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Mayor Lee orders affordable housing push
Mayor Ed Lee announces new housing directive, standing on a deck at Natoma street housing project flanked by officials.Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezMayor Ed Lee stood on the rooftop terrace between...
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Tech sets out to help the homeless
Google “tech,” “San Francisco,” and “homeless” right now, and you will undoubtedly find the tale of Greg Gopman, former CEO of AngelHack, whose notorious Facebook comments comparing homeless people to...
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Mayor Lee addresses Google bus controversy
Guardian photo and graphicAt a press conference on affordable housing today, the Guardian asked Mayor Ed Lee about San Francisco’s favorite pinata: tech buses. The monstrous private shuttles, which...
View ArticlePsychic Dream Astrology: DEc. 18-24, 2013
Psychic Dream Astrology12.18-24.2013 ARIESMarch 21-April 19The challenge before you is not to make do of a crappy situation; it is to have healthy boundaries in a situation where you’re not guaranteed...
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The Burning Man Project's boring bait-and-switch
In a series of stories earlier this year, I outlined how the board that controls Burning Man doesn’t appear to be “relinquishing our control” over the event, as founder Larry Harvey announced would be...
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A century after the Raker Act, San Franciscans are still illegally denied...
San Francisco won federal approval to build a major dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley 100 years ago today.The San Francisco Examiner has a good story on today’s 100th anniversary of the signing of the...
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In SF and Oakland, activists block tech buses to protest displacement
Activists gathered at 24th and Valencia streets in San Francisco this morning to block a private Apple shuttle.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEBetween 70 and 100 protesters gathered at 24th and Valencia...
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Joy to the stage: Smuin Ballet's 'The Christmas Ballet' is a tradition worth...
Smuin Ballet dancers Nicole Haskins and Weston Krukow in Amy Seiwert's "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm."Photo by David AllenSmuin Ballet's The Christmas Ballet, which the late choreographer Michael...
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Promo: BRAVA’s NYE Comedy Fiesta tickets are on sale now!
BRAVA’s Annual Comedy Fiesta will be the Mission District’s one stop destination to get your laugh and your dance on!Join Marga Gomez (LOGO Network, GLAAD Award Winner) and special guests (2013 Best of...
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San Francisco Holiday Evening Tour
Baby…It’s cold outside! But you can't let the holiday season pass without seeing the City by the Bay decked out in all her splendor. Gather your friends and family…Join Tower Tours on a festive holiday...
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Read this: 11 national news outlets cover SF’s tech culture war
Screenshot of Fox News "The Willis Report" with Gerri Willis.Those of us in the Bay Area have long followed the rising rents, floods of evictions, and growing resentment between long-time Bay Area...
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The Performant: To Boldly Go
Resurrecting the Exquisite Corpse Welcome to the Starship Dental Prize. A vessel so intrepid it dares to probe the darkest, dankest folds of outer space, not to mention the incandescent snarls of...
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Gap in the hot seat over horrifying animal rights video
An investigation conducted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has revealed flat-out cruelty in the practice of harvesting angora fur. Now PETA is targeting Gap, a San Francisco-based...
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Holiday greetings and an early start to the New Year!
Special graphic for the Bruce blog by Louis Dunn, former Bay Guardian art director, graphic artist, and cartoonist. Selections from his work can be seen at LouisDunn.com
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Spiking the box office
Looking back at a triumphant year for African American filmsReal stories, real power: Michael B. Jordan as Oscar Grant in Fruitvale StationFRUITVALE STATION IMAGE COURTESY OF THE WEINSTEIN...
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Bully pulpit
Why it doesn't "get better" for Carrie WhitePHOTO BY MICHAEL GIBSONAnother day in paradise: Chloë Grace Moretz in Carriearts@sfbg.com YEAR IN FILM While teen bullying might be quite topical, it's far...
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Watch out!
Films in 2013 favored solo peril, moody self-discovery, and greed-fueled plungesGRAVITY IMAGE COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. PICTUREScheryl@sfbg.comYEAR IN FILMWhat the hell am I watching? I muttered that...
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Year in Film: Jesse Hawthorne Fick's Eclectic 2013 Countdown
COPYRIGHT PINE DISTRICT, LLCAdam Driver and Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha16. Oldboy (Spike Lee, US) and DrugWar (Johnnie To, China/Hong Kong) Two films from two of the hardest-working filmmakers in the...
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Pop psychology
This year, fathers loomed large (and caused havoc) at the multiplexPHOTO BY FRANÇOIS DUHAMELOh father: Annie Buckley and Colin Farrell in Saving Mr. BanksBy Sara Maria Vizcarrondoarts@sfbg.comYEAR IN...
View ArticleDecember 25 - 31, 2013
WEDNESDAY 25The Future of Farming Humanist Hall, 390 27th St, Oakl. www.humanisthall.org. 6:30-9:30pm, $5 donation. Following a potluck and social hour, this event will feature a screening of wildlife...
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