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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Dr. G. Newsom Gets Hands Dirty

Posted By and on Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 2:20 PM

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So much commentary about San Francisco's mayor focuses on his dishonesty, laziness, drunkenness, frivolity and narcissism. That's why SF Weekly was gratified to find this image of Gavin Newsom doing what he does best: roll up his sleeves and get his hands dirty doing the people's work. -Matt Smith

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Wait, So What's Bad Shrinkage?

Posted By on Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 1:25 PM

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Somehow, the joke in this headline escaped my attention yesterday. Also, nice touch adding a link to the honeymoon story just underneath. I doff my hat to the persons responsible for this.

-Andy Wright

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Video: SF Weekly Rides GoCar

Posted By on Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 1:14 PM

You've read the Matt Smith piece on these polluters, now come along for the smoggy ride. -Janine Kahn

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WSJ Journo Remembers Sexism in 70s SF Newsrooms, Blames Women for Today's Problems

Posted By on Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 11:16 AM

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Joann S. Lublin has an interesting piece up at the Wall Street Journal about being a female reporter at the SF bureau of the Journal in the 70s and the misogyny she suffered at the hands of co-workers and even our own Press Club:

Like the National Press Club, many private business clubs still refused to accept female members. But some now let women journalists sit beside men during news events as long as we entered the club through a specially marked "women's entrance." The door usually was near the kitchen.

The San Francisco Press Club was no different. That created a sticky professional dilemma. The club invited me to a dinner after one of my Journal front-page features won honorable mention in its annual contest.

Colleagues suggested I protest the club's exclusion of women by boycotting the awards ceremony. I disagreed. I believed my presence might help male members see the error of their ways.

Unfortunately, you have to wade through some bullshit to get to the good stuff.

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