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Is Airbnb's day of reckoning in SF on its way?
Airbnb facilitates short-term stays all over San Francisco, most of which violate local laws.The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is finally preparing to take action against the illegal short-term...
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Three upcoming events on housing in San Francisco
There are a few upcoming opportunities to have your say in the ongoing dialogue about the San Francisco tenants’ struggle as long-term renters grapple with rising rents and the threat of...
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ABC7's pedestrian safety coverage courts controversy
ABC 7 screencapABC7 News Investigative Team’s new “investigative report” on pedestrian safety stirred controversy this week as street safety advocates called out the video for its insensitivity towards...
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California High-Speed Rail backers optimistic despite challenges
The California High Speed rail project has been facing resistance that threatens to derail the project. Not only has public support for the $68 billion project wavered in recent years, now the project...
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Listen: Warm Soda's new LP 'Young Reckless Hearts'
Warm SodaGUARDIAN PHOTO BY MATTHEW REAMEROakland's Warm Soda, aka one of our 2013 bands on the rise, is almost too easy to love: That lo-fi fuzz, those jangly, sugar-sweet hooks, that sudden urge to be...
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Uber didn’t have the decency to offer personal condolences to Sofia Liu’s family
Sofia Liu image courtesy of fundraiser website for her funeralIn the wake of a young girl’s death in a traffic collision New Year’s Eve, allegations of improper insurance coverage and safety practices...
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All of the fucks that we should be giving: An evening with Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco at The Fillmore, Fri/7.PHOTOS BY KELLY MCFARLINGBy Kelly McFarlingWhen I was 13, I was a late-blooming tomboy, watching, confused, as everyone around me grew up and started acting...
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State may require rideshare companies to own fleet of wheelchair accessible cars
Jonathan Lyens, who is blind, said a rideshare driver drove away when he saw Lyens' guide dog at a hearing on the rideshare industry last week. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezAs cabbies flee the taxi...
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Burning the Man? Well, not exactly, at least not yet
Burning Man founder Larry Harvey, flanked by city officials, officially launches The Burning Man Project in August 2011.Steven T. JonesLast week’s announcement that Burning Man has become a non-profit...
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Wired measures tech bus trips in a day
A Google Bus during a protest. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe vaunted Google Bus pilot program is now in legal limbo as local activists appeal the deal to regulate the shiny behomoths, on...
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Housing round-up: LGBT tenants, a singing protest, and a very sad mural
At today’s (Tue/11) Board of Supervisors meeting, Sup. David Campos is introducing legislation to encourage large-scale developers to protect the housing rights of the LGBT community.Same-sex couples...
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The miraculous and mysterious, disappearing, reappearing Clean Power SF data
Now you see it, now you don't. Data on CleanPower SF scrubbed from a city report on renewable energy. Graphic by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe fight for clean power in San Francisco just got a whole lot...
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Photos of the blaze, as 5-alarm fire roars at China Basin
Fire rages across China Basin Photo by freelancer Alex TiddA 5-alarm fire is raging across structures under construction and other buildings in Mission Bay, at 4th street and China Basin. The San...
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Burning down the housing in San Francisco
Fire crews from around the city worked to contain the fire along Fourth Street in China Basin.Ross BarringerYesterday’s massive fire that destroyed a 172-unit market-rate housing complex that was near...
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Dispatches from SXSW: Day 1
[Ed note: George was going to write a recap of the first day's shows and general SXSW revelry, but with news of last night's horrendous accident making the rounds, that felt a little inappropriate....
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Momofuku crack for Pi Day? Geometrelicious.
It is called crack pie.Drop that protractor and grab a fork -- tomorrow is Pi Day (3/14, heh). And for a mere $3.14, you can get a slice of fantastic, and fantastically named, pie, 3:14pm-7pm at Dear...
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Clean Up The Plaza run by political consultant with ties to developers
Jack Davis, flanked by Gil Chavez and Clean Up The Plaza advocates, responds to Guardian inquiries.Steven T. JonesNeighborhood and progressive political activists have long been suspicious of the...
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Student pepper sprayed and two arrested at City College protest UPDATED
Photo courtesy of AFT 2121One student protester was pepper sprayed, and others hit with batons, tackled, and arrested today at the City College of San Francisco’s main campus. Over 200 students were...
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Democratic party rejects bid to make waterfront development more democratic
Board of Supervisors President David Chiu opposed developer Simon Snellgrove's 8 Washington project, has no position on Prop B.The governing body of the San Francisco Democratic Party voted Wed/12 to...
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Uber announces new insurance policy covering drivers between fares
A hydrant hit by a private taxi operating in partnership with Uber was sent flying, leaving this geyser pouring over Divisadero Photo courtesy of @lastraw/TWITTERControversial tech-ride provider Uber...
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