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Stuck in reverse
Ah, the good old days, when law and order prevailed and workers and the poor knew their place in society. Some days, you wake up, check the news, and wonder just what the hell happened to this...
View ArticleWhat? Glenn Beck in for Strephanie Miller on Green 960
As we were driving to work this morning (1/4/2012), we were surprised and angered to find Glenn Beck, the rightwing broadcaster who was too much for Fox News, replacing Stephanie Miller, the liberal,...
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Nite Trax: Techno wizard Never Knows' 11 from '11
He knows. PHOTO BY BRANDON NORRIS Local techno producer and live performaer Marc Kate, a.k.a. Silence Fiction, a.k.a. Husband, a.k.a. Never Knows comes to us from the future with this heady emendation...
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OccupyOakland vigil dismantled, 11 arrested
Oakland Police officers in riot gear once again use force to disperse a peaceful protest. Yael Chanoff After several nights of threats, the OccupyOakland vigil at 14th and Broadway was dismantled last...
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Ed Lee and District 5
It's all gossip at this point because if anybody other than Ed Lee knows who Ed Lee is going to appoint to the District 5 seat, that person isn't talking. It's no surprise the Chuck Nevius, who really...
View ArticleMeister: Student athletes deserve pay for their play
By Dick Meister Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV Newsroom, has covered labor for more than a half-century. Contact him through his website, www.dickmeister.com, which...
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Gun control, race, and the founding fathers
KPFA's Mitch Jeserich, one of my favorite people on the radio, had a fascinating discussion this morning with Adam Winkler, who's written an new book about the history of gun control. Everyone who...
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Style Paige: Caplet cute
GUARDIAN PHOTO BY PAIGE A. RICKS While walking down Valencia Street towards 19th Street, I stopped Erica because she was just too caplet cute. Her camel colored jacket paired with a black long-sleeve...
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Daly is back in a progressive leadership role
Chris Daly has been named interim political director of SEIU Local 1021. Steven T. Jones Chris Daly, a pivotal organizer of progressive politics during his decade on the San Francisco Board of...
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Louis Dunn: Chicago's cardinal compares a gay parade to the Ku Klux Klan
Headline in the Chicagp Tribune story (12/28/2011): Cardinal defends comparing gay parade organizers to KU klux Klan Lead in the Tribune story: "Setting off a new round in his dispute with gay rigfht...
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Who will push progressive taxes in 2012?
Mayor Ed Lee talked to the Examiner about his plans for the next year, and it's a lot of the usual political crap: I'm going to create jobs, I'm going to bring people together and promote civility, ho...
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Mirkarimi takes the oath
The room was packed for the inauguration of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, and for the most part, the crowd wasn’t talking about what Mirkarimi referred to as the “cloud” hanging over the event. He mentioned...
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Review: Keep it couch-side for Courtney Trouble's latest Live Sex Show
Jiz Lee (left) and Nina Hartley raise their fists for sex education in Live Sex Show. The phrase “live sex show” invokes a history of glitzy spectacle designed for the viewer eager to escape the...
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BREAKING: Lee appointing Olague to D5 seat
Christina Olague, the newest member of the Board of Supervisors, is given the oath of office by Mayor Ed Lee. Steven T. Jones Sources say Mayor Ed Lee will appoint Christina Olague, the Planning...
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Ed Lee's 100 percent
I expected a lot of talk about togetherness at the mayor's inauguration, but Ed Lee went a step further: He acually announced that he wants to be the mayor "for the 100 percent." That's a remarkable...
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Coachella lineup revealed, many reunited acts
All is revealed, well partially. Coachella's lineup for 2012. It's official: the Coachella lineup for 2012 is out and it's a doozy. The mix of acts in the sunbaked California desert will surely please...
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Saying goodbye to the Nuns singer Jennifer "Miro" Anderson
Jennifer "Miro" Anderson, former co-lead singer and keyboardist of one of SF's first punk bands the Nuns, died in New York, December 16th, of complications from breast and liver cancer. She was 54....
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Nite Trax: DJ Toph One in ICU after hit and run
DJ Toph One is in SF General after a hit-and-run [UPDATED BELOW] Gah! One of my favorite SF nightlife people, DJ Toph One, is in intensive care at SF General after being struck by a hit-and-run driver...
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Newt Gingrich, commie radical
Actually, more likely Newt Gingrich, Scorched Earth Opportunist, but whatever, we'll take it: Newt -- he the friend of plutocrats and one-time lobbyist for predatory lenders -- is launching an assault...
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Appetite: Cocktailing the East Bay
A Banana Mamacow at Forbidden Island in Alameda In this week's paper we poured out our thoughts on two delicious new additions to the East Bay bar scene, Honor Bar and the New Easy. Below, we glass up...
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