Mallard at Great American Music Hall
It's hard to be Nic Offer. Not because he's a tortured artist struggling with celebrity or some other cliche, but because he busts it on stage in a way that's difficult to match. A couple songs into...
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Sunday Streets hits the Embarcadero March 10
ILLUSTRATION VIA SUNDAY STREETSWe love the ocean breezes of Sunday Streets Great Highway, the jampacked activities of Sunday Streets Mission, the general feeling of being on the main thoroughfare of a...
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Family of teen shot in Alice Griffith still waiting for Housing Authority help
The Alice Griffith housing project has been plagued by violence, include the Dec. 29 shooting of Aireez Taylor, 15.Mike Koozmin/SF Newspaper Co.Aireez Taylor, a 15-year-old Mission High School student...
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CCSF board approves report to accreditors amid heavy criticism
CCSF students, faculty, and other supporters swarmed the meeting where the board approved concessions requested by accreditors.Joe FitzgeraldWindsong, a 21-year-old City College student, held a sign...
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#OpenData just got a teeny bit more open
A map showing real-estate development projects as of the end of 2012. Data visualization from the city's Open Data Portal.We were disheartened when, after submitting some fairly innocuous questions to...
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Chocolate, symbolism, polka dots at this weekend’s quilt show
"Table Scraps" by Roberta WalkerThe San Francisco Quilters Guild’s biennial show is back and ready to prove needle arts are alive and kicking – and not just in grandma's eyes. The exhibit will cozy up...
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On the Om Front: Guys Wanted in the Yoga Room
Mainstream media's early attempt to promote yoga to men, as demonstrated by Elvis in 'Easy Come, Easy Go.'I teach a weekly employee yoga class at a hospital where my students are all women. Every week,...
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Land of (nearly) 10,000 new movies
Michelle Williams gets (good) witchy in 'Oz: The Great and Powerful.'PHOTO BY MERIE WEISMILLER WALLACELiterally something for everyone this week: pregnant women, environmentalists, Mumia supporters,...
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Chinese Historical Society celebrates golden anniversary as neighborhood's...
In 1963 a publicist, an art collector, an actor, a newspaper publisher, and a dentist joined forces to form San Francisco's Chinese Historical Society of America. The group's mission was simple: to...
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Condo conversion compromise in the works despite Realtors' resistance
SF Apartment Magazine advertises dozens of apartment buildings for sale and has advice on maximizing returns on the investment.Negotiations between tenant advocates and real estate interests (including...
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Flip on the Night Light: free show alert
Blow out the candle, Night Light.PHOTO BY DENIS DENIS/CREATIVE COMMONSWe've been hearing a lot about the Night Light thanks to its hosting of quality local shows; in the past year there have been...
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