The top 7 music-related things on the Internet that have nothing to do with...
Happy birthday, Ms. Ross.Hey, did you hear that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, are splitting up? Of course you did. Did you actually read through an entire news item about...
View ArticleComplaint against Yee includes firearms trafficking and envelopes full of cash
Senator Leland Yee escorted from the Philip Burton Federal Building by his attorney, Paul DeMeester Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe federal criminal charges filed today against Sen. Leland Yee...
View Article'Venus in Fur' electrifies at A.C.T.
Brenda Meaney and Henry Clarke in David Ives' play 'venus in Fur' at A.C.T.PHOTO BY KEVIN BERNEGood lord, this play is hot, hot, hot. Rave reviews of its run in New York last year -- mostly heralding...
View ArticleOne Lorde to rule them all: An evening at the Fox with one seriously royal...
Lorde at the Fox last night, Wed/26.PHOTOS BY CHARLES RUSSOI woke up this morning wondering if I could pull off an orange jumpsuit. I wasn’t contemplating how I would fare in a state penitentiary, mind...
View ArticleMassage therapists hope for a happy ending
The California Massage Therapy Council, a statewide body that licenses massage practitioners, may expire at the end of this year unless extended by the California Legislature. Some anti-prostitution...
View ArticleRaymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s gangster past in History Channel documentary
Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow in a History Channel documentaryOf all the cast of characters in the scandal encircling Sen. Leland Yee, none is more colorful and intriguing than Raymond “Shrimp Boy”...
View ArticleInside the Homeless Outreach Team
Gary said he had been homeless for 17 years.PHOTO BY MIKE KOOZMINThis week’s Bay Guardian features a cover story on homelessness in San Francisco.For that story, we reached out to the San Francisco...
View Article"Uncle Leland" suspended from California Senate, with pay for now
Photo courtesy of KPIXThe California Senate today voted 28-1 to suspend, with pay, three allegedly corrupt state senators: Ron Calderon, Rod Wright, and Leland Yee, also known as "Uncle Leland" in a...
View ArticlePort of Oakland rejects deceptive contract bid by Black Muslim security firm
Port of Oakland President Cestra Butner discussed the BMT Security contract during yesterday's meeting.BANGEditor’s Note: This report, which appears in today’s Oakland Tribune, is part of the...
View ArticleLate entries: !!!, Janet Mock, DJ Shadow, Joey Negro, Kadet Kuhne, more
Janet Mock kicks of Trans Visibility Week at the LGBT CenterSometimes we get word of cool things after press time, things you should totally go to. Here are some. FRIDAY 28>>JANET MOCK-- author,...
View ArticleMusic Listings: March 26-April 1, 2014
WEDNESDAY 26ROCKBottom of the Hill: 1233 17th St., San Francisco. The Appleseed Cast, The Dandelion War, Big Long Now, 9pm, $12-$14.El Rio: 3158 Mission, San Francisco. Neighborhood Brats, Elegy,...
View ArticlePromo: Celtic Woman's only Bay Area performance
Global music phenomenon Celtic Woman announces The Emerald Tour and are coming to the Paramount Theatre on March 29!Read more »
View ArticleYee had a reputation for political corruption even before the federal indictment
KPIX got this shot of Sen. Leland Yee shortly after he was taken into police custody this morning.KPIXLong before Sen. Leland Yee’s surprise arrest and arraignment on federal corruption charges today,...
View ArticlePolice provide explanation of Bernal Heights Park shooting at emotional town...
Sup. David Campos (left) and San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr (right) at a Wed/25 town hall meeting about a police shooting.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEThe San Francisco Police Department held a...
View ArticleThe top 7 music-related things on the Internet that have nothing to do with...
Happy birthday, Ms. Ross.Hey, did you hear that Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, are splitting up? Of course you did. Did you actually read through an entire news item about...
View ArticleComplaint against Yee includes firearms trafficking and envelopes full of cash
Senator Leland Yee escorted from the Philip Burton Federal Building by his attorney, Paul DeMeester Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe federal criminal charges filed today against Sen. Leland Yee...
View Article'Venus in Fur' electrifies at A.C.T.
Brenda Meaney and Henry Clarke in David Ives' play 'venus in Fur' at A.C.T.PHOTO BY KEVIN BERNEGood lord, this play is hot, hot, hot. Rave reviews of its run in New York last year -- mostly heralding...
View ArticleOne Lorde to rule them all: An evening at the Fox with one seriously royal...
Lorde at the Fox last night, Wed/26.PHOTOS BY CHARLES RUSSOI woke up this morning wondering if I could pull off an orange jumpsuit. I wasn’t contemplating how I would fare in a state penitentiary, mind...
View ArticleMassage therapists hope for a happy ending
The California Massage Therapy Council, a statewide body that licenses massage practitioners, may expire at the end of this year unless extended by the California Legislature. Some anti-prostitution...
View ArticleRaymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow’s gangster past in History Channel documentary
Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow in a History Channel documentaryOf all the cast of characters in the scandal encircling Sen. Leland Yee, none is more colorful and intriguing than Raymond “Shrimp Boy”...
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