Gods and mom-sters: the week's new films
Tough mothers: Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep in August: Osage County.Photo courtesy of the Weinstein CompanyThis week: August: Osage County(bumped from its previously-scheduled opening last week)...
View ArticleHere’s what the new FCC chairman heard when he came to Oakland
Don't worry, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler diligently took notes on everything that was said.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWELast night (Thu/9), the newly appointed chairman of the Federal Communications...
View ArticleSolomon: The CIA, Amazon, Bezo, and the Washington Post: An exchange with...
By Norman Solomon (B3 note: This exchange between Norman Solomon and the Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron followed a Solomon column that dramatized the ethical issues involving the Post...
View Article"Poll" showing 73 percent approval for Mayor Lee was bogus
Mayor Ed Lee appears larger than life in the USF "poll."Tim DawThere was a poll conducted in late November by the University of San Francisco, the results of which were released in conjunction with the...
View ArticleInsane Clown Posse and the ACLU vs. the FBI
ICP: Into facepaint, hatchets, and civil rights.I never thought I'd write this sentence, and I doubt I'll have cause to write it again, but: Good on ya, Insane Clown Posse.Read more »
View ArticleSF food bank short 2,200 volunteers
Volunteers sort food at the San Francisco and Marin Food Banks' warehouse, by Potrero Hill. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezWell, that was fast.As it does every year, the cheery holiday season brought...
View ArticleProtect pedestrians, crack down on red light runners
Some of WalkFirst's pedestrian safety design options.It’s good to see City Hall finally focusing on pedestrian safety in San Francisco, where the streets are more dangerous than ever for their most...
View ArticleGot pests? Open data project reveals housing code violation data
Thanks to a handy new online platform created by the city’s Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Civic Innovation and Code for America, you can now determine whether...
View ArticleSFUSD sticker shock: new art school to cost $240 million
A still in progress rendering of the new Ruth Asawa School of the Arts high school building, on Van Ness. Architect render via SFUSDArt advocates have tried to move the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts...
View ArticleBerlin and Beyond Film Festival begins January 15!
Welcome to the 18th season of the Berlin & Beyond Film Festival in San Francisco! Attend the festival at the legendary Castro Theatre from January 15–19 and at the Goethe-Institut from January...
View ArticleFind friends, find mentors, find your music
In 2014 everyone should be a player, and Blue Bear School of Music has a class to make it happen! Play guitar: no need to read music, just you and your guitar will do. Sign up now for small group...
View ArticleJack of All Trades Oakland
Shop local, shop unique at Jack of All Trades Market at Jack London Square this Saturday!Over 100+ local craft and antique vendors, underground food startups, mobile fashion trucks and more. Plus: live...
View ArticlePromo: Prom Night kickoff for IndieFest (Free admission for Bay Guardian...
Attend the prom-themed Sweet 16 launch party for the 16th Annual SF IndieFest that also doubles as the kick off party for the I Was a Teenage Teenager teen-themed film series, screening January 10-14...
View ArticleVoter Approval to Waterfront Development campaign officially underway
Last year's campaign morphed into the current one.The campaign to subject big projects proposed for San Francisco’s waterfront to popular approval is officially underway, with the City Attorney’s...
View ArticleDan Siegel announces candidacy for Oakland mayor
Oakland attorney Dan Siegel, known for a long history of involvement in Bay Area social justice movements, joined a group of more than 150 supporters in front of Oakland City Hall this morning to...
View ArticleGods and mom-sters: the week's new films
Tough mothers: Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep in August: Osage County.Photo courtesy of the Weinstein CompanyThis week: August: Osage County(bumped from its previously-scheduled opening last week)...
View ArticleHere’s what the new FCC chairman heard when he came to Oakland
Don't worry, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler diligently took notes on everything that was said.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWELast night (Thu/9), the newly appointed chairman of the Federal Communications...
View ArticleSolomon: The CIA, Amazon, Bezo, and the Washington Post: An exchange with...
By Norman Solomon (B3 note: This exchange between Norman Solomon and the Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron followed a Solomon column that dramatized the ethical issues involving the Post...
View Article"Poll" showing 73 percent approval for Mayor Lee was bogus
Mayor Ed Lee appears larger than life in the USF "poll."Tim DawThere was a poll conducted in late November by the University of San Francisco, the results of which were released in conjunction with the...
View ArticleProtect pedestrians, crack down on red light runners
Some of WalkFirst's pedestrian safety design options.It’s good to see City Hall finally focusing on pedestrian safety in San Francisco, where the streets are more dangerous than ever for their most...
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