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Ed Lee and "job killers"
Every time I hear the word "job killer" I think of the California Chamber of Commerce, which loves to affix the label to anything that might hurt corporate profits. Most environmental legislation,...
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Kids smoke pot, don't drink
More American teens are smoking pot, and fewer are drinking alcohol, according to a new survey that's at the very least interesting and could be a push for policymakers to start thinking about how we...
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Ammiano meets with U.S. attorney
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano finally got a meeting with the U.S. attorney for Northern California, Melinda Haag, Dec.13 to talk about the feds crackdown on medical marijuana -- and he left disappointed...
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Jhameel's top 10 songs for 2011
St. Vincent's "Cruel" tops local musican Jhameel's list. For so many more year-end music lists, click here and pick up this week's paper. Jhameel's list of top 10 songs for 2011<!--break--> 1....
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A step forward and step back for SF's homeless families
Mayor Ed Lee appeared as yesterday's Board of Supervisors meeting. Steven T. Jones As San Francisco grapples with a record-high number of homeless families seeking shelter space during the holiday...
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Nite Trax: Slow Hands drops the BPM
Bonjour, Slow Hands The singular DJ speaks of slow house, fraud players, and the future of dance music "Oh, the slo-mo thing. I guess I can see how people came to associate me with that." DJ Slow...
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Kush Arora and the INgrooves staff's top 10 releases of 2011
Los Rakas makes the INgrooves cut. For so many more year-end music lists, click here and pick up this week's paper. Kush Arora and the INgrooves staff's top 10 releases of 2011Â Â Â Â <!--break-->...
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Nite Trax: The Gathering raves past 20
Talking to founder Martin O'Brien about the party crew's latest get-together -- and an upcoming film about the early Bay rave scene Earlier this year, SF's Wicked rave crew celebrated 20 years, and...
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Revolutionary bedfellows: What Occupy has in common with the sex-positive...
At the Nov. 2 general strike in Oscar Grant Plaza, protesters had love on their minds. GUARDIAN PHOTO BY YAEL CHANOFF Guardian reporter Yael Chanoff embedded at the Occupy SF and Occupy Oakland...
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The Bonds trial: What a phenomenal waste
What a phenomenal waste of everyone's time and money. After eight years, millions of dollars in taxpayer money, and endless trees killed for newspaper stories, Barry Bonds was just sentenced to spend...
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Frances Capell's top 10 self-released albums of 2011
WU LYF's fiery debut makes the list. For so many more year-end music lists, click here and pick up this week's paper. Guardian intern Frances Capell's list of the top 10 self-released albums of...
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Last-minute gifts: My Mission Guidebook, $7
Photo by Mirissa Neff  Continuing the countdown of 11th hour gifts, here's a locally-made Mission-centric guidebook that clocks in well under $10... MISSION LOC@L: Mission Loc@l's guidebook lives up...
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Christopher Hitchens, the war and religion
Everything that can be said about Christopher Hitchens has already been said. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet (and the fact that we all knew he was going to die soon), every friend, foe, analyst...
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Party Radar: Did someone say 'hair metal rollerskating holiday craft fair'?
Oh, hell yeah. The LowSF and Cruz Skate Shop crews (famous for building skate ramps inside their parties?) are teaming up to deck your hols with mousse and spritz -- and some majorly cool gift ideas...
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Have we seen the last California execution?
A judge in Marin has tossed out the current execution protocol, putting all executions in the state on hold -- and potentially delaying any more state-sponsored killing until after November, when the...
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Marco De La Vega's top 10 substances that have influenced music in 2011
With one of the year's strongest releases, A$AP Rocky pops up a couple of times on the list. For so many more year-end music lists, click here and pick up this week's paper. 120 Minutes' Marco De La...
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Laura Gravander's top 10 live bands of 2011
Glitter Wizard makes this Dirty Cupcake's list. PHOTO BY photo by HOWARD KAN For so many more year-end music lists, click here and pick up this week's paper. Dirty Cupcakes' Laura Gravander presents a...
View ArticleDick Meister: Stamp out sexual harassment
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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Tax Kim Kardashian!
This is perfect: The Courage Campaign is running an ad encouraging Kim Kardashian -- who made $12 million last year for pretty much nothing except being Kim Kardashian -- to endorse the...
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More reasons why PG&E hurts the city
No blackouts here -- and no PG&E I know that the folks in Santa Clara are just taking full political advantage of the Candlestick blackout, buy you have to admit: They have a persuasive case....
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