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Video of suspect in Feather beating released
The SFPD has released video footage of a suspect in the violent beating of Feather, aka Bryan Higgins, who died last week at SF General:Read more »
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Department of Homeland Security issues security bulletin over peaceful protest
Apparently someone at DHS is paying close attention to Anonymous videos posted to YouTube.Apparently, the Department of Homeland Security takes the leaderless activist group Anonymous very, very...
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Sacramento Bee wins legal battle, UC Davis pepper spraying cops must be named
Nearly three years after UC Davis campus police pepper sprayed a line of peaceful, seated student protesters from the Occupy movement, The Sacramento Bee has won a legal battle to release the names of...
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Treasure Island challenge appealed to California Supreme Court
Treasure Island could include up to 8,000 homes and high-rise hotels.Critics of current plans to build 8,000 new homes and acres of commercial and office space on Treasure Island — despite the...
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Little Dragon roosts at The Fox
Little Dragon hit the Fox tomorrow, Fri/22.Photo by Marco van RijtBy Rob GoszkowskiJanet Jackson was in heavy rotation when Little Dragon went to work on Nabuma Rubberband, the album they released in...
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To boldly go...beyond the grave! This week's new movies
A masked Michael Fassbender stars in offbeat comedy Frank.PHOTO COURTESY OF MAGNOLIA PICTURESA mask-wearing musician, a Star Trek alum, coming-of-age tales, a rom-com with a sci-fi twist, a rom-com...
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Not just an Animal Collective side project: Entering the Slasher House with...
Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks hit the GAMH Sun/24.In spite of music videos that are more than vaguely reminiscent of the horror film genre — not to mention the band's name — the “jazz power trio” of Avey...
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Koch brothers and other right-wing outsiders challenge Bay Area minimum wage...
David and Charles Koch have used wealth they inherited and made through fossil fuels to push an extreme right-wing agenda.In recent months, San Francisco and Oakland have unveiled ballot measures that...
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Federal complaint filed over death of Alex Nieto as supporters vow to keep...
Roberto Hernandez with his son at an Aug. 22 rally (scroll down to hear what they said).GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEProtests have sprung up throughout the week in San Francisco, Oakland, and...
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Burning Man shark jump creates media pile-on
We seem to have tapped into the meme of the moment with last week’s cover story, “Burning Man jumps the shark,” which took issue with how this high-minded experiment has been sullied by the...
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Live Shots: Jack White rocks so hard he sprains his ankle at the Bill Graham...
Jack White at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Fri/22.ALL PHOTOS BY CHARLES RUSSOWith the opening chords of “Fell in Love with a Girl,” Jack White took to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium stage on...
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Did Big Soda swing a key endorsement by a progressive democratic club?
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club Co-President Tom Temprano Image courtesy of Tom TempranoDid the soda industry buy a prominent progressive political endorsement? Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle raised...
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Your official Hardly Strictly Bluegrass lineup is here
Not even remotely bluegrass, but we're stoked anyway: Punk legends X will play HSB the weekend of Oct. 3-5.Ah, fall in San Francisco. The kids go back to school, the pumpkin beers and lattes make their...
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BEST OF THE BAY 2014 is coming!
Our 40th annual Best of the Bay issue is coming Oct. 15! Voting for all Readers Poll categories will open Sept. 3 and close Sept. 24. Bookmark this link to vote for your favorite local businesses, hot...
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Catching up with The Presidents of the United States of America
POTUSA hit Slim's tomorrow, Wed/27.Though they hit the peak of their fame in the mid-'90s post-grunge era with hits like "Peaches" and "Kitty," the Presidents of the United States of America have...
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SF queer arts community mourns Arturo Galster, "drag queen's drag queen"
To call seminal SF perfomer and alpha theater aficionado Arturo Galster merely a "drag queen" is to do his range -- from the legendary Vegas in Space movie and pitch-perfect live-sung Pasty Cline...
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A master of observation: chatting with author Sean Wilsey
Sean Wilsey's 2005 memoir.“We used to call this Café High,” author Sean Wilsey says of Café International, our meeting spot, before letting out a hearty chortle. By “we” he means his late-80s...
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BART launches internal affairs investigation into tackling arrest of black man
SF Examiner photo by Kate CongerThe Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department has launched an internal affairs investigation after an officer tackled and subsequently arrested a suspect, the Bay...
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A show a day: Your fall music calendar
The sweet sounds of Foxygen will fill the Fillmore Oct. 24.PHOTO BY CARA ROBBINSWhat's going on in Bay Area music these next three months? Glad you asked. Like a daily multivitamin wards off the...
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Predicting earthquakes, from 14-year-old prophets to train-stopping...
A youngster rides his scooter over a sidewalk buckled by an earthquake Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif. A large earthquake caused significant damage and left at least three critically injured in...
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