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Chiu introduces legislation to regulate Airbnb and short-term housing rentals...
Board President David ChiuAfter more than a year in development, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu is introducting legislation today to legalize and regulate the short-term housing rentals...
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Diamonds on the soles of their shoes: Bay Area artists start a dance party in...
Fanfare Zambelta, with UnderCover's Lyz Luke.PHOTO BY DON ALBONICOBy Jeff KalissFor Paul Simon’s 1986 hit album Graceland, both its production and its long-time success moved across boundaries of...
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Accreditors ask City College to voluntarily terminate its own accreditation
Protesters at City College decry the changes brought by the Special Trustee, Bob Agrella, in the name of accreditation reform. PHOTO BY SANTIAGO MEIJA/THE GUARDSMANShould City College commit...
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Claim filed over SFPD shooting of Alejandro Nieto
Civil rights attorney John Burris joined family and supporters of Alejandro Nieto, who was killed by SFPD officers.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEThe family of Alejandro Nieto, the 28-year-old City...
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SEIU-backed initiatives seek to cap healthcare costs and executive pay
Blue Shield and other nonprofit healthcare providers would be preventing from price gouging and paying CEOs millions of dollars.Health care costs are skyrocketing across the country, but two proposed...
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SFMTA repeals paid Sunday parking meters, loses $9.8 million
Over around 100 people line up outside room 400 at City Hall to speak to the SFMTA board of directors. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezSan Francisco transit riders won some and lost some today at the...
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A few last thoughts from Coachella
Sister Act: Beyonce and SolangePHOTO BY ERIC LYNCHWords and photos by Eric Lynch. If Friday was about jorts and flower crowns and Saturday was about sandstorms and solid "lesser" acts, then Sunday was...
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Supervisors outfox landlords on eviction compensation measure
Will Mayor Ed Lee offer a quick signature to match his anti-eviction rhetoric?Tim DawWhen the San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave final approval yesterday [Tues/15] to legislation that would...
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Happy hump day music news!
Waxatchee plays UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza TODAY, Wed/16, at 5pm. Go! Now!Hiatus, schmiatus:Thee Oh Sees have been added to an already-dreamy Burger Boogaloo lineup. Catch 'em alongside OFF!, Shannon...
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City unveils plan to get tough at 4/20 gatherings
Sup. London Breed: "We need to make the city and streets safe this year."City officials today announced a "comprehensive plan" to crack down on unpermitted 420 events at Golden Gate Park this Sun/20,...
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Plan would renovate vacant public housing units for homeless people
Image based on a photograph by the SF Examiner's Mike Koozmin of Mike, a homeless man who sleeps on sidewalks in the Tenderloin.GUARDIAN PHOTOSup. London Breed has proposed setting aside city funding...
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BART fined $210,000 for accident killing two workers
A BART helmet right near the site of the accident that killed two transit workers.The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration is fining Bay Area Rapid Transit $210,000 for three...
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Q&A: Queer Rebels on accessibility, representation, and the challenges queer...
Jezebel Delilah X will perform at Liberating Legacies, Sun/20.PHOTO BY MIA NAKANOIt’s not that Modern Family and your Gender Studies reading list aren’t doing anything for queer and trans...
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Police radio dispatch from Alejandro Nieto shooting raises new questions
Scene from a memorial in Bernal Heights Park for Alejandro Nieto.Police radio dispatch records from March 21, the night Alejandro Nieto was gunned down in Bernal Heights Park by San Francisco Police...
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Tale of two tech titans
Our November 2012 profile of Ron Conway was entitled The Plutocrat, an apt description the system he's promoted.San Francisco Magazine just published an intriguing interview with Salesforce CEO Marc...
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City College special trustee restores public comments, meetings
City College student Otto Pippenger is held by police at a City College protest against Special Trustee Robert Agrella. Screengrab of video by Peter MenchiniProtests against City College of San...
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Record Store Day: Where to get your (musical) high tomorrow
Remember the dangers of buying more than you can carry.You did it! It's Friday!This weekend will see a convergence of two holidays that, come to think of it, overlap rather nicely given their impact on...
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Hunky Jesus, Foxy Mary, and Easter bonnets to make your eggs spin
Easter Sunday in Golden Gate ParkGuardian photo by Amanda RhoadesThe Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence held their 35th anniversary Easter party — an "Emerald Jubilee"— at Golden Gate Park's Hellman...
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Motörhead delivers a classic ear-beating at the Warfield
Motörhead at the Warfield, Fri/18.ALL PHOTOS BY BRITTANY POWELLThere’s something special about seeing the name Motörhead, umlaut and all, mounted on that grand Market Street marquee, next to a strip...
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Waterfront height-limit proponents praise Warriors arena move
Courtesy rendering by SteelblueIn another waterfront win, the Golden State Warriors have backed off their original arena site to another spot by the bay. Multiple news outlets are reporting the...
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