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Ghosts of sit-lie past
Is it sit-lie a case of not learning from our mistakes? An interesting bit of history that for the most part failed to enter the debate over the ordinance is that San Francisco enacted a similar ban...
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Is Steven Tyler a corporate sellout?
Steven Tyler's gone from bad-boy rocker (of sorts) to hair band frontman ... and now to American Idol judge. He's got an autobiography. He's on the cover of Rolling Stone and People. And his albums...
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Behind the scenes on this week's Guardian cover
Regular SF Bay Guardian photo contributor Matt Reamer pulled a fast one for this week's cover. Though the image seems to have been taken on any random sunny day in Dolores Park, it was actually shot...
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How bad are Sacto Republicans?
Pretty darn bad. They've gone so far over the edge that they don't even listen to the people who they claim they want to support -- business leaders who are worried about keeping California...
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Draft Kucinich to run against Pelosi
Bay Area progressives are constantly searching for a solid candidate to run against Rep. Nancy Pelosi, an Establishment figure who has helped lead this country down a disastrously unsustainable path,...
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California: The old, the rich and the poor
California is getting older and poorer. That's what the new census data shows. And everyone knows the combination is a troubling mix: "We have a longevity revolution happening, and in San Francisco...
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Will SF follow Portland on FBI spy concerns?
The Human Rights Commission and the Police Commission will hold a May 18 joint hearing at City Hall to discuss a recently released memo between the SFPD and the FBI that suggests that SFPD officers...
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From the bike lane to the bed, ride like a messenger
Gear up for some lessons in bike messenger-style lovin' Bulging thighs pump, shiny parts glimmer and sweaty bodies peddle between the loins of the city. Is Bike To Work Day getting you all hot and...
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City's local power program will be greener, but not so local, at first
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is in negotiations with Shell Energy North America to purchase power for a new version the city's community-choice aggregation (CCA) program that...
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Let 'em know, Vieux Farka Touré
In addition to steamin' guitar licks, Toure can also teach beret-leather jacket coordination skills Sunny, fresh spring days like these make me want to grab my Nishiki and ride out to -- screw work --...
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American Idol poll: Who goes home May 12?
Someone has to go, and I bet it's Lauren Four people left. All of them good. mostly solid performances. Very odd to say Lady Gaga, full-out costume and makeup, sitting backstage "mentoring" the final...
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City officials pedal and praise on Bike to Work Day
photos by Luke Thomas/Fog City Journal Almost every top city official pedaled up to City Hall this morning for the 17th annual Bike to Work Day, all pledging their support for expanding safe cycling...
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A Weekend homecoming
San Francisco's Weekend is scheduled to hit up The Independent next Thurs/19, after a spell touring with the legendary post-punk band Wire. With fuzzed-out reverb-laden guitars, pounding rhythms,...
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Small Business Awards Ceremony wrap-up
The Bay Guardian's annual Small Business Awards party packed the upper room at Public Works May 11, with the winners and assorted friends and allies (including Sup. Ross Mirkarimi) enjoying the...
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Live Shots: TV on the Radio, The Independent, 5/10/11
Playing small quarters for their immeasurably large sound, TV on the Radio enthralled a sold out Independent audience for the second of two nights on Tuesday, May 10. Hard to define and even harder to...
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5 Things: May 12, 2011
>>SCOBY SNACKS Lest you think that only barbarians and Bear Grylls eat their food alive, consider the case of fermentation. Sauerkraut, kombucha, bleu cheese, and kim chee are all living foods...
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Idol: We hate America
Don't worry, dude, we'll all buy your CDs Agghh! Gakk! Sputter! Those howls you hear (and the tears in the background) are the Redmond household at 8:55, when Ryan Seacrest announced that James Durbin...
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Peabody coal company threatens to sue over getting punked
"The Bieber" inhaler was one of several designs on the fake Coal Cares website. Change.org, the website that allows users to create petitions for social change, received a legal threat from Peabody...
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Supervisors and activists decry businesses that deny wages to low-income workers
Sup. David Campos is sponsoring legislation to get tougher on businesses that engage in wage theft. Evie Pitts For one of this country's first government hearings regarding wage theft yesterday...
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SFBG Radio: The politics of the debt ceiling
Today, Johnny and Johnny talk about the economics and politics of the debt ceiling -- and what happens if the Republicans get their way and Congress refuses to raise it. Listen after the...
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