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Dispatches from SXSW: Day 1
[Ed note: George was going to write a recap of the first day's shows and general SXSW revelry, but with news of last night's horrendous accident making the rounds, that felt a little inappropriate....
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Momofuku crack for Pi Day? Geometrelicious.
It is called crack pie.Drop that protractor and grab a fork -- tomorrow is Pi Day (3/14, heh). And for a mere $3.14, you can get a slice of fantastic, and fantastically named, pie, 3:14pm-7pm at Dear...
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Clean Up The Plaza run by political consultant with ties to developers
Jack Davis, flanked by Gil Chavez and Clean Up The Plaza advocates, responds to Guardian inquiries.Steven T. JonesNeighborhood and progressive political activists have long been suspicious of the...
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Student pepper sprayed and two arrested at City College protest UPDATED
Photo courtesy of AFT 2121[Update Friday, 1:32pm: The Guardian published an updated post on the status of the two detained student protesters, who were later released, here:...
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Democratic party rejects bid to make waterfront development more democratic...
Board of Supervisors President David Chiu opposed developer Simon Snellgrove's 8 Washington project, has no position on Prop B.Note: This story has been updated (see below).The governing body of the...
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Uber announces new insurance policy covering drivers between fares
A hydrant hit by a private taxi operating in partnership with Uber was sent flying, leaving this geyser pouring over Divisadero Photo courtesy of @lastraw/TWITTERControversial tech-ride provider Uber...
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Dispatches from SXSW: Painted Palms
Painted Palms at SXSW, Wed/12.PHOTOS BY GEORGE MCINTIREAfter a long day of waiting in line in the sun, catching various 15-minute sets, and just being downright baffled by the enormity and complexity...
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'Budapest,''Mars,' and more: CAAMFest + new movies!
Kung fu classic King Boxer screens as part of CAAMFest's tribute to producer Run Run Shaw.Last night heralded the opening of the Center for Asian American Media's CAAMFest; it runs through March 23 at...
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Two detained City College student protesters released amidst troubling...
David Pippenger paces down a hallway at county jail, on the phone with his detained son, Otto Pippenger, 20, who was taken into custody as a protester at City College. Photo by Joe Fitzgerald...
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Dispatches from SXSW: Day 2 – Fader Fort, Future Islands, and Waiting in Lines
Chromeo at the Fader Fort, Thu/13.PHOTOS BY GEORGE MCINTIREI’m pretty sure the Fader Fort is where I want to spend the rest of my youth and possibly my life. This makeshift village is probably as close...
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The miraculous and mysterious, disappearing, reappearing Clean Power SF data
Now you see it, now you don't. Data on CleanPower SF scrubbed from a city report on renewable energy. Graphic by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe fight for clean power in San Francisco just got a whole lot...
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Photos of the blaze, as 5-alarm fire roars at China Basin
Fire rages across China Basin Photo by freelancer Alex TiddA 5-alarm fire is raging across structures under construction and other buildings in Mission Bay, at 4th street and China Basin. The San...
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Digital Warrior
Remembering an internet activist and innovator who fought to liberate knowledge in our annual Freedom of Information coverageIllustrations by Sean MorganFew have shaped the Internet like Aaron Swartz....
View ArticleMusic Listings: March 12-18, 2014
WEDNESDAY 12ROCKBoom Boom Room: 1601 Fillmore, San Francisco. The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men, Evan & The Eccentrics, 9:30pm, $5.Bottom of the Hill: 1233 17th St., San Francisco. We Are...
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Burning down the housing in San Francisco
Fire crews from around the city worked to contain the fire along Fourth Street in China Basin.Ross BarringerYesterday’s massive fire that destroyed a 172-unit market-rate housing complex that was near...
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Dispatches from SXSW: Day 1
[Ed note: George was going to write a recap of the first day's shows and general SXSW revelry, but with news of last night's horrendous accident making the rounds, that felt a little inappropriate....
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Momofuku crack for Pi Day? Geometrelicious.
It is called crack pie.Drop that protractor and grab a fork -- tomorrow is Pi Day (3/14, heh). And for a mere $3.14, you can get a slice of fantastic, and fantastically named, pie, 3:14pm-7pm at Dear...
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Clean Up The Plaza run by political consultant with ties to developers
Jack Davis, flanked by Gil Chavez and Clean Up The Plaza advocates, responds to Guardian inquiries.Steven T. JonesNeighborhood and progressive political activists have long been suspicious of the...
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Student pepper sprayed and two arrested at City College protest UPDATED
Photo courtesy of AFT 2121[Update Friday, 1:32pm: The Guardian published an updated post on the status of the two detained student protesters, who were later released, here:...
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Democratic party rejects bid to make waterfront development more democratic...
Board of Supervisors President David Chiu opposed developer Simon Snellgrove's 8 Washington project, has no position on Prop B.Note: This story has been updated (see below).The governing body of the...
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