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After the Examiner brought the San Francisco Bay Guardian earlier this year, the paper's publisher vowed that not only would the city's most progressive paper still be progressive, but it would get "progressively more progressive."
We didn't know that was possible, but now we see -- literally -- that it is.
Today's cover on the Bay Area's nude beaches gives us a sneak peek at what we might actually find at those beaches. Let's just say, the men on the cover are finally showing us what they packed in their picnics this year.
And because San Franciscans haven't seen enough dick this week:
Byron Bates, a South San Francisco seafood deliveryman who stole $10,000 worth of fish to acquire $400 worth of crack, has dodged prison and instead was sentenced to rehab, a San Mateo Superior Court judge ruled today.
Those sad and starved Brown Pelicans that have packed into nearby shelters this past month have wormed their way into the Peninsula Humane Society's Wild Life Center where they are getting 'round the clock care.
The Peninsula Humane Society has taken in some 30 emaciated and really cold Pelicans, supplying them with space heaters, cage dryers, and heat lamps to warm their chilly beaks. They've also been administering IV fluids, tube feedings, and temperature checks as needed.
Many of those birds have needed hourly care as they rest up in the ICU unit of the SPCA; staff hopes to get nurse those birds back to decent health so they can transfer them to the "Pelican Room" (that kind sounds like a hotel suite).
An East Bay woman is facing murder charges after she allegedly smothered and beat another woman -- using a pillow and possibly a Bible -- in what she claims to have been an attempted exorcism.
Karla Kuhl, 35, of El
Sobrante, has been charged with murdering 58-year-old Patricia Medeiros on June 5. The two shared a common boyfriend at one time or another; however, it's not clear whether the love triangle was still active at the time of the slaying.
Prosecutors told media outlets that Kuhl went to Medeiros' home on the 6000 block of North Arlington Boulevard, where she smothered Medeiros with a pillow and then beat her with a book -- likely the Bible -- while chanting some sort of religious passages.
"I'm not prepared to speculate on exactly what her motivations were for doing what she did. I think it's complex," Harold Jewett, a Contra Costa County prosecutor, told the Chron. "I know what she said, and what she said included performing an exorcism."
Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield's long road to success in the cruel world of boxing has led him back to where he started.
The undefeated Fillmore-raised slugger -- the subject of an SF Weekly cover profile in October -- will put his junior welterweight belt on the line in an August 17 bout at Kezar Pavilion, marking a rare night of pro boxing in San Francisco. The televised matchuup with Mauricio Herrera will close out this season of ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights."
Herrera is 18-2, coming off a hard-fought April loss to undefeated Mike Alvarado. "He's a real tough opponent, tough as nails," says Marlon Sullivan, Mayfield's co-manager. "But he's also a perfect guy for us; he's a guy who walks forward. This is not a tune-up. He's a real opponent."
If you get a letter from a bogus British organization called the National Lottery, throw it out or call the police.
The cops are warning everyone about this very bizarre check forgery scam that's duping residents out of their hard-earned cash. Officer Gordon Shyy explains that victims are getting a letter from "the National Lottery" (which is, obviously, nonexistent) with a fake Chase Bank check. The letter congratulates the victim on winning $135,000.
The enclosed check is payable to the victim in the amount of $3,750, which, the letter explains, is the amount that must be withdrawn from the victim's "winnings" to pay the United Kingdom tax for nonresidents.
So far, all we know is that the cop has been placed on paid leave -- a standard measure for the SFPD in officer-involved shootings.
The meeting has reserved parking on Washington street. Attendees have been asked to park at the meters labeled "No Stopping." That should feel nice for a change.
Anti-condo petition could spawn first successful referendum in 21 years
Halting the construction of 8 Washington, a waterfront development that would likely house the most expensive condos in city history, has blossomed into the progressive ur-issue.
And that figures to continue for quite some time.
Opponents of the tower, a group calling itself No Wall on the Waterfront, say they've amassed enough signatures to qualify a referendum, which could overturn the Board of Supervisors' decision allowing 8 Washington to proceed. Those signed petitions, as of around 9:45 this morning, were being loaded into a moving truck; they will be delivered to the clerk of the Board of Supervisors today and the condo foes are expected to make a triumphant City Hall announcement at around 4 p.m. this afternoon.
San Francisco's Chinatown Neighborhood Association has filed a lawsuit against the state, saying the new ban on shark fin soup is flat-out discrimination.
Bloomberg News reports that the group filed its claim on Wednesday, saying that the shark fin is a huge part of the Chinese culture. Shark fin soup is traditionally served at Chinese weddings, the claim states.
The group also says that the state's ban on shark fins "violates U.S.
equal protection and interstate commerce laws and is overridden
by federal laws governing shark fin sales."
The association has asked for a court order declaring the ban unconstitutional.
