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Can SF follow Berkeley in dumping the big banks?
The City of Berkeley is considering dropping its contract with Wells Fargo and moving the city's money to a credit union or a smaller community bank. That makes perfect sense -- the Move Your Money...
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“So this will really be a doggie disco.”
Dog party in the U.S.A. Let’s just get this out of the way immediately: there’s going to be a doggie dance this Sunday at the Stud. I could say no more about it and there would still be a segment of...
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Mayor Lee's call for more hearings gets wary reception
Labor and the Left came out strongly against Mayor Ed Lee’s proposed charter amendment to require all city legislation be delayed and subjected to hearings by the Small Business Commission and other...
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Headshots for the homeless? Photographer Joe Ramos connects art and social work
Images of homelessness are not hard to come by. These scenes are often pathetic, clichéd. In the worst cases, the homeless are portrayed as inhuman heaps of blanket and facial disfigurement, people...
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Live Shots: Paufve Dance's So I Married Abraham Lincoln
This weekend Paufve Dance is winding its way through all the rooms at Dance Mission Theater, making the audience follow, as it performs So I Married Abraham Lincoln. There are only three performances...
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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: Fitz and the Tantrums
A steady backbeat. The swirling organ. Lots of saxophone. Two singers who double as dancers. One skunk striped haircut. Without a doubt, Fitz and the Tantrums have their act together, and worked it...
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Burning Man ticket requests far exceed supply
This year's Man design by Rod Garrett and Andrew Johnstone. Courtesy of Black Rock City LLC Burners' worst fears are about to come true: they'll be denied tickets to Burning Man when the results of...
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The college tuition problem
President Obama wants to solve the horrible problem of college tuition costs and student loans by offering tax breaks and telling schools to keep their costs down. Memo to the prez: Holding the line...
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Live Shots: Decentralized Dance Party
All photos by Bowerbird Photography When Sam Love and I finally arrived at Union Square on Fri/27 night, we were surprised by the mass of boomboxes perched on peoples' shoulders, like a thousand John...
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Inside the Occupy Oakland protest
Anarchism and peace try to coexist at Occupy Oakland UPDATE: We've corrected a few factual mistakes. We originally reported that protesters forced open the door of the YMCA; in fact, they asked to be...
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The Hangover: Jan. 25-29
A dog in a bow tie at the Stud. PHOTO BY CHRIS STEVENS Jounce with us, if you will, through the Guardian staff's frenzied weekend. Here's our live reviews, hot raging, random sightings. ***Classy is,...
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Sundance Diary, volume one: the hipster chronicles
"Celeste and Jesse Forever:" Jones (who also co-wrote the script) and movie hubby Samberg. Courtesy www.sundance.org In a series of posts, Midnites for Maniacs curator-host and Academy of Art...
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Occupy Oakland inmates at Santa Rita attacked- developing story
Santa Rita jail in Dublin, CA (THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED) In the aftermath of the mass arrests of Occupy Oakland protesters-- and whoever else happend to be on the wrong street at the wrong time--...
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Localized Appreesh: Ash Reiter
Ash Reiter doesn't mind the sun. PHOTO BY MOLLY DECOUDREAUX Localized Appreesh is our weekly thank-you column to the musicians that make the Bay. To be considered, contact emilysavage@sfbg.com. Call...
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Castro plaza bill passes, 6-5
David Chiu was the swing vote on new rules for public plazas The Board of Supervisors has passed a watered-down version of Supervisor Scott Wiener's legislation to prevent camping and sleeping in...
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Party Radar: Mike "Agent X" Clark, Cheap, DJ Hell, Forro Brazuca, Martin...
Mike "Agent X" Clark comes for the Beatdown at Housepitality Our weekly Super Ego clubs column took a wee breather from the paper this week in order to bring you some great live bands we love. But...
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3 recipes for a (booze-filled) vegan Super Bowl
Leaving aside the fact that the Niners will not be playing in it, Super Bowl 2012 is shaping up to be a helluva game. For one, you'll be able to get your play-by-play commentary from polar bears,...
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Sundance Diary, volume three: docs!
Courtesy Facebook: Chasing Ice. In a series of posts, Midnites for Maniacs curator-host and Academy of Art film-history teacher Jesse Hawthorne Ficks reports on the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Check...
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Reggie Watts melts minds at SF Sketchfest's Reggidency kickoff
The comedian-singer wants you. PHOTO BY RYAN PRENDIVILLE “Welcome to [SF] Sketchfest,” Reggie Watts said, in what appeared to be his natural voice, “it’s going to be a big night for all of you guys.”...
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