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The USF Dons Have Gone from National Champs to National Chumps The USF Dons Have Gone from National Champs to National Chumps February 27, 2008
Jackpot Jackpot How four tiny Indian tribes, with help from powerful gambling interests, are trying to transform the Bay Area into a slot machine Mecca October 27, 2004
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News, Feature The Chief Is In (for Now)

The Chief Is In (for Now)

About three dozen people are gathered at the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center for a meeting of the San Francisco Police Commission, and the questions they're hurling at Police Chief Heather Fong follow a familiar pattern. To put it in a…
by Ron Russell August 6, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, The Snitch After 14 Years, His SFPD Paperwork is Approved

After 14 Years, His SFPD Paperwork is Approved

By Ron Russell Antjuan Taswell, whose paperwork to join the San Francisco Patrol Special Police was held up by SFPD for what is believed to be a record 14 years, has finally won his badge. Police Chief Heather Fong quietly…
@The Snitch  by Ron Russell July 2, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
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Frankovich Invades North Beach

Facing possible suspension from the California State Bar, attorney Tom Frankovich — notorious for his serial lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act on behalf of clients who use wheelchairs — has turned his attention to San Francisco with a…
by Ron Russell June 18, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, Feature To Serve & Collect

To Serve & Collect

The question from TV's Judge Judy to San Francisco Patrol Special Police Officer Hanley Chan was straightforward enough. "You are a San Francisco police officer — is that correct?" Fulfilling his bit role on the show as a plaintiff's witness,…
by Ron Russell June 4, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, Sucka Free City Lucky Chances owner transfers card club to his sons

Lucky Chances owner transfers card club to his sons

Rene Medina, the San Francisco entrepreneur whose most lucrative enterprise over the years has been Lucky Chances Casino in Colma, may be a convicted felon, but apparently he has bluffed state gambling regulators into keeping his prize business in the…
by Ron Russell April 16, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, Feature Whistleblower

Whistleblower

In a cafe near his Pacific Heights home, David Kessler — who weighs maybe 160 pounds soaking wet — is expounding in a scholarly fashion on the causes of obesity, the subject of the book he is writing, while he…
by Ron Russell April 9, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, Sucka Free City San Francisco Patrol Special Police: Rent-a-Cops With Guns

San Francisco Patrol Special Police: Rent-a-Cops With Guns

Back in November, Jonathan Rodgers was fresh off the streets and living in a single-room-occupancy hotel near Civic Center, courtesy of a city-sponsored program for the homeless. Although he says he always paid his rent, he ran afoul of the…
by Ron Russell March 5, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, Feature The USF Dons Have Gone from National Champs to National Chumps

The USF Dons Have Gone from National Champs to National Chumps

It's a gloriously sunny afternoon, and Eddie Sutton has slipped away from his tomblike office at the University of San Francisco to return a phone call from the relative quiet of the lobby inside the aging War Memorial Gymnasium. The…
by Ron Russell February 27, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, Sucka Free City For Sale - KRON-TV Channel 4, $800 Million, Fixer-Upper

For Sale - KRON-TV Channel 4, $800 Million, Fixer-Upper

Apparently not even Dr. Phil can help KRON-TV (Channel 4). More than a year has passed since the financially ailing station's owner, New York–based Young Broadcasting, announced plans to revolutionize local TV news by turning its on-air reporters into camera-toting…
by Ron Russell January 23, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, Feature Neglected Treasures

Neglected Treasures

In 1941, shortly after the close of the Golden Gate International Exposition (World's Fair) on Treasure Island, curators packed up six giant murals created for the fair by acclaimed Mexican artist José Miguel Covarrubias and sent them on loan to…
by Ron Russell January 16, 2008 Tags: , , , , ,
News, Sucka Free City

BALCO Breakup - Chron Reporter Jumps to ESPN, Sourcing Gets Awkward

Now that the Chronicle's celebrated BALCO investigative reporting team of Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada has split up, inquiring minds may be forgiven for wondering who gets custody of the sources. The answer: They're working it out amicably. "I'm sure…
by Ron Russell November 28, 2007 Tags: , , , , ,
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  • Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'. Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
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    Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'. Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
  • Tame Impala at The Greek Theatre, September 3
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