Kids pushed through immigration court at lightning speed while supes debate...
Children apprehended after crossing the U.S. border are sent to stay with family members during immigration court proceedings.AP PHOTO BY RICK LOOMISSan Francisco’s efforts to provide legal services...
View ArticleA firsthand account of the 5-alarm blaze in the Mission
Editor’s note: We received this firsthand account from Ben Rosenfeld, who lives in close proximity to the site of yesterday’s [Thu/4] 5-alarm fire. Read more about the blaze in the San Francisco...
View ArticleOwen Pallett on integrity, having his boyfriend as a manager, and the baroque...
Owen Pallett hits the Great American Music Hall Fri/12.PHOTO BY PETER JUHLYou probably wouldn’t assume that someone who’s been putting out solo material for nearly 10 years would be best known for...
View ArticleDevelopers lobby hard to slash payments promised to Transbay Terminal and...
Transbay Tower, aka Salesforce Tower.Will the San Francisco Board of Supervisors let developers of the biggest office towers proposed for San Francisco renege on promises to help pay for the Transbay...
View ArticleCatching up with burlesque star and fashion icon Dita Von Teese
The uber-glam Dita Von Teese in her natural habitat.Photo by Penny LaneWith a seductive and sexy nod to the past, modern pin-up and burlesque queen Dita Von Teese has been at the forefront of reviving...
View ArticleVOTE NOW! BEST OF THE BAY 2014 READERS POLL IS HERE
Our 40th annual Best of the Bay issue is coming Oct. 15! This year's theme is Dia de los Muertos, in celebration of true Bay Area spirit.Read more »
View ArticleFilm Listings: September 10 - 16, 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.OPENINGDolphin Tale 2 The heroic...
View ArticleTheater Listings: September 10 - 16, 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: September 10 - 16, 2014
Sept. 10-16, 2014ARIESMarch 21-April 19The problem with insecurity is that it can spawn all kinds of defensive and aggressive behaviors. Even if you have innocent motives, if you're defensive it can...
View ArticleRep Clock: September 10 - 16, 2014
Schedules are for Wed/10-Tue/16 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992...
View ArticleThis Week's Picks: September 10 - 16, 2014
Particles, waves, subatomic forcesTHURSDAY 11 Read more »
View ArticleWhat's up, doc?
TABLEHOPPING Doc Ricketts, Bistro L'Aviateur, Le Marais Bistro and Bakery, and more whip up some juicy new food destibations Fruits de mer at Le MaraisPHOTO BY DANA EASTLANDculture@sfbg.comRead more »
View ArticleOn the fringe
SF Fringe Festival 2014 leads off with a couple of jokersPHOTOS COURTESY OF SF FRINGE FESTIVALarts@sfbg.comTHEATER The first show of the first night of this year's San Francisco Fringe Festival was a...
View ArticleRealtors give $600,000 to defeat anti-speculation tax
flipproperties.orgTwo Realtor groups have dumped nearly $600,000 into the campaign against Prop. G, the tax on flipping properties to discourage real estate speculation and evictions in San Francisco,...
View ArticleInternet Slowdown marks fight on net neutrality
Don’t be surprised if you go online tomorrow [Wed/10] and see a “loading” symbol – aka the proverbial “spinning wheel of death” – staring you in the face. No, that isn’t actually a technical problem –...
View ArticleMayor Lee: Welcome Fleet Week, prepare for disaster UPDATED
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s daily announcement of public events today included a strange pairing for tomorrow [Wed/10]: the Blue Angels will return to perform dangerous maneuvers over this densely...
View ArticleSOS: A bill to protect oil refineries also threatens public access rights
Gov. Brown. Veto SB 1300.This bill would establish a stealth template for how to gut the California Public Records Act one economic and political sector at a time. By Bruce B. Brugmann (with a First...
View ArticleDeal reached in Transbay Tower tax district showdown
The deal almost sounds too good to be true. After threats of lawsuits, frantic backdoor dealmaking and a very harried week for the Board of Supervisors, a deal was finally reached yesterday on a...
View ArticleLee and UC Berkeley institute take on income inequality
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and U.C. Berkeley’s Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society are teaming up today [Wed/10] in Washington DC to release and discuss the institute’s first policy...
View ArticleThe funkmaestro of Vulfpeck on gaming Spotify, German pronunciation mishaps,...
Vulfpeck bring their sweet funk to Brick & Mortar for free this Mon/15.By Jonathan KirchnerMembers of the band Vulfpeck describe themselves as a "half-Jewish German-American rhythm section."...
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