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SFMTA Board approves tech shuttle plan
After sitting through hours of commentary in which people said the pilot was a bad idea, the SFMTA board approved it.The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of directors approved a...
View ArticleMusic Listings: Jan. 22-28, 2014
WEDNESDAY 22ROCKBottom of the Hill: 1233 17th St., San Francisco. Giggle Party, Sweat Lodge, Nasty Christmas, 9 p.m., $8.Brick & Mortar Music Hall: 1710 Mission, San Francisco. Brave Ulysses,...
View ArticlePsychic Dream: January 22-28, 2014
ARIESMarch 21-April 19It’s unwise to expect others to change more than do Aries. You don’t need to lead by example per se, but sitting around and waiting for others to do what you want while you don’t...
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Local journalists starting to catch onto Airbnb's subversion of SF's rental...
Our 8/6/13 cover story, "Into Thin Air," documented Airbnb's impacts on San Francisco.Brooke RobertsonAirbnb and other so-called “shared housing” sites allow hundreds of rent-controlled apartments in...
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POW!'s Byron Blum on staying put
POW! plays the Makeout Room Thursday, Jan. 23.Photo by Sam E. FergusonWhen John Dwyer announced that he was leaving San Francisco for LA a few weeks ago, he caused a bit of blogosphere melodrama, to...
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The SFMTA could legally charge commuter shuttles a higher fee
Under a newly approved pilot program that sanctions private commuter shuttles' use of San Francisco public bus stops, shuttle operators will be made to pay a fee of $1 per stop, per day.Many community...
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Judge says state erred in 8 Washington property transfer
Pretty scene, but where's the luxury condo towers?A San Francisco judge has ruled that the California State Lands Commission illegally exempted from environmental review a property transfer it approved...
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H. Brown: Goodbye to all that, we hope
Ah, that old school New Left he-man feelingPHOTO BY LUKE THOMAS/FOG CITY JOURNALIn an SF Weekly piece published yesterday, it was announced that progressive political blogger and gadabout H. Brown – an...
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“Tale of Two Davids” casts Campos as the progressive hero
David Campos (foreground) had a good night in his first debate against Assembly opponent David Chiu.Mike Koozmin/SF Media Co.David Campos presented “a tale of two Davids” tonight [Thu/23] in his first...
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The worst music beats the best bomb: A conversation with legendary composer...
Van Dyke Parksphoto by Henry Diltz“Yours falsely!” Van Dyke Parks chimes, as he picks up the phone at home in Pasadena, where the weather is “room temperature.” He adds, “all we have is the attorneys....
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The bulging eyes of rock-stardom absurdity: An evening with Tenacious D
About 15 minutes into taking a seat at center stage of the Castro Theatre last night before an enthusiastic and fairly inebriated crowd, Jack Black turned to the audience and sheepishly confessed, “I’m...
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City College Special Trustee withdraws proposal for administrative pay hike
Protesters gathered on short notice after word of a 19.25 percent pay increase for CCSF administrators got out.PHOTO COURTESY AFT 2121Students and faculty at City College of San Francisco staged an...
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Google bus breakdown: a metaphor for our times?
From Mikey B, owner of Vinyl Dreams in the Lower Haight, comes this epic pic of a sleek shuttle being towed through the rough-and-tumble streets.
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Live Shots: !!! lead a sweaty Saturday at the Chapel
by Kasia Pawlowska "San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco," chants !!!'s Nic Offer as he struts onto the Chapel's glowing red stage, facing a screaming sold-out crowd. The practicality of...
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To the occasion
'RISE' an uneven effort for Robert Moses' KinRobert Moses' Kin dancers Brendan Barthel and Norma FongPHOTO BY RJ MUNAarts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Throw 'em back
marke@sfbg.comSUPER EGO It kills me that San Francisco currently has four — four! — regular parties called Throwback Thursday. Throw them all back, I say, and give us a little effort! Still, there's no...
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Mumble, mumble, murder
A photographer shoots fake crime scenes in Joe Swanberg's meta-thriller '24 Exposures'Simon Barrett (center) investigates a murder in 24 Exposures.PHOTO BY JOE SWANBERGcheryl@sfbg.comFILM Joe...
View ArticleEvents: January 29 - February 4, 2014
Listings are compiled by Guardian staff. Submit items for the listings at listings@sfbg.com. For further information on how to submit items for the listings, see Selector.WEDNESDAY 29Sean Strub Books...
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The language of hope
With its current poet laureate, SF's literary scene is enjoying a poesía en español renaissanceActive voice: A new anthology collects recent work by SF's first Latino poet laureate.COURTESY OF CITY...
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Radio Romance
BFF.fm is the new cool kid in townBeing a radio DJ in 2014 feels oddly radical."What do you mean 'radio'?" people ask, totally perplexed, when I tell them what I do. It's an independent station on the...
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