Tobacco tax: It's going to be way too close
About 25 percent of the vote in. 50.6 Yes, 49.4 No. Trending the wrong way. This is going to be very close. I didn't believe that the tobacco companies could beat this thing, and I thought the results...
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VOTE FOR BEST OF THE BAY 2012
In 1974 we blazed a trail by being the first paper to present “best of” awards. Every year since then we’ve given Best of the Bay recognition to the people, places, and things that make the Bay Area...
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Supervisors dominate DCCC race, but key newbies join them
Winning DCCC candidate Matt Dorsey (left) with his boss, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, at Dorsey's election night party. Steven T. Jones “I just stopped by on my way to finish campaigning,” Sup. David...
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After an adorable election, free drinks at El Rio
PHOTO BY BEN BROWN The mood was relaxed at El Rio tonight as the League of Young Voters held their post-elections party. There wasn’t much to today’s ballot- as the League put it in the intro to their...
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Welcome back to SF President Obama! Now, say Supevisors, give us our marijuana
Can't we get President Obama to harken back to his be-jointed past? Not that it's ever a good idea, but avoid driving downtown today like the plague -- President Obama's in town! And, (as reported by...
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Ladies and gentleman, the Bay's youth spoken word team (and where you can see...
Salesian High School's Nyabingha McDowell takes the mic en route to becoming the Bay's youth spoken word champ. PHOTO BY ASHLEIGH REDDY Hey you, over-20 person. Do you ever wonder what what on the...
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Corporations are people, but I guess unions aren't
Who's winning the class war? Did you have to ask? So seven of the Supreme Court Justices, including all of the ones who voted for corporate free speech in Citizens United, have decided that unions...
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Dueling pot protests precede rejection of a permit appeal
The dueling medical marijuana demonstrations included supervisorial candidate Leon Chow (inset). Steven T. Jones Dueling demonstrations in front of City Hall yesterday afternoon – with one side...
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Gosh, we need more condos for millionaires
I guess it's really, really important for San Francisco to build more housing for the very rich because there's just such a profound need for it. In fact, the demand for million-dollar condos is so...
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Never underestimate the importance of lube: Fetish fashionista Seven Mitchell...
Photos by Angela Dix, modeling by Karma Zabetch “I have to tell my grandma I make clothes for rock stars.” The Tenderloin neighborhood's vivid street culture and its residents' bold use of alternative...
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The Grannies flaunt their finest digs for a good cause
The awesome concert poster. The Grannies know how to have fun. After over a decade of raucous good times, including two European tours and years of stage antics, the six remaining members of the local...
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Glass on Glass: an extended interview with the composer
Photo by Raymond Meier Few living composers can claim more influence over the landscape of modern classical music than Philip Glass. A glance at his expansive discography — comprised of symphonies,...
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Pixar! Vampires! And more new movies to tide you over 'till the return of a...
A Scottish princess battles an arranged marriage in 'Brave.' Photo courtesy of Disney/Pixar This week: Frameline continues. Where have you been? Hollywood's great hopes this week involve, as Game of...
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Mic Check: Everyone is listening at Sacred Grounds
Shut your trap and enjoy the open mic talent. “It’s about writing. We should start the interview with that.” Todd Tholke leans forward across the greasy café table. “The whole reason I came all the...
View ArticleDick Meister: "We want bread and roses, too"
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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Beasts of the NorCal movie theaters: new flicks!
Quvenzhane Wallis in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild.' Photo by Jess Pinkham It's finally here! And nope, I don't mean The Amazing Spider-Meh Man, though you can check my unenthused review below the...
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Bernal Heights pumps up the volume
New Wheel owner Brett Thurber: "The Solar Pump is mainly a way to start the discussion around sustainable energy practices." Climb Bernal Hill as a sweaty pedestrian and you just might descend by...
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The Performant: When in Roma
Wild brass and shaking floors at the Kafana Balkan party. Hi-ho, the gypsy life. While the reality of living as a member of a marginalized, nomadic population is really not quite the Technicolor dream...
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Hollie Stevens lived a big life that was tragically cut short
When a slowly unfolding tragedy strikes the young and energetic, fate seems especially cruel, a notion I haven't been able to shake since learning that my friend Hollie Stevens, a 30-year-old porn...
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If Mayor Lee lied
What’s going to happen to Mayor Ed Lee? That’s the big question after a series of news reports have suggested that the mayor was less-than truthful under oath in his statements to the Ethics...
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