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Jul 20-26, 2011
Vol. 30, No. 26

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News

Feature
Good Scout, Bad Boy: Examining the Virtues of Leland Yee
by Matt Smith
Tags: Feature, Featured Stories, Leland Yee, Jim Stearns, Maxine Yee, Peter Byrne

Sucka Free City
Faux Willie Brown Weighs In on San Francisco Politics
by Faux Willie Brown
Tags: Sucka Free City, Columns, Willie Brown, Jeff Adachi, John Chiang, Sacramento

Sucka Free City
George Gascon Flipflops on Medical Marijuana
by Chris Roberts
Tags: Sucka Free City, Columns, Wayne Kiloh, George Gascon, Kevin Reed, Caren Woodson

Letters
SF Weekly Letters
Tags: Letters, Columns, Lauren Smiley, Adam Finch, San Francisco, Lale Shafaghi

The Snitch
John Avalos Gets Ambushed by Run, Ed, Run Campaign
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Politics, campaign headquarters, Ed, Mayor Ed Lee, Run, Supervisor John Avalos

The Snitch
Happy Meal 2.0: McDonald's to Cut Back on Fries
by Taylor Friedman
Tags: Local News, Eric Mar, Happy Meal ban, McDonald's

The Snitch
Marshall McMains Goldberg, Man Accused of Kidnapping Elderly Mom, Could Be in Bay Area
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Crime, Ashland, Beth Anne Steel, Doris Goldberg, Marshall McMains Goldberg, Oregon

The Snitch
Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood, Bryan Stow Beating Suspects, Appear in Court
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Law & Order, Bryan Stow, Dodger Stadium, Giants fan, Giovanni Ramirez, Louie Sanchez, Marvin Norwood

The Snitch
Nancy Ho, Cyclist Hit in SOMA Yesterday, Dies
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Breaking News, bikes, cyclist, Embarcadero, Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield, Mission and Fremont streets, Nancy Ho

The Snitch
Q&A: Rose Pak Talks About Mayor Ed Lee and the Ethics Commission
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Politics, Chinatown, Ed Lee, Ethics Commission, Rose Pak

The Snitch
Airbnb Raises $112 Million from Investors, Is Now Valued at $1.3 Billion
by Peter Jamison
Tags: Business, Tech, Transportation, Airbnb, Andreessen Horowitz, Brian Chesky, Digital Sky Technologies, General Catalyst, investments, venture capital, Y Combinator

The Snitch
Governor Jerry Brown Signs California Dream Act
by Lauren Smiley
Tags: Immigration, California Dream Act, Gavin Newsom, immigration, Jerry Brown

The Snitch
Which Smurf Would Your Favorite S.F. City Hall Politico Be?
by Peter Jamison
Tags: Government, Media, Politics, 3D movie, Brainy Smurf, City Hall, Clumsy Smurf, Daily Show, David Chiu, Ed Lee, Eric Mar, Gargamel, Jane Kim, Papa Smurf, Rose Pak, Smurf Village, Smurf Week, Smurfette, Smurfs

The Snitch
Telling a Cop to F-- Off Is Not a Crime
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Law & Order, Bayview, Chris Christopher, Deputy Public Defender Erin Haney, First Amendment rights, Fuck, Public Defender's Office

The Snitch
Top Five Reasons the Winklevoss Twins Really Are "Assholes"
by Peter Jamison
Tags: Humor, Law & Order, Tech, crew, Facebook, Harvard, Larry Summers, lawsuits, sexism, The Social Network, Winklevii, Winklevoss

The Snitch
What Women Want: Mayor Ed Lee
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Politics, equal opportunity, Mayor Ed Lee, Rose Pak, Run, Run Ed, Shelley Bradford Bell, women's rights

The Snitch
Kenneth Harding's Family Retains Attorney, Demands Shooting Records from SFPD
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Law & Order, Adante Pointer, Bayview, John Burris, Kenneth Harding, shooting

The Snitch
Update: Cyclist Hit Near the Embarcadero Made an Illegal Turn
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Breaking News, Transportation, Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield, Mission Street, Officer Albie Esparza, pedestrian safety, the Embarcadero

The Snitch
Five Reasons Ed Lee Will Probably Run for Mayor
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Facial Hair, Humor, Politics, Central Subway, Ed Lee's mustache, lying politicians, Mayor Ed Lee, Rose Pak

The Snitch
AB 455, Which Would Have Given Labor Huge Hand in Setting Wages, Is Vetoed
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Government, Politics, AB 455, AFSCME, Civil Service Commission, Nora Campos, SEIU

The Snitch
Roller Derby Girls Robbed at Gunpoint
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Crime, Sports, Bay Area Derby Girls, Katy Lim

The Snitch
Mayor Ed Lee Shares a Laugh with Willie Brown: What's So Funny?
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Mayor Ed Lee, North Beach restaurant, Rose Pak, Willie Brown

The Snitch
Alex Tourk: Bevan Dufty Unconcerned with Investigation of New Hire
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Politics, Alex Tourk, Bevan Dufty, Ethics, Ethics Commission

The Snitch
Muni Masturbation: A Pissed-Off Rider's Beef
by Lauren Smiley
Tags: WTF?, BART, masturbation on public transit, Muni

The Snitch
Ed Reiskin Is Muni's New Boss
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Public Transit, Ed Reiskin, Ed Reiskin Muni, MTA, Muni, Municipal Transportation Agency, Nat Ford

The Snitch
Police Chief Greg Suhr Booed Offstage in the Bayview
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Local News, angry protesters, Bayview, Bayview Opera House, Castro, Kenneth Harding, Mission, Police Chief Greg Suhr, police shooting

The Snitch
Animal Lovers Ask eBay to Stop Pet Sales
by Taylor Friedman
Tags: Animals, animal lovers, Animal Welfare Act, change.org, eBay, eBay Classifieds, Stephanie Feldstein

The Snitch
Mission District Is Home to City's Highest Concentration of Illegal Immigrants
by Lauren Smiley
Tags: Immigration, illegal immigration, Mission, Public Policy Insitute of California, sanctuary city, undocumented immigrants

The Snitch
Wanted: Thief Pilfering Plants in Bernal Heights
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: WTF?, 300 block of College Avenue, Bernal Heights, Bernalwood, fleecing flowers, Officer Harry Soulette

The Snitch
Who's Behind the "Don't Run Ed" Facebook Ads?
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Politics, Corey Cook, Don't Run Ed, Ed Lee, Facebook, Jim Stearns, Leland Yee, Video

The Snitch
Pablo Sandoval Helps the Search for Missing Children
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Sports, American Football Coaches Association, National Child Identification Program, Pablo Sandoval, S.F. Giants

The Snitch
George Gascon Tries to Back Up Pro-Pot Claims by Dropping Charges on Grower
by Chris Roberts
Tags: Marijuana, District Attorney George Gascón, Erica Derryck, flipflop, Kevin Reed, The Green Cross, Wayne Kiloh

The Snitch
Mark McGovern Case: Patrick Power Is "Person of Interest" in Gaelic Football Player's Injury
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Crime, Sports, Gaelic football, Mark McGovern, Patrick Power, Ulster San Francisco

The Snitch
Police Say Kenneth Harding Shot Himself
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Crime, Bayview, Commander Mike Biel, Kenneth Harding, Seattle parolee, self-inflicted, shooting

The Snitch
These San Francisco Bars Are Streaming Online Footage of You Getting Drunk
by Jake Swearingen
Tags: Tech, apps, BarSpace, Big Brother, creepy users, SceneTap

The Snitch
Most Medical Marijuana Patients Are White, Educated, and Employed, Study Says
by Chris Roberts
Tags: Marijuana, AIDS, cannabis, Craig Reinarman, gateway drug, medical marijuana, prescription drugs, University of California at Santa Cruz

The Snitch
Kenneth Harding Rally Turns Violent, Police Arrest 43
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Law & Order, Local News, Bayview Opera House, Chief Greg Suhr, Dolores Park, Kenneth Harding, Mission station, Tanaya Gilbert, Thurd Street light rail, violent protest

The Snitch
Bayview Shooting Aftermath: Pastors to Pay Muni Rides for Poor Kids
by Lauren Smiley
Tags: Local News, Transportation, Kenneth Harding, Muni, Muni fare inspection, officer-involved shooting, police brutality

The Snitch
Bay Guardian Isn't So Progressive When It Comes to Getting Naked
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Media, Cinemax After Dark, endless sex scenes, naked women, progressive newspaper, Psychology Today, San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco Examiner

The Snitch
Announcing Our Newest Contest: The Hottest 2,000 Under 40!
by Jake Swearingen
Tags: Contest!, contests, Hottest 2000 Under 40, validation

The Snitch
Bryan Stow Opens His Eyes, Gives a Thumbs Up
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Local News, Bryan Stow, Dodger Stadium, Dorene Sanchez, Giants fan, Giovanni Ramirez, Louie Sanchez, Marvin E. Norwood, Support4BryanStow, thumbs up

The Snitch
San Francisco to Vote on Whether It Votes Too Much
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Government, Politics, Ballot Measure, Ordinance, Scott Wiener, Scott Wiener Charter Amendment

The Snitch
Homeless Veterans' Housing Grant Isn't Enough
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Housing, Gene Gibson, homeless, Housing and Urban Development, Housing Authority, veterans

The Snitch
Zodiac Killer: Massachusetts Man Says He's Cracked the Cipher
by Lauren Smiley
Tags: Crime, code cracking, Corey Starliper, Zodiac Killer

The Snitch
A Day in the Life of Rose Pak
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Politics, Chronicle, immigrants, Rose Pak

The Snitch
S.F. Giants Go to Washington (Slideshow)
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Celebrities, Politics, Sports, Brian Wilson, Giants, President Barack Obama, White House

The Snitch
The Franchise Episode 2 Recap: Hey Now, You're an All-Star
by Eric Freeman
Tags: Basebrawl, Eric Freeman, San Francisco Giants, The Franchise

The Snitch
Woman Shot in the Back While at a Party in the Mission
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Crime, Folsom and 25th streets, Lieutenant Troy Dangerfield, Mission District, woman shot

The Snitch
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma: Nobody Would Enforce a Circumcision Ban
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Health, Local News, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, criminalize circumcisions on males, genital mutilation, Jewish and Muslim leaders, male cricumcision, Matt Hess

The Snitch
Petition Drive to Legalize Marijuana Approved
by Matt Smith
Tags: Marijuana, ballot measure, marijuana, pot

The Snitch
T-Pain Sues Auto-Tune Company He Used to Endorse
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Celebrities, Law & Order, Antares, Auto-Tune, lawsuit, T-Pain

The Snitch
Giovanni Ramirez, Dodgers Fan Accused of Beating Bryan Stow, Could Be Exonerated
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Crime, Bryan Stow, Dodger Stadium, Giants fan, Giovanni Ramirez, LAPD, Mayor Antonio Villariagosa

The Snitch
Q&A: Rose Pak Talks About State Senator Leland Yee and the Central Subway
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Politics, Central Subway, Leland Yee, Rose Pak

The Snitch
Mark McGovern Update: Fundraiser Planned for Gaelic Football Player in Coma
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Local News, Sports, Gaelic Athletic Association, Gaelic football, Ireland, Joe Duffy, Mark McGovern, The Celts, Treasure Island, Ulster

The Snitch
Charles Hill BART Shooting Video
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Breaking News, BART Shooting, BART shooting video, Charles Hill, Charles Hill BART, Video

The Snitch
Fire in the Lower Haight: Slideshow
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Local News, Lower Haight, Lower Haight fire, Waller Street

The Snitch
Fire the Library Commission President (Kinda, Sorta, If You Want To ...)
by Joe Eskenazi
Tags: Government, Ed Lee, Ethics Commission, Jewelle Gomez, Library Commission, Mayor Ed Lee, Sue Cauthen, Sunshine Ordinance, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Video

The Snitch
It's Official: The Bay Citizen Unionizes
by Erin Sherbert
Tags: Media, Bernie Lunzer, Lisa Frazier, National Labor Relations Board, Newspaper Guild-Communications Workers of America, Pacific Media Workers Guild, The Bay Citizen, Warren Hellman

Music

Sizzle & Fizzle
Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music
by SF Weekly Staff
Tags: Sizzle & Fizzle, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Glen Hansard, Alkaline Trio, Bottom of the Hill

Art Rocker vs. Dweeb: Sorting Out Thurston Moore
by Andrew Stout
Tags: Music, Feature, Thurston Moore, Patti Smith, Sonic Youth, MTV Networks Company, Great American Music Hall

Chelsea Wolfe, Demon Girl
by Emily Savage
Tags: Music, Feature, Chelsea Wolfe, Los Angeles, P.J. Harvey, Sacramento, Bottom of the Hill

Hear This
Earth: Show Preview
by Reyan Ali
Tags: Hear This, Show Preview, Dylan Carlson, Seattle, Slim's

Hear This
Iceage: Show Preview
by M.T. Richards
Tags: Hear This, Show Preview, Elias Bender, Scandinavia, Elbo Room

BeatBox
The Lift: Show Preview
by Tomas A. Palermo
Tags: BeatBox, Show Preview, San Francisco, King Britt, Los Angeles, Curtis Mayfield, BeatBox

BeatBox
Wallpaper.: Show Preview
by Ian S. Port
Tags: BeatBox, Show Preview, Ricky Reed, Eric Frederic, Oakland, MTV Networks Company, Great American Music Hall

All Shook Down
Soundgarden Stomps Straight from the '90s into Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Last Night, Soundgarden

All Shook Down
Bela Lugosi's Not Dead: S.F.'s Darkwave Scene Is Still Going Strong (and Weird)
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: Clubs, Music, Cat Club, Dancing Ghosts, darkwave, goth, Video

All Shook Down
Attention! Helios Creed Has His Own Beer Now
by Ian S. Port
Tags: Causes, Food, beer, Chrome, Helios Creed

All Shook Down
The 10 Most Unforgettably Ridiculous Products Shilled by Musicians
by Emma Silvers
Tags: Listing to the Funny, hilarity, product endorsement, rap

All Shook Down
Free Music Alert: A-Plus Gives It Away Now at Eve Lounge Tonight
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: Free Music, Uh Oh, What to Do, A-Plus, Foreign Exchange, Pacific Stanford Time, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Video

All Shook Down
Dead Kennedys: Not Drunk Enough to Promote Heineken
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: Oops, Dead Kennedys, Heineken, Spotify, Too Drunk to Fuck, Video

All Shook Down
Puff It Up with Pendulum by Creedence Clearwater Revival
by Ron Garmon
Tags: Listen to This While High, Creedence Clearwater Revival, pot culture, Video

All Shook Down
Saturday: Mister Loveless Gets the "Nineties Children" Grinning at Bottom of the Hill
by Travis Bill
Tags: Over the Weekend, Bottom of the Hill, Mister Loveless

All Shook Down
Awesome Alert: Indie-Mart Party Is Back This Sunday
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: Food, Music, What to Do, DIY, Indie-Mart

All Shook Down
Drone-Metal Duo Barn Owl Talks Desert Motifs, Meditative Sounds, and Performing in Cathedrals
by Tomas Palermo
Tags: Q&A, Barn Owl, Phil Manley, Thrill Jockey, Video

All Shook Down
The Blank Tapes on Loving S.F., Writing Too Many Songs, and Getting Busted in Colorado
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: All Shook Down Music Fest, Q&A, All Shook Down Music Fest, Blank Tapes, Matt Adams, q&a

All Shook Down
Battlehooch on Visiting Abandoned Amusement Parks, Signing Names in Blood, and Getting Covered in Goo
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: All Shook Down Music Fest, Q&A, All Shook Down Music Fest, Battlehooch, q&a, Video

All Shook Down
J Dilla's 10 Greatest Remixes
by Phillip Mlynar
Tags: 2011 Music Lists, J Dilla, lists, remixes, Video

All Shook Down
Cold Cave and Austra Put a Dark Chill on Summertime at Great American Music Hall
by Travis Bill
Tags: Last Night, Austra, Cold Cave, Great American Music Hall

All Shook Down
Jello Biafra vs. "Shitty Indie-Pop Bands," Round 2
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: Local Frequency, Alternative Tentacles, gentrification, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, punk, Video

All Shook Down
Eleanor Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces on Touring Alone, Using Garage Band, and Getting Old
by Ian S. Port
Tags: Q&A, Eleanor Friedberger, Hotel Utah, The Fiery Furnaces, Video

All Shook Down
Mistah Fab, T-Pain, and the Cataracs Conspire for a Pop Breakthrough with "City Nights"
by Ian S. Port
Tags: MP3 of the Day, Mistah Fab, T-Pain, the Cataracs

All Shook Down
The 10 Greatest Music Video Babes of All Time
by Jake Swearingen
Tags: Music Undressed, greatest hits, list, music videos, Video

All Shook Down
Jay-Z and Kanye West Bring the Throne to the Bay Area This Fall
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: Show To Know, HP Pavilion, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Watch The Throne

All Shook Down
How to Be a Sound Guy (Without Electrocuting Anyone)
by Rae Alexandra
Tags: Helpful Advice, Jobs, Gig Butt, McCune Audio, NFL, Slipknot, Sound Guy, Thee Parkside

All Shook Down
Memory Tapes' Dayve Hawk on Pop Music, Fatherhood, and Being the "Weird Kid"
by Andrew Stout
Tags: Q&A, chillwave, Memory Tapes, Slim's

All Shook Down
Amy Winehouse Is Dead. Can We Admit She Was a Genius Now?
by Ian S. Port
Tags: Appreciations, Amy Winehouse, Video

All Shook Down
Richie Cunning on San Francisco, Stevie Wonder, and the Wonders of Google Image Search
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: All Shook Down Music Fest, Q&A, All Shook Down Music Fest, q&a, Richie Cunning

All Shook Down
We Hereby Cast a Vote for This Misfits-Inspired Image as SFMOMA's New Logo
by Ian S. Port
Tags: Arts, Radness Overdose, radness, SFMOMA, The Misfits

All Shook Down
In Print: Thurston Moore Is Kind of a Dweeb, Chelsea Wolfe Has Demonic Tendencies, and More
by Ian S. Port
Tags: In Print, Chelsea Wolfe, Earth, Iceage, The Lift, Thurston Moore, Wallpaper

All Shook Down
40 Glocc's "Welcome to California Remix" Features an Impressive Show of Statewide Rap Unity
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: Video, 40 Glocc, E-40, Snoop Dogg, The Jacka, Too $hort, Video

All Shook Down
Dillon Francis on Mad Decent, "Que Que," and Getting into Trouble in the Tenderloin
by Christina Li
Tags: Hey, DJ!, Q&A, Dillon Francis, Diplo, Mad Decent, Rickshaw Stop, Video

All Shook Down
Watch Andre Nickatina's Slick New Video for "Money Shark"
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: Video, Andre Nickatina, Video

All Shook Down
Treasure Island 2011 Lineup: Death Cab, Empire of the Sun to Headline
by Dean Schaffer
Tags: Treasure Island Music Festival, Death Cab for Cutie, Empire of the Sun, Treasure Island Music Festival 2011

Dining

Eat
Bar Tartine: Under New Chef Nick Balla, a Turn Toward Cal-Hungarian
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Nicolaus Balla, California, Chad Robertson, Chris Kronner, Bar Tartine

Eat
Fresh Eats: Deciphering the Wine List at Bar Tartine
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Eat, Reviewed, Alex Fox, Jonathan Kauffman, Michael Mina, Gary Danko, Bar Tartine

Recent Openings
Recent Openers
Tags: Recent Openings, Columns, Hayes Valley, Financial District, California, Irving, Calbee

SFoodie
Mama Cass Runs a Food Truck! "All the Buns Are Brown ..."
by Jesse Hirsch
Tags: Street Eats, Mama Cass, Off the Grid

SFoodie
Dim Sum Vs. Grilled Cheese: Vote for Your Favorite
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: SFoodie, dim sum, grilled cheese, GrilledCheezGuy

SFoodie
Vietnamese Thursday Pop-Up Will Deliver Food by Bicycle
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Pop-Up, Mojo Bicycle Cafe, Rice Paper Scissors

SFoodie
Jane Deere, a Macho Yet Fruity Cocktail at Bluestem Brasserie
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: Drink of the Week, Palmer, Bluestem Brasserie, drink of the week

SFoodie
Free Ice Cream for SFoodie Readers!
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Free Food!, Ben & Jerry's, ice cream

SFoodie
Doughnut Burgers and Durian Pastries: This Week in Food Bloggery
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: The Week in SFoodie, CSA, dim sum, durian, Lee Hou, Little Griddle, seafood, stunt food, Underground Market

SFoodie
Michelle Obama Makes a Deal with Walgreens
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Talking Points, Bayview, food desert, grocery stores, Michelle Obama, Walgreens, Walmart

SFoodie
Successful Kibbi at Palmyra, Failed Milk Campaigns and Herbicides
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Talking Points, beer, GMOs, milk, Palmyra, Syrian food

SFoodie
Coffee with 40x Caffeine: Drugs for Breakfast
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Coffee, Black Blood of the Earth, coffee, Funranium Labs, Philip Broughton, Video

SFoodie
Dinner Costs 5 Percent More Than It Did a Year Ago
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Talking Points, consumer price index, grocery stores, Whole Foods

SFoodie
Going Legit, Part 6: Iso Rabins and the City on the Future of the Underground Market
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Street Eats, Forage SF, Iso Rabins, La Cocina, Office of Small Business, San Francisco Department of Health, Underground Market

SFoodie
Massican Winemaker Came from Sports Illustrated for Kids
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Wine, Bar Tartine, Dan Petroski, Massican

SFoodie
Yet Wah: Dim Sum That's Close to Ton Kiang (Physically, Anyway)
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Dim Sum, Ton Kiang, Yet Wah

SFoodie
Sigh. More Food Words We're Not Supposed to Use.
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Talking Points, food porn, food writing, foodie, house-made, listicle, restaurant reviews, unctuous, Video

SFoodie
Proxy Project Sees New Additions, Including an Ambulance, and a First Look at Jasper's
by Mollie McWilliams
Tags: Buzz Machine, Open/Shut Report, Avedano's, Brunch Box, Jasper's Corner Tap and Kitchen, Mariposa Baking Company, Prather Ranch, Proxy Project

SFoodie
Off the Grid Hits St. Mary's Square
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Street Eats, 3-Sum Eats, Fins on the Hoof, Hapa SF, Off the Grid, Senor Sisig, St. Mary's Square, the Rib Whip, Toasty Melts

SFoodie
Vegan Doritos (!!!), Bakesales Galore, and Fish Use Tools!
by Laura Beck
Tags: Week in Vegan, fish, Free People, Kettle Brand Salsa Picanta Tias, Pikas, Salon.com, The Milk Board

SFoodie
Rock Is Dead: Slim's Does Pop-Up Dinners
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Pop-Up, Dawn Holliday, Jetset Chef, pop-ups, Radio Africa, Slim's

SFoodie
It's All About Films and TV: Movies and Beer, Tartine's Video, and the BBC
by Mollie McWilliams
Tags: Buzz Machine, Dominique Crenn, Gordon Ramsay, Metreon, Palace Family Steak House, Roxie Theater, Samin Nosrat, Tartine

SFoodie
Drake's Barrel House: Barrel-Aged Beer Tasting Oasis
by Jason Henry
Tags: Beer, Drake's Barrel House, Russian River Brewing

SFoodie
Dear Honest Tea: Is This Honest Enough for You?
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Food News / Restaurant Gossip, Coca Cola, Honest Tea, Tejava

SFoodie
Reality Cooks, Our Favorite Dive Bar Folds, and More Chef Pop-Ups
by Mollie McWilliams
Tags: Buzz Machine, Arabian Nights, Belinda Leong, David Bazirgan, Hukilau, Per Diem, Petrino, reality tv, Smoke BBQ, Terry's Lodge

SFoodie
Nom Nom (Nom), Burger News, a Restaurant Scam, and a Butchery's Request
by Mollie McWilliams
Tags: Buzz Machine, Coriya Hot Pot City, Drewes Bros., Johnny Rockets, Lazy Bear Supperclub, Liberty Cafe, Nom Nom Truck, Super Duper, Tim Dearson

SFoodie
Who Makes This Lovely Smile?
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: Palmer, The Mystery Spot, mystery spot

SFoodie
The Doughnut Burger: Dining with the Devil
by Carina Ost
Tags: WTF?, doughnut burger, Little Griddle

SFoodie
Whiskey Pops: Dessert That Hits You Like Sean Connery
by Ben Narasin
Tags: SFoodie, Naia, St. George Spirits

SFoodie
Peru Food Festival Sunday: Get There Early
by Luis Chong
Tags: Food Fests, Festival de Comida Peruana, Fresca, Peruvian food

SFoodie
Sweet Potato Lattes Soothe Japantown
by Albert Law
Tags: Coffee, sweet potato latte, YakiniQ Cafe

SFoodie
Battle of the Bay for Chocolate Supremacy
by Ben Narasin
Tags: SFoodie, Christopher Elbow, CocoaBella, Recchiuti

SFoodie
Hot Water Is Everything, A Food Insult, Lucky 11, and the Dog Days
by Mollie McWilliams
Tags: Buzz Machine, Open/Shut Report, Faz Oakland, Hukilau, Jason Bennett, Rosa Mexicano, Sutter Pub, The Stray Bar, What's Up Dog, Wo Hing General Store

SFoodie
San Francisco's Top Five Ice Cream Shops
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Top Five, Bi-Rite Creamery, Delise, Humphry Slocomb, ice cream, Mr. & Mrs. Miscellaneous, Top Five, Xanath

SFoodie
Fringale Keeps Its Classics Fresh
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Black Hole Dining, Basque, Carmelo Lopez, French food, Fringale, Gerald Hirigoyen

SFoodie
Late-Night Chicken-Waffle Sandwich Pops Up in Mission
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Late Night, chicken and waffles, The Corner

SFoodie
Does San Francisco's Food Culture Owe Its Richness to Tech Money?
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Talking Points, Apple, restaurant industry, Sara Deseran, tourism, Yelp

SFoodie
Duck Eggs: Add Richness To Breakfast
by Ben Narasin
Tags: SFoodie, Alemany Farmers' Market, Duck eggs

SFoodie
Bar Tartine Wine List: If It's Porn, It's European Porn
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: 'Eat' Extra, Wine, Alex Fox, Bar Tartine, wine

SFoodie
Going Illegit: How to Be an Outlaw Food Cart
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: LOLS, Palmer, Pavement Cuisine, street food

SFoodie
Seven Hot Looks for Restaurant Critics
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: LOLS, Anton Ego, Gael Greene, Jonathan Gold, Michael Bauer, restaurant critics, Robert Sietsema

SFoodie
Are You FarmCurious? Don't Be Shy, There's a Pop-Up Event
by Jesse Hirsch
Tags: Events, Pop-Up, Dandelion Chocolate, FARMcurious, Good Foods Catering Urban Kitchen, GrilledCheezGuy, Pot + Pantry, Sweet Constructions

SFoodie
Bar Tartine Switches from California Cuisine to Chicken Paprikas
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: 'Eat', Bar Tartine, Chad Robertson, Elizabeth Prueitt, Hungarian cuisine, Nick Balla, Tartine Bakery

SFoodie
Nick Balla: 'I'd been planning for years on doing a Hungarian restaurant'
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: 'Eat' Extra, Bar Tartine, Chad Robertson, Hungarian cuisine, Nick Balla, Tartine

SFoodie
Wok On, Buy in Chinatown
by Ben Narasin
Tags: SFoodie, wok, Yee Cheong General Contractor

SFoodie
Hing Lung: If the Congee's Not Doing It for You, the Noodles Might
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Rice Plate Journal, Cantonese cuisine, Chinatown, congee, Hing Lung

SFoodie
Food Trucks Roll Into New Permanent Truck Stop Near Transbay Terminal
by W. Blake Gray
Tags: Street Eats, Brass Knuckle, Curry Up Now, Kara's Cupcakes, Truck Stop

SFoodie
Mission Street Food Book Launches
by Jonathan Kauffman
Tags: Books, Anthony Myint, Lung Shan, Mission Chinese Food, Mission Street Food

SFoodie
We Test the Seafood CSA and Learn to Beard
by Jesse Hirsch
Tags: CSA Adventures, CSAs, Siren SeaSA

Film

"Captain America": Hokey, Hacky Exercise in Franchise Building
by Karina Longworth
Tags: Film, Film, Adolf Hitler, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers (Movie), Johann Schmidt

"Life, Above All": Problematic Drama Delves Into South African AIDS Crisis
by Melissa Anderson
Tags: Film, Film, Oliver Schmitz, South Africa, Johannesburg, Allan Stratton

"Make Believe": Doc on Teen Magicians Has Old-School Charm
by Michelle Orange
Tags: Film, Film, Krysten Lambert, Britney Spears, Diana Zimmerman, Hiroki Hara

Rep Showtimes
Arthouse Movie Listings July 20-26
by SF Weekly Staff
Tags: Rep Showtimes, Columns, Monte Hellman, Warren Oates, Jack Nicholson, Todd Haynes

Calendar

Night&Day
Re-Sounding
by Michael Leaverton
Tags: Night&Day, Highlights, Berlin (Germany), Europe, Germany, Western Europe, Multiple San Francisco Locations

Culture

Art
"Face of Our Time": Photos of Africa Show Life as It Is, with No Exoticism
by Jonathan Curiel
Tags: Art, Reviewed, Jim Goldberg, Senegal, West Africa, Africa, SFMOMA Museum Store, SFMOMA MuseumStore

Artcap
"Chico & Chang": Exhibit Shows the Swirl of Asian and Latino Culture
by Jonathan Curiel
Tags: Artcap, Ai Weiwei, Asia, East Asia, Japan, Intersection for the Arts

Encore
More Theater Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater.
by SF Weekly Staff
Tags: Encore, Capsule Reviews, Shelton, Valencia, San Francisco, Cole Porter

The Rolling Paper
Rolling Paper: The Right Way to Take Your Medicine
by Chris Roberts
Tags: The Rolling Paper, Harborside Health Center, Steve DeAngelo, Ziggy Marley, Kevin Reed

The Rolling Paper
Rolling Paper: What's Wrong With Smoking?
by Chris Roberts
Tags: The Rolling Paper, Martin Olive

The Rolling Paper
Rolling Paper: A Guide to Strains of Medical Marijuana
by Chris Roberts
Tags: The Rolling Paper, Napa, Kevin Reed, Martin Olive

The Rolling Paper
Rolling Paper: Avoiding the Overhyped, Overpriced Strains Can Save You Money
by Chris Roberts
Tags: The Rolling Paper, Stephen DeAngelo, Bubba Kush, Nicholas Smilgys, Purple Erkel

The Rolling Paper
Rolling Paper: Looking at the Current State of Safe Access
by Chris Roberts
Tags: The Rolling Paper, Proposition 19, California, San Francisco, Mendocino

The Exhibitionist
Miranda July: A Beginner's Guide to the Artist, Writer, Filmmaker, and The Future
by Jolene Torr
Tags: Art, Movies, Miranda July, The Future, Video

The Exhibitionist
S.F. Street Fashion: "What I Wore" Blogger Brings Out the City's Best-Dressed
by Kate Conger
Tags: Events, Fashion, Jessica Quirk, Kate Conger, street fashion, What I Wore

The Exhibitionist
Marius Watz Builds Algorithms into Trippy and Beautiful Art
by Jonathan Kiefer
Tags: Art, Galleries, generative art, Marius Watz, trippy

The Exhibitionist
Black Futurist Author D. Scot Miller: "We Are the Scribes of the Jubilee Apocalypse."
by Hiya Swanhuyser
Tags: Books and Literature, Video

The Exhibitionist
The Sweet Spot: How to Handle the Third Person in an Open Relationship
by Ginger Murray
Tags: Commentary, Sex and Sexuality, commentary, nonmonogamy, open relationships, polyamory, sex and sexuality

The Exhibitionist
SF Weekly Wins Design Awards at National Conference
by Caroline Chen
Tags: News, AltWeekly Awards, Andrew Nilsen, Brian Stauffer, Scott Bakal

The Exhibitionist
Four Comic Books No Kids Would Ever Want, Including "Kool-Aid Man in Space" and "Archie's Holocaust"
by Alan Scherstuhl
Tags: Studies in Crap, Al Hartley, apocalypse, folk heroes, Hal Lindsey, Kool-Aid Man, Studies in Crap, Video

The Exhibitionist
Joining Google+ Could Be a Big Minus
by Anna Pulley
Tags: Advice, Technology, Anna Pulley, Facebook, Google, google+, internet, social media, social networking, twitter

The Exhibitionist
Comic-Con Photos: Captain America and Futurama Toys, Plus the Solution to the Game of Thrones' Dire Wolf Problem
by Alan Scherstuhl
Tags: Comics, Captain America, Comic-Con, Dexter, Futurama toys, Game of Thrones, Iron Man

The Exhibitionist
Pitchapalooza's Book Doctors Talk About What Makes a Good Pitch and How to Get Published
by Evan Karp
Tags: Books and Literature, Events, Preview, Arielle Eckstut, books and literature, David Henry Sterry, events, Pitchapalooza, preview, Video

The Exhibitionist
Jered Sprecher's Abstract Works Show Volume, Movement, Tension in "Shadows in Friction"
by Ruby Perez
Tags: Art, abstraction, Gallery 16, Jered Sprecher, painting, visual art, Wayne Smith

The Exhibitionist
Monte Hellman Speaks on Road to Nowhere, His Career, and the State of U.S. Independent Cinema
by Casey Burchby
Tags: Film, film, film noir, Monte Hellman, Rafael Film Center, Roxie Theater

The Exhibitionist
Un-Scripted Theatre's Act One, Scene Two Unites Improv and Playwrights
by Robin Hardwick
Tags: Improv, Theater, improv theater, Un-scripted Theater

The Exhibitionist
CalShakes' The Verona Project Gets Some National HuffPo Love
by Hiya Swanhuyser
Tags: Music, Theater, CalShakes, George Heymont, Huffington Post, Shakespeare, Video

The Exhibitionist
Cartoonist Bill Plympton Talks About Idiots and Angels and Finding Success on His Own Terms
by Gregg Rickman
Tags: Film, Preview, Visual Art, animation, Balboa Theater, Bill Plympton, Cartoon Art Museum, film, Video

The Exhibitionist
The Red Vic Movie House Is Dead. Long Live the Red Vic Movie House.
by Gregg Rickman
Tags: Film, Bud Cort, goodbye, Harold and Maude, movies, Red Vic Movie House

The Exhibitionist
Construction Project Showers Stage Werx in Dust and Debris
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Theater, Stage Werx, Ty Mckenzie

The Exhibitionist
Foster Care for Fat Children? Gastric Bypass Surgery? Two Wrongs Call for a Fight
by Marilyn Wann
Tags: Commentary, Controversy, Marilyn Wann, commentary, health, Marilyn Wann

The Exhibitionist
Richard Lewis on Stand-Up Comedy, His Heroes, and ... Happiness
by Casey Burchby
Tags: Comedy, Cobb's Comedy Club, comedy, Richard Lewis, stand-up

The Exhibitionist
How Not to Write a Review, and Other Lessons from Trampoline Hall, the Inventive Lecture Series
by Robin Hardwick
Tags: Last Night, Literary Events, Andrew Leland, Jewish Community Center, The Believer, Trampoline Hall

The Exhibitionist
W. Kamau Bell Dares to Question the Value of Social Media
by W. Kamau Bell
Tags: Comedy, Technology, Bill Hicks, social media, W. Kamau Bell, Video

The Exhibitionist
Charlie Murphy Leads an Epic Hallucination at Cobb's Comedy Club
by Tamara Palmer
Tags: Comedy, Over the Weekend, Charlie Murphy, Cobb's Comedy Club

The Exhibitionist
Samantha Giron Dance Project's Sex, Love, Money Reveals the Yearnings of the Soul
by Stephanie Echeveste
Tags: Dance, Over the Weekend, ballet, dance, Samantha Giron Dance Project

The Exhibitionist
Mary Anne Kluth at Frey Norris: A New World and a "Visitor Center"
by Ruby Perez
Tags: Art, Frey Norris Gallery, Iceland, Mary Anne Kluth

The Exhibitionist
At SOMArts' Intimate Feast of Words, Eat, Write, and Share
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Food, Literary Events, Cole Krawitz, Feast of Words, Irina Zadov, Justin Belluomini, Lex Leifheit, Literary Potluck

The Exhibitionist
Filmmaker Chris Marker -- who Inspired Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys -- Turns 90 This Week
by Michael Fox
Tags: Film, Preview, Chris Marker, Exploratorium, film, preview, Video

The Exhibitionist
Comic-Con Day 3: Selling Your Spot in Line, Playing Card Games with Cosplayers, and Total Recall
by Jake Swearingen
Tags: Comics, Comic-Con, Conan O'Brien, movies

The Exhibitionist
Fundraisers to Rappel 400 Feet Off Union Square Hotel
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Fundraisers, rappeling, Special Olympics Northern California

The Exhibitionist
The Simpsons' Mike Reiss Talks About Unexpected Success and Superheroes' Jewish Origins
by Casey Burchby
Tags: Comedy, Events, Film Festivals, TV, animation, comedy, film, Mike Reiss, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, The Simpsons

The Exhibitionist
MFA Students Prove Their Worth in New Series Writing Without Walls
by Evan Karp
Tags: Books and Literature, Dance, Literary Events, Over the Weekend, Spoken Word, books and literature, dance, literary events, performance, reading, spoken word, Writing Without Walls, Video

The Exhibitionist
Sculptor Uses "House Guts" to Frame Museum of Craft and Design's new (Temporary) Home
by Caroline Chen
Tags: Installations, Museums, Andy Vogt, Joann Edwards, Museum of Craft and Design, pop-up museum

The Exhibitionist
Comic-Con Photos: Battle Bears, Spider-Man, and a Smurf You Could See From Space
by Alan Scherstuhl
Tags: Comics, Battle Bears, Comic-Con, Smurfs, Spider-Man

The Exhibitionist
The Greatest, Most Racist Generation: 1952 Magazine Feature Says "Wetbacks" 20+ Times
by Alan Scherstuhl
Tags: Studies in Crap, cheesecake, immigration, racism, Studies in Crap

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