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Chronicle endorsement of Chiu shows that perspective is everything
Is flipping from progressive to moderate a good thing? It is if you're the Chronicle.Keeney and LawIt’s no surprise that the San Francisco Chronicle today endorsed David Chiu in his race to replace Tom...
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Juana Molina on the value of repetition and how music is like cooking with an...
Juana Molina plays The Independent tomorrow, Thu/24.By Rob GoszkowskiIn the past, Argentinean singer-songwriter Juana Molina took her time to craft carefully looped and layered beatscapes before her...
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SF may go through Marin County to bypass CleanPowerSF subversion
Marin Clean Energy was launched over PG&E's objections, an influence that has stalled CleanPowerSF.Just in time for Earth Day, a renewed effort to reduce the city’s carbon emissions was introduced...
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Lawsuits go after SF landlords doing illegal short-term apartment rentals
Airbnb was flagrantly defying city laws and taxes when we wrote "Into Thin Air" in August, but the crackdown has begunThe San Francisco City Attorney’s Office today filed a pair of lawsuits against...
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Piketty discusses Capital and inequality in San Francisco
Capital in the the 21st Century author Thomas Piketty addresses a San Francisco audience.Steven T. JonesFrench economist Thomas Piketty got a warm welcome in San Francisco last night [Tues/22] when...
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José James on Ice-T, moving forward, and stone-cold jazz
José James plays The Independent Sat/26.By Micah DubreuilYou might not be alone if you do a double-take when hearing José James’ new single for the first time. The song, “EveryLittleThing,” off the...
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Fires on Ocean Beach limited and studied by GGNRA, which considers ban
Artistic fire rings were created in 2007, but some broke, some GGNRA will installed 12 basic concrete rings.SF Media Co.The National Parks Service is once again moving to limit and maybe even ban fires...
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Law students denounce Napolitano commencement speech
NOAH BERGER/AP FILE PHOTOUniversity of California President Janet Napolitano deported thousands of undocumented citizens in her time as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Now, UC...
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New coalition opposes Chiu's Airbnb legislation
SF-based Airbnb is the biggest facilitator of short-term apartment rentals in San Francisco, despite their illegality.An unlikely coalition has formed to oppose legislation sponsored by Board of...
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Bill would tax companies with wide CEO-worker pay disparities
Larry Ellison and Oracle Team USA celebrate victory last year. SF Examiner photo by Mike KoozminCalifornia companies pouring big cash on their CEOs may be forced to tighten the spigot under a new bill...
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Will San Francisco Game of Thrones oust police commissioner?
Three Game of Thrones characters at the infamous "Red Wedding" scene. Spoiler: it doesn't end well for them. Image courtesy of HBOPolice Commissioner Angela Chan did not pay fealty to the proper lords...
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Listen: Yesway's "Howlin' Face"
Emily Ritz and Kasey Johansing are Yesway.Photo by Aubrey TrinnamanEmily Ritz and Kacey Johansing aren't exactly strangers to the Bay's indie-folk scene — Johansing's second solo LP, 2013's Ghosts, has...
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Hurray for the Riff Raff grow up at the Independent
Hurray for the Riff Raff at the Independent, Tue/22.Photo by TJ MimbsBy Avi Vinocur. Photos by Avi Vinocur and TJ Mimbs.So as we speak I'm crammed between an NPR listener, a Louisiana native longing to...
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Supervisors propose increased funding for youth services
José-Luis Mejia, associate director of Transitional-Age Youth SF, said more funding is needed for marginalized youth.José-Luis Mejia says he’s seen a little bit of everything in his work with...
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The politics behind today's dueling Airbnb rallies
Critics of Airbnb include (from left) Brian Basinger, Aaron Peskin, Calvin Welch, Mike Casey, and Janan New.Steven T. JonesToday’s dueling rallies at City Hall on whether to fully ban or fully allow...
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Political power play unseats SF Police Commissioner who fought Secure...
Angela Chan speaking at a board meeting. Image via Asian Law CaucusPolice Commissioner Angela Chan fought the federal government as they unjustly tried to deport undocumented San Franciscans who were...
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Kitten Grenade on why you shouldn't underestimate the ukulele
Kitten Grenade plays the DNA Lounge Fri/2.By Rebecca HuvalKitten Grenade takes the ukulele seriously. Katelyn Sullivan picked up the instrument when she was lonely and unhappy in Los Angeles, jonesing...
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Kink.com to hold Campos political fundraiser with exotic dancers
Courtesy of Kink.comLooks like the heat in the Assembly race is about to turn up a notch, but not in the way you’d expect.State Assembly candidate and San Francisco Supervisor David Campos’ newest...
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Naming of a park facility sparks political fight
Rec & Park has proposed naming a building after conservationist Jake Sigg. Some are turned off by his views on immigration.We at the Bay Guardian were alerted today that San Francisco Recreation...
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Big batch of SF archival films new on YouTube, featuring 'Hello Girls' of...
Image courtesy of British PatheMedia company British Pathé uploaded thousands of archival films to its Youtube channel, and in the batch are hundreds of vintage newsreels showcasing San Francisco...
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