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Speakers boycotting security conference to protest collaboration with NSA
13 speakers are boycotting RSA to protest its cooperation with the NSA, and activists are urging Colbert to do the same.On Feb. 24, the world’s largest computer security conference, RSA, will commence...
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Happy Hour: The week in music
Sorry, Kurt. You were much better-looking than that statue.Dearest clock-watchers! If you hadn't noticed, it's almost the weekend. In the event that your excitement is currently tempered with social...
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Ammiano and Leno seek to reform the Ellis Act and slow SF evictions
Tom AmmianoState lawmakers from San Francisco are launching a two-pronged attack on the Ellis Act, which real estate speculators are increasingly using to evict tenants from rent-controlled apartments...
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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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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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Controversial housing proposal at 16th and Mission follows calls to "Clean up...
Artist rendering of the 10-story housing project proposed for 16th and Mission streets.El Tecolote had a great cover story last week about the coalition that has formed to oppose a large housing...
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Sundance, fin: more from the Native Forum
This May Be the Last TimeRunning into Chris Eyre was easily one of the most exciting moments of this year's festival. Following his 1998 Audience Award-winning debut, Smoke Signals, Eyre premiered...
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Live Shots: Hether Fortune gets cathartic at the Night Light
Hether Fortune at the Night Light, 2/14.PHOTOS BY SADIE MELLIEROLast Friday it was Valentine’s Day, but all I saw was tears. I’ve wondered before how some musicians can sing some of their more...
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Activists, union challenge Google bus pilot program
Activist poet Tony Robles in the reflection of a tech bus, during a protest Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezSan Francisco activists and labor filed an appeal of the controversial commuter shuttle...
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Video: Behind the scenes at Goldies photoshoots
Behind the scenes on two photoshoots for the SF Bay Guardian's 25th annual Guardian Outstanding Local Discovery arts awards. Winners Malic Amalya (film) and Brontez Purnell (performance/music) are...
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New study: San Francisco has second highest inequality in United States
Map courtesy of Brookings InstitutionSan Francisco has the second highest gap between the rich and the poor in the United States, according to a new study from the Brookings Institution released today....
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Chiu and others get stung for support from speculators and evictors
In a city awash with evictions (this map shows those since '97), the issue is affecting this year's political races.Our colleagues down the hall at the San Francisco Examiner seem to have spoiled...
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Slamdance Film Festival 2014 report!
Slamdance's Peter Baxter and Founder's Award winner Christopher Nolan.Courtesy of the Slamdance Film FestivalTwenty years ago, a few filmmakers — including Dan Mirvish, Peter Baxter, and Paul Rachman —...
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Tougher library policies would penalize homeless patrons for sleeping, body odor
In response to Mayor Ed Lee's concerns, the library is looking to bulk up securityGUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEThe way homeless residents are treated in San Francisco has come under scrutiny lately,...
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WEDNESDAY 19ROCKAmoeba Music: 1855 Haight, San Francisco. Phantogram, 6 p.m., free.The Chapel: 777 Valencia, San Francisco. Marissa Nadler, Donovan Quinn, 8 p.m., $12-$15.Elbo Room: 647 Valencia, San...
View ArticlePsychic Dream Astrology: Feb 19-25, 2014
Mercury retrograde can mean having to say you’re sorry. Avoid problems by double-checking plans and communications.ARIESMarch 21-April 19Share your achievements with your family, Aries. It doesn’t have...
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Speakers boycotting security conference to protest collaboration with NSA
13 speakers are boycotting RSA to protest its cooperation with the NSA, and activists are urging Colbert to do the same.On Feb. 24, the world’s largest computer security conference, RSA, will commence...
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Happy Hour: The week in music
Sorry, Kurt. You were much better-looking than that statue.Dearest clock-watchers! If you hadn't noticed, it's almost the weekend. In the event that your excitement is currently tempered with social...
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Ammiano and Leno seek to reform the Ellis Act and slow SF evictions
Tom AmmianoState lawmakers from San Francisco are launching a two-pronged attack on the Ellis Act, which real estate speculators are increasingly using to evict tenants from rent-controlled apartments...
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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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