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The empire strikes back
The dot-com boom permanently displaced hundreds of poor families, artists, activists, and people of color. But downtown forces aren't satisfied – they're funding Care Not Cash and HOPE to finish the job.
By Cassi Feldman

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Editorial: Downtown's backlash

Editorial: Crimes of the FBI

Opinion: They really want us out
By calvin welch

Bad times
SF Weekly's parent company cuts a deal to kill competition in L.A. and Cleveland.
By Camille T. Taiara

The FBI's crime syndicate
San Francisco lawyer charges feds with "outrageous misconduct"
By A.C. Thompson

Lessons from Ohio
San Franciscans have much to learn from Rep. Dennis Kucinich's experience fighting Cleveland's corporate power monopoly.
By Rachel Brahinsky

Planning play
Supes approve Brown's pro-development Planning Commission nominees, but mayor yanks list
By Savannah Blackwell

Division of labor
IBEW local leans on S.F. unions to oppose Proposition D
By Rachel Brahinsky

Hall monitor

Life during wartime

Alerts

More political commentary from other sources

The voice
Falling in love with Jimmy Scott is wonderful.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Film: 'The Rules of Attraction'
Generation of slime
By David Fear

Film: Girl, intercepted
White Oleander uncorks a foster-family feud.
By Cheryl Eddy

Film: Shifting sands
Former UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter weighs in against war.
By Robert Avila

Music: Citizen Kim
Korean American MC Denizen Kane makes the transition from Chicago to Oakland, spoken word to hip-hop.
By Mosi Reeves

Music: Shine on
Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst blows up with Lifted.
By Kimberly Chun

Art: Works by Robert Hartman
Through Jan. 12, 2003, Oakland Museum of California
Through Oct. 26, Triangle Gallery
By Lindsey Westbrook

Stage: Oakland Ballet
Fri/11-Sun/13, Paramount Theatre
By Rita Felciano

Stage: Ears for fears
CAFE and Crowded Fire register the anxiety of the times.
By Robert Avila

Correct techniques By Mosi Reeves

Last Exit By Derk Richardson

The Litterbox By John O'Neill

Liner notes By Lynn Rapoport

Frequencies By Josh Kun

Tiger on beat By Patrick Macias

Script Doctor

Grooves

Local Grooves

2nd time around

Local Live

The Mix

Fall Arts Preview

techsploitation
Assimilated!
By Annalee Newitz

culture shocked
The One?
By katharine mieszkowski

Dine
Hamano mío
By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
Dinner in the cathedral
By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
Don't talk shack
By Dan Leone

Moon Signs
By Sally Cragin

The Blender

In the Public Interest
Credit scam: Why is Congress so intent on helping lenders – and hurting millions of consumers?
By Ralph Nader

Focus on the Corporation
Advertise This!: Corporations are gaining ground fast in their effort to assume all of the U.S. constitutional protections afforded human beings.
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Media Beat
Baghdad, autumn 2002: city of doom: Bush has left Iraq in a no-win situation
By Norman Solomon