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Supervisors to grill Mayor Lee over CleanPowerSF sabotage
Mayor Lee will have to explain why he's bucking the people and their elected representatives in favor of PG&E.Rebecca BoweMayor Ed Lee will be on the hot seat for his unqualified support of Pacific...
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Feds force pot clubs to deal in cash, then ban use of armored cars
In the US Drug Enforcement Administration's latest attempt to smoke out medical marijuana dispensaries in the United States, the federal government agency made the decision to ban the use of armored...
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Campos urges SF to explore using Richmond's eminent domain plan
San Francisco eminent domain?Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezHousing activists and Supervisor David Camposoutside of City Hall Monday, September 9,announcing a resolution to explore using eminent...
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Gary Numan: dark music done right at the Oakland Metro
Gary Numan, a study in restraint.PHOTO BY TAYLOR KAPLAN.From Metallica to This Mortal Coil, there's a sense of canned melodrama about most "dark" music that I've long found goofy and unconvincing. On...
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The NSA made the most boring and controversial Tumblr in the United States;...
Screen capture of National Intelligence Tumblr siteTumblr is a hub for social media literate millenials, a magical place for Doctor Who animated GIFs, reblogged Instagram photos of your lunch and an...
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Grouplove talks Haight love, the Seesaw Tour, and spreading rumors
The Grouplove group hug.PHOTO BY PAMELA LITKYGrouplove’s existence is a strong argument for fate. In 2009, Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi met on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Feeling an...
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Heads Up: 6 must-see concerts this week
The many sides of Julia Holter.PHOTO BY RICK BAHTO.Music can serve to fit your specific mood. If you can pinpoint an emotion you wish to heighten, you have the ability to explode the senses with a band...
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Smartphones trigger rise in crime rate as new iPhone features a fingerprint lock
The new iPhone 5S, set for release Sept. 20, features a button that reads the owner's fingerprint to unlockViolent crime is on the rise in the Bay Area and the San Francisco Police Department chalks it...
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The Performant: Mean Streets and Matchsticks at the Vancouver Fringe
We can do it! Ingrid Hansen and Rod Peter Jr. in 'Kitt & Jane'Photo by Jam HamidiHere in Vancouver, the Fringe Festival has been in full swing since Sept. 5, and its early bustle has come as...
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Self service: SF Fringe Festival tells it like it is
Ryan Hayes, Meg Hurtado, Margery Fairchild, and Nathan Tucker in "StormStressLenz" at the SF Fringe FestivalPhoto by Serena MorelliNote: this is an extended version of an article that appears in this...
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Sammy Hagar runs through the hits at the America’s Cup Pavilion
Sammy Hagar at the America’s Cup Pavilion.PHOTO BY SEAN MCCOURTCelebrating 40-plus years on the rock scene, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar hit the stage in San Francisco on Saturday night...
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Proposal to rename Bay Bridge draws controversy
The proposal to rename the western span of the Bay Bridge after former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is generating more controversy as it hurtles through the approval process in Sacramento, where...
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Threat to torpedo Richmond's plan to help home owners through eminent domain...
Early yetPhoto by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe crowd gathers at the Richmond city council meeting a full hour before it starts. By the time of the meeting all the seats on the floor were filled, and...
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Mayor Lee distorts reality in defending CleanPowerSF obstruction by his...
Mayor Ed Lee and his appointees are essentially claiming the authority to override board decisions made on a veto-proof 8-3 voteTim DawMayor Ed Lee yesterday answered a series of five questions from...
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For whom the bell rocks: hologram rap edition
A$AP Rocky will be at Rock the Bells.PHOTO BY JAIME RIVERA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONSThis year’s Rock The Bells really is the Costco of hip-hop festivals. Pretty much anyone who’s anyone in the hip-hop world...
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Legislature approves Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, but will Brown sign it...
Why wouldn't we want to ensure the people who care for our children and our parents are properly compensated and protected?Mike KoozminThe California Legislature today gave final approval to the...
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Senate OKs Bay Bridge name change, lawsuit seeks to overturn it
Attorney G. Whitney Leigh (left) and his client, good government advocate Bob Planthold.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEThe California Senate gave its blessing to the rename the western span of the Bay...
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On its fifth anniversary, Sunday Streets offers a lesson in urban...
View from the last Sunday Streets, in the Western Addition on Sept. 8.Courtesy of Sunday StreetsIt’s hard to believe that Sunday Streets -- San Francisco’s version of the ciclovia, or temporary closure...
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Adam Ant glams up the Regency Ballroom, guitar in hand
Adam Ant, totally not at the Regency Ballroom.PHOTO BY SHELA PALKOSKIAdam Ant isn’t just a stage name, it’s a mission statement. When Malcolm Mclaren of Sex Pistols fame swiped Adam’s band in the early...
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Twelve years after BART train kills mechanic, lighting and electrical safety...
Welcome to the blackPhoto courtesy of SEIU local 1021The 24th street BART tunnel where mechanic Robert Rhodes was killed in 2001 has inadequate lighting to see safety clearance zones, the SEIU said, a...
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