Suspension reform isn't so simple
OPINION I wish I could get behind the current campaign to limit public school suspensions ("Suspending judgment, 12/3/13).The intent is honorable. Any additional attention to the plight of black kids...
View ArticleTwo views of sex work
As panel explores ways to "discourage demand" for prostitution, sex workers call for a more nuanced understanding of their professionnews@sfbg.comThere are two starkly different ways to look at...
View ArticleBacklash mars annual tech awards
The Crunchies are a San Francisco-based dog and pony show for the tech industry, hosted by technology business news site Tech Crunch. But amid rising San Franciscan anger, this year's Crunchies took on...
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Kelly challenges Cohen in D10
Kelly (top) and Cohen in 2010After being narrowly edged out in the race for the District 10 seat on the Board of Supervisors four years ago, Potrero Hill political activist Tony Kelly says he will...
View ArticleWho influenced the Google-bus policy?
On SFBG.com last week, we published a list of the attendees (and corporate affiliations) who were recorded as having attended stakeholder meetings with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency...
View ArticleFacebook expands gender choices
Facebook is binary no more.The social media company announced via its Facebook Diversity page that profiles will now allow for a custom gender choice, a change long sought by transgender rights...
View ArticleGuardian investigation honored
Bay Guardian News Editor Rebecca Bowe and Staff Writer Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez are being honored by the Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California with a James Madison Freedom of...
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Goldies 2014 Performance/Music: Brontez Purnell
Guardian photo by Saul Bromberger and Sandra HooverGOLDIES After being informed that Bay Guardian editors and a theater critic vetted his Goldie nomination, Brontez Purnell reacts. "I think it's...
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The San Francisco Bay Guardian Goldies party is February 21!
The San Francisco Bay Guardian is celebrating our 25th Annual Goldies (Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery) Awards on February 21 with a late night happy hour and fundraiser following a private...
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Goldies 2014 Performance: SALTA
Unique performance group driven by collaboration and a creative sense of placeGuardian photo by Saul Bromberger and Sandra HooverRelated: Goldies 2014Goldies 2014 Dance: RAWdanceGOLDIES Creating a...
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Goldies 2014 Lifetime Achievement: Sara Shelton Mann
An iconoclast who has performed to great acclaim and inspired others for decadesGuardian photo by Saul Bromberger and Sandra HooverRelated: Goldies 2014Goldies 2014 Dance/Film: San Francisco Dance Film...
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Goldies 2014 Comedy: Sean Keane
Skewering the absurdities that inconvenience our daily livesGuardian photo by Saul Bromberger and Sandra HooverRelated: Goldies 2014GOLDIES At a recent edition of the Business — his weekly comedy...
View ArticleEvents: February 19 - 25, 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 19Anita Diamant...
View ArticleFilm Listings: February 19 -25, 2014
Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Dennis Harvey, Lynn Rapoport, Sam Stander, and Sara Maria Vizcarrondo. For rep house showtimes, see Rep Clock. Due to the...
View ArticleTheater Listings: February 19 - 25, 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 ArticleRep Clock: February 19 - 25, 2014
Schedules are for Wed/19-Tue/25 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.ARTISTS' TELEVISION...
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Up valley
An overnight visit to St. Helena yields great eats (and killer English muffins).Trip time: Trout and eggs at French BluePHOTO BY TABLEHOPPERculture@sfbg.comRead more »
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Goldies 2014 Music: The Seshen
Call it what you will — the fresh, soulful sound of The Seshen demands to be heard"This is what the East Bay looks like."— The SeshenGuardian photo by Saul Bromberger and Sandra HooverRelated: Goldies...
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Healthy San Francisco enrollees can stay – for now
SF EXAMINER FILE PHOTO BY CINDY CHEWThousands of Healthy San Francisco enrollees will soon face a dilemma.Federal health care reform will hold them to the “individual mandate,” a requirement to obtain...
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