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The case for local taxes
When state Sen. Darrell Steinberg introduced SB 653, a bill that would allow cities to impose an income tax, a car tax and excise taxes, I called his press office and asked if the senator was serious....
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Twitter, Mirkarimi and stock options taxes
Fist of all, and I hate to be harsh but I've been driven to it: Fuck Randy Shaw. I said from the start, from the beginning of the discussion about the Twitter tax break, that this was all about stock...
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SFBG Radio: Is San Francisco un-American?
The last car dealership selling U.S.-made vehicles has closed in San Francisco, and Johnny wonders: Is this yet another reason for people to think San Francisco is unAmerican? (I don't think so....
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The problem with the yellow pages
Editors note: We ran an opinion piece this week opposing Sup. David Chiu's proposal to limit delivery of yellow pages phone books. It's gotten a lot of comments. Chiu asked if his supporters could...
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Dick Meister, formerly labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsroom, has covered labor, politics and other matters for a half-century. Even the most casual students of American labor history...
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Clean secrets revealed: the Lusty Ladies
Sex workers do all kinds of naughty (and very nice) things during work hours, but how these super-sexed individuals spend their down time seems like an alluring mystery. It's fun to assume the sassy...
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American Idol: Boooring
Damn -- is she our next American Idol? We're now into the post-James endgame, and as I predicted, things have gone way downhill. Frankly, none of the three finalists deserves to win. At this point,...
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Where's Gascon on Ammiano's pot bill?
Some very good news from Sacramento (and since good news from that part of the world is rare these days, let's celebrate it). Assembly Member Tom Ammiano has a bill that would eliminate the mandatory...
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DEA investigates illegal import of death drugs
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is conducting a multistate criminal investigation into the actions that prison systems have taken to obtain a death drug no longer produced in the United...
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Perception of lost integrity costs police
Reporting by Sarah Phelan. Photograhy by Luke Thomas. At the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office’s May 18 Justice Summit, the ethics of law enforcement were a central topic. And not surprisingly,...
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Chronicle pushes fake campaign to "draft" Ed Lee
Power brokers are peddling the myth that SF somehow needs Ed Lee to remain in the Mayor's Office. Steven T. Jones Downtown is clearly nervous about not having a reliable horse in the mayor's race, so...
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American Idol: The weeping edition
Damn, Haley, you should have wept more Six weeks ago, who could have imagined -- the American Idol final is Scotty and Lauren? Please. So many talented people gone, so little talent left .... I like...
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The Rapture and the National League West
For all the talk of the Rapture (and frankly, I'd take a 8.5 earthquake and fire if it meant all the Christian fundamentalists left the Earth), there's a critical topic that hasn't been discussed: How...
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Mayor Lee's dismal budget challenge
The "create your own budget" app is nothing new; we've seen it at the state level for a couple of years. But it's new to San Francisco, and Ed Lee's promoting it. So you can go here and see if you can...
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SFBG Radio: Do you get a Rapture Mulligan?
Gee, what happens if the Rapture doesn't come about? Does the crackpot behind all of this hype (who runs a $73 million operation) get another crack at it? Johnny and Tim discuss the end of the world...
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Yelle at the Regency Ballroom, 5/19/11
Major props to any super-hot French pop star who starts her set wearing a full body mop. That's just what Yelle's lead-singer, Julie Budet, did last night at the Regency Ballroom -- but it was to be...
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Appetite: Napa's affordable eats and surprising treats
Camp cuisine: Dim Sum Charlie's magical dirt lot setting ALL PHOTOS BY VIRGINIA MILLER After countless weekends in Napa over the years, I'm flush with recommendations for worthy restaurants and...
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Why the right keeps winning
Robert Cruikshank, who is one of the best political bloggers around, has a fascinating piece today on Calitics about Cornel West's attack on Obama, the politics of coalitions, and the fate of the...
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Big launch for Avalos, emphasizing unity and integrity
John Avalos launched his mayoral campaign yesterday with a spirited event in a sunny SoMa park that drew several hundred enthusiastic supporters, ranging from elected officials such as Assemblymember...
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Environmentalists rappel off Richmond Bridge to protest Chevron
This morning, May 23, activists from Amazon Watch and the Rainforest Action Network rappelled off the Richmond Bridge and unfurled a 50 foot banner which read: “Chevron Guilty: Clean Up Amazon.”...
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