Extra! Extra! Sunshine advocates beat the Anti-Sunshine Gang in City Hall
Sup. David Campos led the successful charge for sunshine and against the Anti-Sunshine Gang in City Hall By Bruce B. BrugmannAnd so the Anti-Sunshine Gang in City Hall, which for two years has been...
View ArticleGimme 5: Must-see shows this week
Nightmares on Wax performs Sat/21 at the Regency Ballroom. Get out yer dancin' shoes.Happy Monday, y'all. I know, it's rough. I hope at the very least that your weekend was better than this guy's.If...
View ArticleAmerican revolution: Smith Henderson talks 'Fourth of July Creek'
Author Smith HendersonCourtesy of Book PassageSmith Henderson is all smiles. His debut novel, Fourth of July Creek, has been receiving rave reviews since its release two weeks ago, has a 100,000 copy...
View ArticlePicture of SF's extreme income equality worth thousands of words
The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project uses Brookings Institute data to show SF's fast-growing income gap.Sometimes visuals paint a picture in a visceral way that mere numbers can’t, and that was the case...
View ArticleWin Tickets to see Angélique Kidjo June 21!
Throughout the ‘90s and beyond, Angélique Kidjo has performed globally, winning honor after honor, including a Grammy, while using her visibility to campaign for women's rights, provide educational...
View ArticleYour Treasure Island Music Festival lineup: Outkast, Massive Attack, and more
We'll bring mittens this time.Thanks to a glitch in Ticketmaster's system (or a human who works for Ticketmaster who is now having a very bad day), we got the lineup for this year's Treasure Island...
View ArticleSupervisors consider affordable housing half-step
While the Board of Supervisors today considers placing a measure on the fall ballot that would slow market rate housing projects when affordable housing development drops below 30 percent of total...
View ArticleFilm Listings: June 18 - 24, 2014
Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Dennis Harvey, Lynn Rapoport, and Sara Maria Vizcarrondo. For rep house showtimes, see Rep Clock. For complete film listings, see...
View ArticleA high price
'Denali's Howl' investigates a 50-year-old climbing tragedyOf the 12 men in the Wilcox Expedition, only five survived.cheryl@sfbg.comLIT Andy Hall was five years old in 1967, a kid living at the base...
View ArticleHigh on k.
The erstwhile suburban rap queen comes into her ownk.flay hits the Shoreline with Warped Tour June 21.PHOTO BY WILSON LEEesilvers@sfbg.comLEFT OF THE DIAL First things first: No matter what her lyrics...
View ArticleTheater Listings: June 18 - 24, 2014
Stage listings are compiled by Guardian staff. Performance times may change; call venues to confirm. Reviewers are Robert Avila, Rita Felciano, and Nicole Gluckstern. Submit items for the listings at...
View ArticlePsychic Dream Astrology: June 18 - 24, 2014
Mercury is still Retrograde, which means you should go easy on those who screw up your plans.ARIESMarch 21-April 19It's not only OK to be afraid, it's kind of awesome. There's nothing worth having that...
View ArticleRep Clock: June 18 - 24, 2014
Schedules are for Wed/18-Tue/24 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.CASTRO 429 Castro,...
View ArticleGOL!
TABLEHOPPING World Cup is ON, and here are some fun spots where you can watch the games (and eat and drink, too).Winning at World Cup food: Il Casaro's prosciutto pizzaPHOTO BY...
View ArticleA heart in San Francisco
Performance legend Justin Vivian Bond's elemental romance with the city blossoms in new show 'Love is Crazy!'My iPod, myself: "I hit 'love' and this list of songs played," Bond says of the inspiration...
View ArticleWho moved my cheese?
THE WEEKNIGHTER: Roar and whimper, Lion Pub's seen plenty of changeculture@sfbg.comTHE WEEKNIGHTER Weekends are for amateurs. Weeknights are for pros. That's why each week Broke-Ass Stuart...
View ArticleBoard of Supervisors considers environmental appeal of paid Sunday meters
The Board of Supervisors is now hearing an environmental appeal of the SFMTA's proposed budget, specifically over the decision to make Sunday parking meters free once again. The move by the SFMTA to...
View ArticleDCCC calls against Prop B did not have desired effect, did raise questions
Chairperson Mary Jung of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, a highly influential political body that governs the San Francisco Democratic Party, has come under fire for “misuse of...
View ArticleFree Sunday meters challenge rejected, SFMTA board's independence questioned
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors Chairman Tom Nolan, pictured here, is under question of being unduly influenced by the mayor. Image courtesy of the SFMTAThe San...
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