May 22, 2002


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• cover feature

 

Roller-skate or die!
One closet skater's gang initiation
By Lynn Rapoport

Check Out Nude Beaches Guide 2002

Last week's issue

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In this issue
By Tim Redmond

talkback...
Joplin and the Cockettes

Opinion
SFPD's assault on blacks
By Ying-sun Ho and Van Jones

Editorial
Shelley's pro-landlord duck

Editorial
Two good ideas from Leno

Editorial
Public power's next step

Hall Monitor

First, the bad news...

Alerts
Civil disobedience how-to

Dance hall daze
Police crack down on clubs that are operating without proper permits
By Amanda Nowinski

The waiting is the hardest part
Staffers in the Public Defender's Office say they are caught between two leaders still at war
By Cassi Feldman


Life during Wartime

 

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Lawyers, guns and money

A few moments spent waxing ironic (dontcha think) with the Melvins' Buzz Osbourne.
By Chris Lynch

Two Great
Stephen Pelton and Lea Wolf dazzle at ODC Theater.
By Sima Belmar

Way Bombay
Lagaan puts everything and the kitsch-en sink into an anti-imperialist musical.
By David Fear

'Insomnia'
Hearts of darkness
By Cheryl Eddy

'Enigma'
Wrapped in a mystery
By David Fear

'Women's Work'
Tuesday, May 28, Venue 9

Grooves
Moby

Last Exit
Kind of new

Local Live
Zeek Sheck

Local Grooves
Crack Emcee

Liner notes
As bad as it gets

2nd time around
Alejandro Escovedo

Script Doctor
DIY DocFest

Frequencies
Mexican dictionary

By Josh Kun

Electric Habitat
Pill-popped
By Amanda Nowinski

Tiger on beat
quish this

By Patrick Macias

'Mission Detritus'
The Mission's art scene


Bass Head

The Mix

 

• culture

 

alt.sex.column
Ball 'n' chain
By Andrea Nemerson

techsploitation
Revenge of the wonks
By Annalee Newitz

culture shocked
Shipwrecked?
By katharine mieszkowski

Dine
In the heat of the night
By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
Oiled again

By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
You must remember this

By Dan Leone

Moon Signs
By Sally Cragin

The Blender

 


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Web Exclusive Features

Media Beat
Democracy dissed: Why do the media ignore the undemocratic structure of the U.S. Senate?
By Norman Solomon, 05.22.02

In the Public Interest
The bankruptcy squeeze: How big financial companies are trying to force consumers to swallow unmanageable debt.
By Ralph Nader,
05.22.02

Focus on the Corporation
IMF and World Bank are out of control:How Congress can reform two bad institutions

By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, 05.22.02

SCA 7: The Open Government Sunshine Amendment
SCA 7 is legislation that would place a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot to allow voters to strengthen the public's right of access to government deliberations and records. SCA 7 would have to pass both the Senate and Assembly by a two-thirds majority before being placed on the ballot. A majority of voters would then have to approve the addition to the state constitution.
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The shame of Hearst
Editor's Note
By Bruce B. Brugmann, 11.14.01

 

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Miriam Wolf describes a passel of new photo books, comic collections, and coffee-table books are as easy to give as they are on the eyes. PLUS: Middle-earth in the balance, Land of the free ... agent, and more in December Lit.

Anniversary Issue
The case for MUD: A public power agency could cut electric rates by 20 percent – and still make millions of dollars.