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Movement Detroit day one: Sweetest Kiss-Over (or, I Feel French)
Lil Louis' kiss explodes (more and better pictures coming soon). Not much gets better than dancing with 33,000 people in downtown Detroit at the fantastic 12th annual Detroit Electronic Music...
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Sheriff's wife talks to KGO-TV
KGO's Dan Noyes flew to Caracas, Venezuela to interview the wife of embattled San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, and while her comments haven't made anywhere near the media splash that most scraps...
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Fresh Cuts: The sweeter side of Lemonade and the sensual vocal stylings of...
Take a dip: Lemonade This week in music sees new sights, sounds, and surprises from some of 2012's most promising players. From San Francisco to New York to France, these bright young things bring the...
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FBI is scared of "black separatists"
The FBI is chasing "black separatist" groups and designating them as a potential threat -- although there's no evidence that any of the so-called separatist groups are actually a danger to national...
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I Love This City's tasteful use of confetti, fog, and lighting
When I first heard that the inaugural I Love This City festival was moved from AT&T Park to Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater, I thought fate (or Live Nation) was twisting my...
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Ash Reiter and Idea the Artist keep it sunny at Cafe Du Nord
Ash Reiter says 'Hola.' GUARDIAN PHOTO BY SHAUNA C. KEDDY Cafe Du Nord always feels cozy, and the sounds of Bay Area based Ash Reiter and Idea the Artist were a perfect fit for Wednesday night’s crowd...
View ArticleDan Rather exclusive: The health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is "dire"
In his familiar "this reporter has been told" style on CBS television, former CBS anchor Dan Rather sends out an "exclusive" report from his home state of Texas. I can hear his gravely Texas voice...
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Heads Up: 6 must-see concerts this week
Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart, pictured with friends. PHOTO BY JEREMY LANGE How is it already today, today? I mean, how is this week already so present? Long weekends really mess with that standard five in,...
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Bikes and business, a new and evolving union in SF
Sup. Scott Weiner and other pro-business political entities have embraced cycling in San Francisco. Noah Berger/mtc.ca.gov Building Owners and Managers Association of San Francisco (BOMA) is being...
View ArticleSunshine eclipse: Supervisors ramp up their war on sunshine
And so the San Francisco supervisors ramped up their war on sunshine on Tuesday (May 22) when they rejected five qualified candidates for the sunshine task force and substituted visible candidates...
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Are California taxes fair?
Why you pay more, and corporations pay less Let's start with an assumption that I think most sane (non-libertarian, non-right-wing-GOP) people agree on: A tax system ought to be based on ability to...
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'Wanted Man': resurrecting Johnny Cash's San Quentin concert
What did it mean for Johnny Cash to “Walk the Line”? At First Person Singular's one night only (May 28) performance of Wanted Man: Johnny Cash at San Quentin at Berkeley's Ashby Stage, star Josh...
View ArticleCity attorney responds on sunshine task force attacks
B3 note: Here are responses from City Attorney Dennis Herrera to Impertinent Questions from B3 on why the city attorney helped facilitate the supervisorial attack on the sunshine ordinance and task...
View ArticleStop the presses: Sup. Elsbernd blasts B3 for Impertinent Questions on sunshine
Elsbern answers Impertinent Questions from B3 and James Chaffee (Scroll down) First off, to your reference about still looking for me at QueSyrah, or one of the other great West Portal...
View ArticleSup. Cohen answers some Impertinent Questions on sunshine
b3 Note: I sent some Impertinent Questions to the supervisors who voted against Bruce Wolfe, an excellent task force member, and for Todd David (See other sunshine blogs.) To their credit,...
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Destroyer's Dan Bejar on Orson Welles, desert island records, and more
Dean Martin? Dan Bejar. PHOTO BY TED BOIS Destroyer’s Dan Bejar is a songwriter’s songwriter, revered within indie rock circles for his dense, erratic lyric sheets, and sharp, confrontational vocal...
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SEIU deal could undermine progressive coalition
I stumbled on the oddest deal on a union-gossip website, but I've checked it out and it's really happening -- and it could be a total trainwreck for progressive politics in San Francisco. The deal,...
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Top 10 movies you need to see before the zombie apocalypse
Attention! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! We are at zombie threat level red (as in oozing, dripping, blood red ... don't deny it, you clicked the photo link just like I did). So, what's a proactive citizen to...
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Lee avoids budget drama, but other fiscal fights loom
Mayor Ed Lee proposes his 2012-14 budget to the Board of Supervisors. Mike Koozmin When Mayor Ed Lee unveiled his proposed $7.3 billion city budget today, it was a sharp contrast to the annual budget...
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Comments are coming, because we know you miss them
We at the Bay Guardian moved in with the San Francisco Examiner this week and things are going great so far, with the only exception being a few technical difficulties, including the fact that our...
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