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In brief: 5 things you did not know about Coral Reefer
PHOTO VIA CORAL REEFER'S FACEBOOK In my Herbwise marijuana column in this week's Guardian, I wrote about my epic meeting with a one Coral Reefer, 23-year old Twitter queen and self-styled cannabis...
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Global mashup: Nine-piece world music act Califa hits the Bay
Lovelies from Califa. With nine members currently blending Afro Balkan and Middle Eastern sounds and dance moves, Califa certainly refrains from limiting itself. The new Los Angeles-based ensemble –...
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Should city commissioners live in San Francisco?
Overriding the Rules Committee recommendation and dissing Sup. Scott Wiener – who has taken a lead role on protecting nightlife from critical cops and NIMBY neighbors – the Board of Supervisors...
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The new board committes: Not great news
Board President David Chiu has released the new committee assignments for 2012, and they aren't a whole lot different from last year's -- except in a few areas. And they aren't exactly an indication...
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Nite Trax: Some Thing speaks!
Glamamore, DJ down-E, and VivvyAnneForevermore of Some Thing As I affirm in this week's Super Ego clubs column, I adore the weekly Some Thing drag party every Friday at the Stud -- and now it's...
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Live Shots: New Fire at Brava Theatre
Stirring together a mix of contemporary theater and actual traditional ceremonies, New Fire (which opened last night and runs through Jan. 29) is a play that gives its audience insight into the...
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States push back on Citizens United ruling
With the upcoming anniversary of the Citizens United decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed corporations to make unlimited campaign contributions, California Assembly member Julia...
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First drag queen to run the Milk Club
Here's some good news for some bleak days: Anna Conda, whose given name is Glendon Hyde, is set to become the first drag queen to serve as president of the Milk Club. Glendon, a well known and...
View ArticleDemocracy in distress, but it's the best of the alternatives
By Dominique Moisi Dominique Moisi is the author of The Geopolitics of Emotion. PARIS – Is democratic time too slow to respond to crises, and too short to plan for the long term? At a time of...
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What to Read: 'We the Animals' by Justin Torres
Wild thing, attack! Photo by Wei Hwu It’s difficult to find anything negatively written about Justin Torres’ debut fiction novel, We the Animals -- and that’s probably because nothing negative has yet...
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Ceviche secrets with Culture Kitchen
After an incredibly steep hike up 24th Street, Sam Love and I arrived on the doorstep of Culture Kitchen, a traveling cooking class that hires immigrant women to teach their home recipes and share...
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The Performant: Power to the people
Tesla (Christopher W. White, ground) and Edison (Joseph Estlack) in an aggressive game of catch re: the invention of electricity PHOTO BY PAK HAN Mugwumpin’s deconstructive history of Tesla...
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Residents slam proposal for more parking meters
Many attendees held signs reading, "Stop Parking Meter Installation." Steven T. Jones Nothing makes people more angry than when the city tries to take away their free street parking. The San Francisco...
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Maximum Consumption: Vegan cookbook release party with live jazz at MOAD
The open-faced sandwich of my dreams, recipe courtesy of Bryant Terry. PHOTO BY EMILY SAVAGE In a rather appetizing blend of vegan culinary skill and music, The Museum of the African Diaspora will...
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Louis Dunn: 'The Forgotten Wages of War'
Guardian graphic by Louis Dunn John Tirman, executive director of the Center for International Studies at M.I.T., wrote the best account I've seen on what he calls "The Forgotten Wages of War" in an...
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Sheriff Mirkarimi charged with domestic violence
DA George Gascón announces the filing of charges against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. Steven T. Jones Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has been charged with three misdemeanors in connection with an alleged domestic...
View ArticleDick Meister: It's do or die for the United Auto Workers
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,...
View ArticleDick Meister: Walter Johnson did what needed to be done
BY Dick Meister Dick Meister, former labor editor of the SF Chronicle and KQED-TV, has covered labor and politics for more than a half-century, Contact him through his website, www.dickmeister.com,...
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Localized Appreesh: The Fucking Buckaroos
The 'roos play real live music. 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...
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The Presidio: Lessons in privatization
So the Presidio Trust, the only private agency ever to control a national park, is going to make some cuts to meet its goal of complete economic self-sufficiency. But in tall the talk about this, it's...
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