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Wiener to star in porn flick
Always ready for a starring role!Supervisor Scott Wiener has signed a contract to star in a new porn film satirizing the city’s ban on nudity.Variety reports that Wiener accepted a deal “in the mid...
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Pope announces evolution
Times change, shit happens -- and you can say whatever you want when you're the LordReflecting the growing political acceptance of same-sex marriage around the world, Pope Francis has unexpectedly...
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Scholarship fund for poor college reject
The Bay Guardian Family Foundation has announced a special scholarship fundraising program to help Suzy Lee Weiss attend the college of her dreams.Weiss, who slacked off four four years in High School...
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The Guardian drone
The Bay Guardian today unveiled a plan to take Bay Area journalism “to the next level,” by offering readers an up-close look at local politics through the use of disruptive, innovative, crowd-sourced,...
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DA’s office makeover may have skirted the rules
In a San Francisco Chronicle article published March 31, District Attorney George Gascon was quoted as saying he would not “even bother to defend” his decision to accept payments and in-kind donations...
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Boooooooooooks: 2 spots to buy 'em cheap
Pack your suitcase with pages.PHOTO VIA CHRONICLE BOOKSSince you might be having a hard time finding the funds for your 1. your ticket to Phu Quoc and 2. the Opening Ceremony-Spring Breakersmall trash...
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Major Lazer showers the Independent with cash, vuvuzelas, dead memes, and a...
Diplo, high atop the sound system.PHOTO BY GEORGE MCINTIREIt comes as a surprise to me that Diplo didn’t at least have a cameo in Spring Breakers— the film that takes place in his home state of Florida...
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Behind the decision to accept cuts to in-home support services
Judges Bea (left) and O'Scannlain.For the last four years, advocates for those with disabilities have successfully fought to stave off the 20 percent cut in In-Home Support Services that then-Gov....
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Live Shots: Texas is the Reason at Bimbo’s
Texas is the Reason’s show at Bimbo’s was not sold out, but it sure seemed packed as I struggled to find a good vantage point on Friday night. When I eventually got a clear view, I saw that the stage...
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Heads Up: 7 must-see concerts this week
Esben and the Witch look ahead.PHOTO BY JONATHAN HYDEIs everyone else emotionally and physically exhausted from the Easter/Passover-torrential hailing downpour-April Fool's Day (who can you trust on...
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Tree-sitter shot, 70 feet up, by CHP rubber bullet
CHP officers appear to be aiming a gun loaded with rubber bullets at a tree sitter in Willits.Tree-sitting is nothing new. It's happened all over California, going back decades. It's a dangerous, but...
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GOP 'dark wizard' and Occupy 'anti-leader' to speak in SF on the same day
Anarchist author David Graeber and GOP lobbyist Grover Norquist to travel to S.F., from different planetsThis coming Thursday, a central intellectual figure of the Occupy Wall Street movement will give...
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Norquist exposes tax avoiders
The guy's got a point.I'm not a big fan of Grover Norquist, who will be in town April 4 and who is so against taxes that he apparently would have refused to pay his share of the cost of World War II...
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Localized Appreesh: Sunbeam Rd.
Sunbeam Rd. lounges around.Localized Appreesh is our thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.comI'm a lover of past treasures. I like my music...
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Feds' use of spy tools under scrutiny due to privacy concerns
Feds' use of location tracking devices is a stinging civil liberties violationIf the FBI is trying to pinpoint the location of a suspect in your neighborhood, investigators could sweep up information...
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Standing on streetcorners naked, and this week's sexy events
Hit up The Hookup for more views like this Thu/4.PHOTO BY IRIS LENA TRISKAMemories of a taxi driver desperately trying to flag Courtney Trouble into his cab popped up unexpectedly today upon hearing...
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No progress in condo conversion standoff, despite the Chron's spin
This poor PacHeights couple profiled by the Chron just wants a home they can sell. Should we blame tenants or Realtors?Liz Hafalia/SF ChroniclePerhaps it was just an unfunny April Fool's Day joke or...
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The hawk and the rat: Hugh Leeman's artistic 'social experiments'
The artist talks about his upcoming exhibit, depictions of the homeless, and art-related capitalism If you’ve walked through the Tenderloin, along Market Street, or around SoMa, there’s a good chance...
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Obama greeted with anti-pipeline protesters
Police kept protesters far from the Getty mansion, where a white tent was set up outside for the evening's fundraising gala.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEHundreds of protesters gathered in San...
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RIP Roger Ebert
Ebert's favorite film of 2012 was eventual Best Picture winner 'Argo.'A sad day for cinema fans everywhere today; veteran film critic, author, advocate, and (lately) blogger/Twitter master Roger Ebert...
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