July 24 2002

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• cover feature



Revolution ladystyle now
Ladyfest Bay Area gets busy.
By Alissa Chadburn

The lowdown on Ladyfest Bay Area
By Susan Gerhard

Ladies nights, and days
Highlights from the Ladyfest program.

Ladyfest rocks
Ladyfest band highlights.
By Jimmy Draper

Last week's issue

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• news



In this issue
By Susan Gerhard

talkback...
Stagnant income

Opinion
Fixing S.F.'s budget
by the fair budget coalition

Editorial
San Francisco 8, PG&E 3

Editorial
Of bile and tantrums

Alerts

Chief suspect
Queer cops criticize Sanders for anticipated S.F. Police Department shakeup
By A.C. Thompson

Home is where the heat is
Housing Rights Committee calls audit a "witch hunt"
By Cassi Feldman

Toxic beauty
Environmental groups raise concerns about chemicals in cosmetics.
By Shadi Rahimi

Supes roll over for Brown's budget
S.F.'s spending plan preys on the city's most vulnerable.
By Camille T. Taiara

Public power OK'd for November vote
City primed to ensure low-cost, reliable electricity for residents.
By Rachel Brahinsky

Hall monitor

Life during wartime

• a+e

 


Blood roots
An S.F. Jewish Film Festival doc revisits "Strange Fruit's" origins.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Framing
Short takes on the S.F. Jewish Film Festival.
By David Fear

Unfinished music
Two rereleases shed new light on the genius of Augustus Pablo.
By Jeff Chang

On display
Shee Theatre Company debuts with Augustine
By Brad Rosenstein

'Tadpole'
Sex and the city
By David Fear

'Noninsensate Possibilities'
Through Sun/4, 21 Grand Gallery
By Lindsey Westbrook

Too much
Summerfest presents the best and the rest.
By Rita Felciano

'Read My Lips'
Bad company.
By David Fear

Mission of Burma
Fri/26, Fillmore.
By George Chen

Correct techniques
Voilà!

Grooves
Dillinja and Lemon D
Big Bad Bass (Valve/UK)

Last Exit
Voodoo children

Local Live
Burmese
June 24, Kimo's

Local Grooves
Polar
Out of the Blue (Certificate 18/UK)

Liner notes
Dream scene

2nd time around
The Jesus and Mary Chain
21 Singles (Rhino/Warner Brothers)

Script Doctor
California dreaming

Frequencies
Memory lessons

By Josh Kun

Tiger on beat
Monster mash

By Patrick Macias

The Mix

 

• culture



alt.sex.column
Dreamland
By Andrea Nemerson

techsploitation
Geek zoo
By Annalee Newitz

culture shocked
Orange juice
By katharine mieszkowski

Dine
Sur la hill
By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
Meals on wheels

By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
Omensetter's luck

By Dan Leone

Moon Signs
By Sally Cragin

The Blender

 


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In the Public Interest
Democracy and the Taft-Hartley Act: The 55-year-old act must be repealed in order to restore workers rights and establish a living wage.
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Focus on the Corporation

It's business as usual: Corporate giveaways continue despite talk of reform.
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Media Beat
The old spin on the "new economy":
How the media hyped the economic boom of the late 1990s.
By Norman Solomon

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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Superlist
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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.

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