Carmageddon cometh
San Francisco needs to radically rethink its transportation system to avoid gridlockStudents from the Bicycle Geography class have been learning how to make San Francisco more...
View ArticleToyota work methods applied at General Hospital
S.F. General Hospital and Trauma Center rebuild projectPHOTO BY MIKE KOOZMIN / S.F. EXAMINER FILE PHOTOSan Francisco’s Department of Public Health has a $1.3 million contract with Seattle-based Rona...
View ArticlePow! Zap! Free comic book day with Ace of Geeks
James Sime showcases Isotope Comics'"featured comic," Onion Bros, on Free Comic Book Day. Screenshot from Ace of Geeks videoSaturday's Free Comic Book Day was like Christmas morning for comic lovers,...
View ArticleSome fans are bigger than others
The man, the musician, the animal rights activist: To be fair, he's pretty huggable.How big of a Morrissey fan are you?Would you do anything for a Morrissey hug?Would you shut down a Morrissey show for...
View ArticleMarcus Books of San Francisco evicted
Marcus Books owners are packing up the books today and moving them out of the store.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEFor months, we've been covering the story of Marcus Books, the nation’s oldest...
View ArticleDrivers protest fare breaks, fee hikes at Uber HQ
Protesters outside of Uber HQ Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezUber drivers protested the company outside its San Francisco headquarters today, and their complaint was simple: They feel Uber is picking...
View Article'Neighbors,''Belle,' and more new movies!
Kevin Spacey (center) as Richard III in backstage documentary Now: In the Wings on a World Stage.Not to detract from the drawing power of Seth Rogen's comic chops (or Zac Efron's abs, pecs, etc.) in...
View ArticleBike to Work Day marred by another Wiggle police sting UPDATED
Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru, SFBC head Leah Shahum, and Mayor Ed Lee on Bike to Work Day.Courtesy of SFBCCity officials and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition hailed yesterday’s Bike to Work...
View ArticleA few quick hits from the SF International Film Festival as it comes to a close
The Two Faces of JanuaryCOURTESY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETYSexual jealousy, filial betrayal, and bloodshed amid a civilization’s ruins. The SF International Film Festival began on these cheerful...
View ArticleTune in to Alternative Ink, the Guardian’s radio show LISTEN NOW
Greetings, Guardianistas, we’re making the leap from your eyeballs to your earholes with Alternative Ink, our new radio show on BFF.fm, San Francisco’s best Internet radio station. Tune in this Sunday,...
View ArticleLawsuit claims SROs owned by city contractors are unsafe, moldy,...
Definitely not your ideal roommate.It's often rumored that housing conditions in certain single-room occupancy hotels, or SROs, throughout San Francisco are atrocious. And when it comes to SROs under...
View ArticleSmall Business Awards happy hour at Virgil’s on Wednesday, May 14
In honor of our Small Business Awards issue, we invite you to toast our winners and all members of the small business community with a celebratory drink (or three). Enjoy delicious cocktails poured...
View ArticleThe Philosophy of Drunk
WEEKNIGHTER "I feel like I'm on vacation in my own town! I've literally never walked around here in the 12 years I've lived in San Francisco!"I was excitedly telling this to Alex as we walked out of...
View ArticleGuardian Small Business Awards 2014
The Guardian Small Business Awards for this year recognize the scrappy shopkeepers and entrepreneurs swimming against the rising tide of corporate cashLe Video has come back from the brink, with help...
View ArticleGuardian Small Business Awards 2014: Asmbly Hall
Stylish clothier was the Readers' Choice in the Guardian Small Business AwardsRon and Tricia Benitez opened Asmbly Hall in the Fillmore District in 2011GUARDIAN PHOTO BY AMANDA RHOADESOver the last few...
View ArticleGuardian Small Business Awards 2014: GameShop Classic
Guardian Small Business Award winner offers old-school home video gamesGameShop's Gene Pereverzev converted his hobby into a portion of his business.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY AMANDA RHOADESOne of the original...
View ArticleGimme 5: Must-see shows this week
Cool Ghouls play The Chapel Thu/15.Photo by Michael BordelonIs it hot in here, or is it just -- sorry, no, that's all of San Francisco, doing that delightfully freakish 85-degree Actual Summer thing...
View ArticleGuardian Small Business Awards 2014: HeartZilla
Guardian Small Business Award winner took her Pirate Salon clientele to a groovy new spot on ValenciaGUARDIAN PHOTO BY AMANDA RHOADESHidden in a strange, inward-facing compound at 18th and Folsom...
View ArticleGuardian Small Business Awards 2014: Le Video
Guardian Small Business Award winner has been a labor of love that recently got a big dose of community supportLe Video has come back from the brink, with help for its community.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY...
View ArticleGuardian Small Business Awards 2014: SF LGBT Center Economic Development...
Guardian Small Business Award winner helps its community members become entrepreneursStaff at the LGBT Center partner with their community.Guardian photo by Keeney + Law PhotographyThe first initiative...
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