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Paying for the mayor's China trip
You'd think the mayor would know better by now. After all the allegations of cronyism and undue influence, you'd think that he'd make sure everyone involved in his trip to China was playing by the...
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TRUST Act clears committee as immigration reform heats up nationally
Arrestees' fingerprints are automatically sent to ICE.PHOTO BY VINCE ALONGI VIA FLICKRIt was late at night by the time New Latthivongskorn, then 22, finally started to make his way home from the...
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SF declares Pay Equity Day as it lowers salaries for women's jobs
Sup. Malia Cohen addresses the Pay Equity Day rally at City Hall.Courtesy of SEIU Local 1021The Board of Supervisors today declared April 9 Pay Equity Dayin San Francisco, in recognition of the...
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Internet cats, in their own words: Luna the Fashion Kitty
Luna says: "I superhate bad lighting."PHOTO BY ROCIO GRIJALVAWhile writing this week's Pets Issue cover story on world domination by Internet-famous cat magnates -- or the "Cat Pack," as they will...
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Main Street's sex club: Eros celebrates 21 years in business
Porn shot within Eros' walls, in front of Eros' walls.ALL GUARDIAN PHOTOS BY CAITLIN DONOHUEA few things that you may not know about Eros, the 21-year old sex club with the unassuming, rainbow-flagged...
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British singer Jessie Ware on summer plans, being herself on stage, and...
Jessie Ware is breaking out.I first heard Jessie Ware’s “If You’re Never Gonna Move” on the road from the East Coast. After that, the song averaged about five plays per state. Ware’s understated and...
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The Performant: Band(s) of a thousand faces
Borts Minorts/Fuxedos/Polkacide fux shit up at Bottom of the HillIt had been awhile since I’d stood in slightly gape-mouthed awe before the glorious mania of Borts Minorts, who last played the Bay Area...
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San Francisco has a lot of money tied up in fossil fuels
Screen grab from "Exxon - Energy Everywhere" produced by Mike Damanskis.The San Francisco Employees Retirement System has more than $113 million in holdings in Exxon Mobil. It’s a lucrative investment...
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ABC shows more concern about expanding police video surveillance than Mayor Lee
GUARDIAN ILLUSTRATION BY EVAN WALDINGERThe SFPD has quietly expanded its reach and authority to obtain video surveillance from in and around bars, clubs, and markets through a condition it has begun...
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John Waters would love tonight's Que(e)ry party -- and more, from your week...
Posterchild for Que(e)ry, Thu/11.PHOTO VIA WWW.PETERKROGH.COMWe've all seen the John Waters quote: “If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em!” Baltimore's favorite trashy...
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Internet cats, in their own words: Colonel Meow
Colonel Meow: "I'm constantly on the go."ALL PHOTOS BY ERIC ROSARIOI got -- and continuing to get -- in quite a few conversations with loved ones and people I get stuck chatting with at parties about...
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Checks from mayor's mysterious breakfast companions mysteriously absent
There are no recorded donations from unnamed CEOs who were asked to contribute toward the America's Cup.PHOTO BY DAVE GRAY VIA FLICKRIn less than three months, custom made super yachts will zip around...
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Dealing with the faux cabs
Lots of comments on my article outlining the problems with the fake cabs that are riding around town without medallions or proper screening. The main complaint the trolls have appears to be their...
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Things that make you go hmmm: new movies!
You asked for it, America: 'Scary Movie 5'Photo credit: Quantrell D.ColbertBetter order your popcorn with a side of open-mindedness this week, what with To the Wonder (meh) and Upstream Color (woo!)...
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Words, words, words permeate a couple of unconventional theater options this...
Carte Blanche's 'Ophelia' at Fort Mason CenterPhoto by Justin BenttinenThe scattered letters piled on the floor are alternately a lover, a tormentor, a terrible reminder, a set of mysterious...
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Smell that: Wildflower trains take you away all this month
Have a wine time on the Western Railway Museum wildflower trains.If one-too-many overcrowded Muni rides have left you aching for a more pleasurable mass transit experience, the Western Railway Museum...
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Neighborhood sounds: MAPPS takes over the Mission
Photos by Bowerbird PhotographyIt's fun to imagine what it would be like to have lived during the Beatnik era, an era full of art salons and improvised performance. An evening walking around the for...
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Ron Lanza, queer impressario, dies at 78
Photo by Dirk AlphinRon Lanza, a pioneer in San Francisco’s gay rights movement and an impressario who promoted queer arts through the worst of the AIDS crisis, has died after a long battle with colon...
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When conservatives love Leno
Photo: Luke Thomas, Fog City JournalState Sen. Mark Leno is used to facing opposition. His efforts to regulate chemicals, end gender discrimination in insurance, and force cell-phone makers to come...
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Jessie Ware eats pizza at Little Star, connects with her fans at the...
Last Thursday, when the lights came up on the stage at the Independent, they revealed a woman who was relishing the reverential shouts of the sold-out crowd. With a dramatic bun on top of her head,...
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