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Ex-Girls singer Christopher Owens on the real Lysandre, and being 'a bit of a...
Christopher Owens, looking ahead.PHOTO BY RYAN MCGINLEYLast year was a momentous one for San Francisco band Girls. Still riding the high from their critically fawned-over and publicly adored sophomore...
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Hectic days in SFPD’s officer-involved shooting unit
So many shootings, so little timePHOTO BY HIROO YAMAGATA VIA FLICKRApparently, the one San Francisco Police Department sergeant tasked with investigating officer-involved shootings has been busy....
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Whereabouts of W. Kamau Bell: a Q&A
He's back! Bay Area comedian W. Kamau BellPhoto by Matthias Clamer, Courtesy of FXQ Hey, whatever happened to W. Kamau Bell? A Pretty sure the politically astute Bay Area comedian, writer, and director...
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Spare change, Larry?
Tensions flared over the America's Cup last week as critics called for billionaire yacht owner Larry Ellison to cover the looming city deficit out of his own deep pockets.It's evidently a popular idea:...
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The Performant: Oakland, We’re For You
Oakland Nights….LIVE! makes a sceneClear your calendars everybody, Oakland’s own untelevised late-night talk show has returned from a wintry hibernation and found itself some indoor digs, all the...
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Geust opinion: Pinochet, the Pope and good priests
By Fernando Andrés TorresI still remember when I was removed from solitary confinement into the general inmate population of Tres Alamos -- one of the infamous concentration camps of Chilean dictator...
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Localized Appreesh: Swells
Mission trio, Swells.Localized Appreesh is our thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.com. When you grow up around surfers (I didn't), you often...
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Hot sexy events: Getting (a?)head in the boardroom
I'll need those on my desk tomorrow.I've been reading Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg's new book Lean In recently, which despite its rather class-specific advice and observations is a...
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Yoga, church, and radical acceptance: An interview with the Grace Cathedral...
Yoga in the church opens the space to all faiths: "In fact, many atheists find yoga extremely rewarding."GUARDIAN PHOTO BY MIKE KOOZMINEvery Tuesday evening, hundreds of people flock to the Grace...
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Art: It's like money in the bank
Nick Mancilla's works speak to the transiency of wealth -- check them out at the new Capital One Cafe!The panic that grips you in those moments when you need to open a new checking account, but really...
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Bad kids get slimed with the Black Lips at Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall was a soupy, sweaty mess of swamp-like proportions before the Black Lips had even taken the stage Monday night. The crowd, buzzing with the combined excitement of...
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The garbage rate hike
Yes, your garbage rates are going up. As much as 23 percent, maybe. That’s what Recology, the local trash monopoly, announced March 15.The rate hike isn’t as bad as some people expected, nor is it as...
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Snap Sounds: Justin Timberlake
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKETHE 20/20 EXPERIENCE (RCA)It's 10 songs, seven minutes apiece. A quick look at the track-listing to Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience reveals a giant slice of pop ambition; a...
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San Francisco female priest and gay Catholics react to selection of Pope Francis
Victoria Rue, Roman Catholic Woman PriestIMAGE COURTESY VICTORIARUE.COMVictoria Rue, a female Roman Catholic Priest, leads a small community of renegade Catholic worshipers in San Francisco. Ordained...
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On KPFA, Gavin Newsom ducks the tough ones
SF Examiner file photoGavin Newsom sat down for an hour with Brian Edwards-Tiekert of KPFA's Up Front, and the show is remarkable. Brian was a little less harsh than Steven Colbert, who (properly) said...
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Keystone pipeline protesters bound for Pac Heights
Environmentalists plan to protest the Keystone XL pipeline when Obama visits SF.PHOTO COURTESY CREDO ACTIONEnvironmentalists opposing the Keystone XL oil pipeline are gearing up to protest in San...
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The human price of Catholic conservatism
This guy talked about the poor, not about gay marriageA new book by local historian William Issel explains the key role the Catholic Church played in funding and supporting progressive causes in 20th...
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Fine Arts Museums management blasted in colorful anonymous letter
It's becoming a regular occurrence at the Guardian to receive anonymous mail about the Fine Arts Museums.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEEver since the Guardian reported on recent firings and allegations...
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This image explains Deerhoof
Prepared for the rain.PHOTO FROM DEERHOOF'S FACEBOOK PAGEFor all those music writers and fans struggling to explain to their friends what experimental SF-born Deerhoof is all about, upbeat vocalist...
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The "mystery" of the homeless families
The Chron's having a hard time figuring out why there are so many more homeless families looking for help."It's been difficult to pin down any kind of trend," said Elizabeth Ancker, assistant program...
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