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American Idol, Motown edition
Pia: Something's missing So Simon Cowell seems to think that the judges are too nice this year and there's too much sappy drama. I'm with him on the second point, but a big difference this time around...
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Housing: Density and affordability
The way the Chron describes it, the debate over the city's updated Housing Element is all about density. And that's part of the issue, no doubt: For years, people on the west side of town have...
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5 Things: March 24, 2011
Didik Nini Thowok hand postures his way into gender fluidity at the Asian Art Museum this weekend >>BEES ARE BACK IN TOWN On March 24, Hayes Valley Farm welcomes back the bees. Hives previously...
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A creative way out of the state budget mess
With no Republicans willing at this point to go along with the governor's June election plans, Jerry Brown has quite the problem on his hands. There never really was a Plan B. And now he's got to find...
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Chauncey Bailey killer struggles with testimony
Report from The Chauncey Bailey Project, of which the Guardian is a member: By Thomas Peele and Josh Richman OAKLAND — Devaughndre Broussard, the admitted killer of Oakland Post Editor Chauncey...
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The Performant: Any way you want it
PHOTO BY WINSLOW TOWNSEND Bad hair days gone wild at Rock of Ages That distance makes the heart grow fonder does go a long way in explaining the recent resurgence of hair metal. Somehow despite all...
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Dan Savage turns anti-gay-bullying "It Gets Better" YouTube phenom into book
Dan Savage and husband Terry Miller collaborated on the "It Gets Better" book In a mission to take the It Gets Better Project -- his groundbreaking video collaboration series that seeks to help...
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5 Things: March 25, 2011
Dream a little dream for sun >>I DREAMED MY BIKE HAD FENDERS... Should the rain keep up you will need a weekend project and more pots to catch the surprising amount of leaks a Victorian can...
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Live Shots: Naughty By Nature at Yoshi's San Francisco, 3/24/11
Everyone get ready for a blast from the past -- and the sudden realization that maybe we're getting old. That's right, turning into real fogies. That's how it goes down when you're at the concert of a...
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Umbrella weather: A glimpse of the future during the BNP Paribas Open
In San Francisco, you need an umbrella for the rain. In Palm Springs, you need an umbrella for the sun. Under a solar glare, the men's side of the BNP Paribas Open would bring a final four made up...
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5 Things: March 29, 2011
A Bike to School poster by award-winning third to fifth grader Colby >>EYES OUT FOR LIL' ONES What does a San Francisco look like where everyone is safe to ride their bikes? Well, a lot like...
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Rent control is sticking point in Parkmerced debate
After a marathon debate at the March 29 Board of Supervisors meeting lasting several hours, a vote to certify the environmental impact report (EIR) for the masssive Parkmerced overhaul was pushed back...
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Board delays Yellow Pages vote
Unwanted Yellows Pages often stack up at local apartment buildings. In an attempt to assuage big business interests, the Board of Supervisors decided yesterday (Tues/29) to delay the vote on an...
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Hot sexy events: March 30-April 5
New York's innovative condom campaign will be one of the new-school sex ed programs highlighted at Tech::Sex Which does SF care more about: sex education or Internet technologies? This weekend's...
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Life history of key witness won't be presented in Chauncey Bailey murder trial
Report from The Chauncey Bailey Project, of which the Guardian is a member: By Thomas Peele, The Chauncey Bailey Project OAKLAND — The life history of the man who confessed to killing journalist...
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The Performant: The Empire has no clothes
Zooka Splat wields post-apocalyptic humor for the Naked Empire Bouffon Company PHOTO BY NATHANIEL JUSTINIANO Adventures in Naked Empire's bouffonery An evening spent in the presence of the Naked...
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Hot diggity, old school dog training
Under the towering eucalyptus trees of Temescal Creek Park, a sturdy wood-planked fence frames a curve in the pavement. Every day, joggers and dog-walkers shuffle alongside, crossing the border of...
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SF in top 38 counties nationwide that deport "non-criminal aliens"
So much for San Francisco being a sanctuary city. The National Day Laborer Organization (NDLON) and two other organizations have unearthed statistics that show San Francisco in the nation’s "top 38"...
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Books, borders, and official ridiculousness
In the pantheon of ridiculousness going on in this country, this may not rate highly, but it seems telling enough to share anyway. For the last two months, I've been selling my new book, The Tribes of...
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Get some perspective: CounterPulse’s resident artists rearrange a theater
Stacz Sadowski and Keith Penney of Dandelion Dancetheater. Luiza Silva People who have never performed in their life can take the stage this week at CounterPulse. While artists-in-residence Kegan...
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