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OccupySF awaits police raid after rejecting city ultimatum
An OccupySF camper has a message for the mayor. Steven T. Jones A police raid that could wipe out OccupySF, one of the country's largest remaining Occupy camps, now seems imminent after the protest...
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The impact of Occupy
With the city getting ready to crack down on OccupySF, and Occupy encampments around the country under attack, it's easy to get discouraged. And I know that a lot of the Occupiers aren't thinking...
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The Performant: Hamburger helpers
There’s certainly no shortage of live comedy in the Bay Area, but you have to hand it to Club Chuckles for keeping it weird. Avoiding line-ups packed with middle-aged men whining about their therapy...
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Live Shots: The Destiny Muhammad Jazz Trio at Red Poppy Art House
Destiny introduced herself to the audience as “your friendly harp player from the 'hood.” Word. This ain't your grandmama's tea parlor harp music. <!--break--> This is jazz harp – a rarity for...
View ArticleUC-Davis: Where real education begins (3)
Madeline Perez, our correspondent at UC-Davis, this afternoon 11/30/11) reports that the many letters published on the opinion section of the school newspaper, the California Aggie, reflect the...
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Art Basel frontlines: Thursday night in Wynwood
All I did was program in the coordinates of a wall my friend was painting in the midst of Miami's mega Art Basel weekend and all of a sudden I'm in mural heaven. Going traffic snail-slow down the...
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The Performant: TLC for the holidays
Brian B. performing at the Lost Church GUARDIAN PHOTO BY NICOLE GLUCKSTERN Try to ignore it as we might, the end of another year draws near, accompanied by all its attendant solstice-cycle...
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More backroom policy talks with the California Public Utilities Commission
A dining area at Cavallo Point, the resort where utility regulators and utility execs will attend a private conference. On Dec. 8 and 9, high-ranking state government officials will attend a private...
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Lt. Gov. Press Release
We used to call Gavin Newsom Mayor Press Release because he was always ready to go before the cameras and announce some bold plan that never amounted to anything. And now he's at it again. Newsom --...
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Tax breaks for Twitter, not for ex-offenders
Mayor Ed Lee, a big promoter of the Twitter tax break, won't support a tax break aimed at encouraging businesses to hire ex-offenders. I'm not a big fan of any tax breaks -- mostly because I don't...
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UC's pick of Bratton to investigate pepper spray incident isn't reassuring
The video images are already iconic, a line of young students sit cross legged, arms linked, at the front edge of an Occupy UC Davis protest, nonviolently protesting the impacts of the economic crisis...
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Students forage in SF park for weekend Fungus Fair
Late fall is the time for the fleshy bodies of fungi to find their way to the moist, earthy surface. This time of year, mushroom specialist and biology teacher JR Blair can be found at McClaren Park...
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More evidence that Occupy is working
The Occupy movement has already had an impact on poltics in Washington, DC, and it's having an impact in California, too. The Chron's front-page banner headline today reads "Tax measures target...
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The women who love Herman Cain
Sexual harassment is serious, and Herman Cain ought to be held to account for the sizable number of allegations against him. (Really, whatever Cain says, most women don't make this stuff up; going...
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BART adopts policy on cutting cell phone service
BART's decision to stifle a protest by cutting off cell service made national news. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors has adopted the nation's first policy outlining the...
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Art Basel frontlines: SCOPEing out Friday
Guardian photos by Paula Connelly Art Basel is not the only show in Miami's town this weekend. In addition to every gallery, boutique, and busy streetcorner hosting its own opening of varying degrees...
View ArticleDick Meister: Six ways to heal the economy
By Dick Meister Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsroom, has covered labor and politics for more than a half-century. Contact him through his website,...
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Live Shots: Dan Deacon at New Parish
You go to Dan Deacon in a bad mood – a no-good-reason sort of bad mood, where you’ve been sleeping a lot just to turn it off. (Works for a while, until the stress dreams start.) And even though you’d...
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Castro residents clash over proposed restrictions in public spaces
Community activists in the Castro District of San Francisco have been riled up by recent legislation proposed to limit public use of the Harvey Milk and Jane Warren plazas. The ordinance proposes to...
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Localized Appreesh: Uni & Her Ukelele
A girl and her uke. Localized Appreesh is our weekly thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. Each week a band/music-maker with a show, album release, or general good news is highlighted...
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