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Teachers try to dis-accredit accreditation group
The union representing teachers at San Francisco City College have fired back at the accreditation commission that's threatened to shut the school down and forced dramatic changes in its mission. The...
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The most bitter Bradley Manning-Pride piece yet
Photo by Rebecca BoweLots of people angry about the Pride Committee's decision to fire Bradley Manning as a grand marshal. But the most savage, all-out assault comes from Steven W. Thrasher, a former...
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Assembly committee OKs moratorium on fracking in California
Three bills seeking to impose moratoriums on fracking in California won approval at the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee in Sacramento on April 29, an important milestone for...
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SFMTA chief hopes to calm the parking meter furor at supervisorial hearing
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency director Ed Reiskin faces a tough challenge tomorrow (Thu/2) at the Board of Supervisors Neighborhood Services and Safety hearing that Sup. Mark Farrell...
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May Day rally for immigration reform in SF
The Brass Liberation Orchestra played onstage while the march filtered into the plaza.GUARDIAN PHOTOS BY REBECCA BOWEHundreds gathered for a rally outside San Francisco City Hall on May 1, capping off...
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Guest opinion: LGBT supporters of Bradley Manning
Editor's note: At least 24 LGBT community leaders and activists have signed on to the following statement in support of Bradley Manning as a Pride grand marshal.Recently, it was announced that PFC...
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Another attack on public-employee unions
Big-business and conservative interests have been trying to years to find a way to undermine the political clout of organized labor, particularly unions like the teachers and nurses, who have played a...
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The Performant: The real weekend warriors
Holding down the weekend of the weekend with the Dark Room Theatre's "Ghostbusters: Live" and Har Mar SuperstarAmong the true creatures of the night, Saturday Night has always been passé, amateur night...
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Tribeca Film Festival wrap-up: the best of the rest!
Emma Roberts and John Cusack in 'Adult World'It was the best of sequesters: oh, Tribeca, how to wrap up the many, many days spent hidden away in the dark, watching flickering images dart across a...
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Why PG&E will never support solar
Solar city? Not if PG&E can help itCindy Chew/SF Newspaper CompanyOne of the most important stories on the future of the country's electricity supply has been largely ignored by the major media...
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Party Radar: Honey Dijon, Kenny Dope, Plastic Plates, Daniel Maloso, Pearson...
Miss Honey Dijon at Honey Sounsystem: sweeeeetIt's too sunny out to read! My eyes keep glazing over with lusty sparkles and unicorns in mankinis. Let's meet in the park with a duffel of cold 40s,...
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SFIFF report: French glam ... and grit
What's your type?: 'Populaire'Courtesy of the San Francisco Film SocietyAt the outset of Friday evening’s SFIFF screening of the ’50s-set French film Populaire, director Régis Roinsard offered two...
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Students celebrate SF resolution to divest from fossil fuels
Bill McKibben: "If you’re invested in the fossil fuel industry, then you are profiting from the wreckage of the climate."GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEFamed environmental writer and 350.org founder...
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Don't vent, organize and "primary" a Democrat near you
By Norman SolomonNorman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books include “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning...
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'Iron Man 3' and everything else: new movies!
'The Source Family'Photo by Isis AquarianThis week: the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival continues (our second week picks here); hippie cult doc The Source Family opens at the Roxie (my...
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Typhoid fever warning for Stonestown Nordstrom's eaters
If you or someone you know ate at Nordstrom Cafe at Stonestown Galleria on April 16, 17, 18, 20, or 27, there is a risk of contracting typhoid fever -- eek. A restaurant worker has been diagnosed with...
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Bay to Breakers will have video surveillance, license plate scans, and secret...
Chief Suhr addresses supervisors.Steven T. JonesPolice video surveillance was in the spotlight during yesterday's City Hall hearing on security measures at large events, as supervisors voiced a desire...
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Take my hand: Our trip to the Follies same-sex dance-off
Twirl time: Diane Willmott and Sarah Hughes from London, EnglandALL GUARDIAN PHOTOS BY CORTNEY CLIFTHad TLC's Dance Moms lead me astray? I expected cut-throat twirlers and an atmosphere you could cut...
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Why are the feds cracking down on pot again?
The DEA took this picure of buds, to show us all how evil the weed isPresident Obama keeps saying that marijuana isn't a big priority for his administration, and his rogue nutcase of a US Attorney in...
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Dick Meister: We've suffered a great loss
Gerry Meister: 1935-2013She's gone, Gerry, the love of my life, my dearly beloved wife for 57 years. It's difficult at this time of deep mourning for me to think of Gerry except in the context of our...
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