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Some fans are bigger than others
The man, the musician, the animal rights activist: To be fair, he's pretty huggable.How big of a Morrissey fan are you?Would you do anything for a Morrissey hug?Would you shut down a Morrissey show for...
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Marcus Books of San Francisco evicted
Marcus Books owners are packing up the books today and moving them out of the store.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEFor months, we've been covering the story of Marcus Books, the nation’s oldest...
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Drivers protest fare breaks, fee hikes at Uber HQ
Protesters outside of Uber HQ Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezUber drivers protested the company outside its San Francisco headquarters today, and their complaint was simple: They feel Uber is picking...
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'Neighbors,''Belle,' and more new movies!
Kevin Spacey (center) as Richard III in backstage documentary Now: In the Wings on a World Stage.Not to detract from the drawing power of Seth Rogen's comic chops (or Zac Efron's abs, pecs, etc.) in...
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Bike to Work Day marred by another Wiggle police sting
Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru, SFBC head Leah Shahum, and Mayor Ed Lee on Bike to Work Day.Courtesy of SFBCCity officials and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition hailed yesterday’s Bike to Work...
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A few quick hits from the SF International Film Festival as it comes to a close
The Two Faces of JanuaryCOURTESY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETYSexual jealousy, filial betrayal, and bloodshed amid a civilization’s ruins. The SF International Film Festival began on these cheerful...
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Tune in to Alternative Ink, the Guardian’s radio show
Greetings, Guardianistas, we’re making the leap from your eyeballs to your earholes with Alternative Ink, our new radio show on BFF.fm, San Francisco’s best Internet radio station. Tune in this Sunday,...
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Lawsuit claims SROs owned by city contractors are unsafe, moldy,...
Definitely not your ideal roommate.It's often rumored that housing conditions in certain single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs, throughout San Francisco are atrocious. And when it comes to SROs under...
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Mayor Lee faces question on minimum wage
IMAGE BY www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.ukSan Francisco Mayor Ed Lee will attend the Board of Supervisors meeting today [Tue/13] to participate in “question time” – that exhilarating moment where the city’s...
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Gimme 5: Must-see shows this week
Cool Ghouls play The Chapel Thu/15.Photo by Michael BordelonIs it hot in here, or is it just -- sorry, no, that's all of San Francisco, doing that delightfully freakish 85-degree Actual Summer thing...
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Memorial concert follows DA's decision not to charge driver who killed cyclist
Amelie Le Moullac, shown with her cat Diesel, is being celebrated at a concert, but the driver who killed her won't face chargeshttp://amelielemoullac.comIn the wake of yesterday’s decision by the...
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Ammiano's Prop. 13 reform bill moves forward with unlikely business community...
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano has had a run of legislative successes leading up to this, his last year in office.Assemblymember Tom Ammiano’s (D-SF) legislation to close a state loophole that has allowed...
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Chiu and his allies ramp up their rhetoric, warning of a "war" on techies
David Chiu addressed the Share conference this morning.Tim DawBoard of Supervisors President David Chiu and his campaign for the California Assembly aggressively courted votes and support from the...
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Free Sunday meter plan challenged with environmental review
Transit advocacy groups filed an appeal today challenging a controversial vote by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Board of Directors to end paid Sunday meters last month. The appeal...
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Porn stars write-in against mandatory condom bill
A shoot at Kink.com. Photo by Mike KoozminA website and letter-writing campaign against a statewide mandatory condoms-in-porn bill launched on Monday.The website has no stated backer or "about" page,...
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SFO director initiates crackdown on unpermitted Uber drivers
San Francisco’s “sharing economy” may be on its way to getting “catalyzed” thanks to this week’s Share Conference, but ridesharing companies also are getting called out – by the director of San...
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Photos: Oakland fast food workers join strike with #FastFoodGlobal movement
Fast food workers protest in Morocco. Photo courtesy of @LowPayIsNotOKLast year, Bay Area fast food workers marched for higher wages. Today hundreds marched against Oakland restaurants serving Whoppers...
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Thick as blood: Sibling duo Broods are the next kiwis on the rise
Broods at the Independent.ALL PHOTOS BY LAURA B. CHILDS“Kiwis tend to hold back and be too humble. They don’t want to be over-confident, but I think people are starting to realize that a little bit of...
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KUSF's axe-man, Father Privett, stepping down
Father Privett at a meeting about the closure and sale of KUSF Photo courtesy of the City College GuardsmanThe University of San Francisco president who sold off beloved community radio station KUSF in...
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Watch: Papercuts'"Life Among the Savages"
Papercuts play The Chapel Sat/31.PHOTO BY DANA LAMANPapercuts, the indie-folk output of San Francisco songwriter-producer Jason Quever, has been a San Francisco staple for a decade now. By turns stark...
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