Trouble in the forest
A child of punk's guide to the fabulous, freaky faerie sounds of British folk rock.
By Mike McGuirk

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Editorial: Fixing police oversight

Editorial: First step on taxes

Opinion: Back to the docks
By david solnit

Red tape creates red ink
Bungled paperwork has cost the Health Department millions of dollars.
By A.C. Thompson

Mark Leno's tightrope
As a San Francisco supervisor, he was a centrist. Now that he's in Sacramento, he's acting more like a progressive – or is he?
By Rachel Brahinsky

ABC and 1015
Crackdown on ecstasy in clubs transfers the burden of an unwinnable war on drugs to business owners.
By Corbett Miller

Continental divide
SoMa hotel project's backers have cut down community opposition with promises of cash, but ties to a scandal-tarnished former commissioner could be tougher to overcome.
By Matthew Hirsch

Lies and half-truths
The Chron's Bronstein and other journos admit war coverage didn't reflect reality.
By Steven T. Jones

The zoo's losers
The San Francisco Zoo pours millions into cosmetic changes while the animals wait for housing improvements.
By Savannah Blackwell

alt.sex.column By Andrea Nemerson

Techsploitation By Annalee Newitz

Culture Shocked By Katharine Mieszkowski

Moon Signs By Sally Cragin

Hall monitor

Alerts

Dine
Café Hip Fish
By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
Sour grapes
By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
A saba story
By Dan Leone

Table Ready
Y'know ...
By Stephanie Rosenbaum

Bottle Rockets
Great scotch!
Matt Markovich

Meatless
Southern exposure
By Miriam Wolf

Take That
The frying game
By Gabriel Roth

The Food Snoop
The box
By Masha Gutkin

Well Done
By Evelyn Grosvenor-Smythe

DineOnline
Menus, maps, and more

The Blender

Film: Life and death valleys
James Benning's "California Trilogy" uses rigorous minimalism to capture ravishing detail.
By Dennis Harvey

Film: Wheel of fortune
'Ten' counts its blessings.
By Susan Gerhard

Film: 'City of Ghosts'
Holiday in Cambodia.
By Dennis Harvey

Art: Piece by peace
Is the business behind art ruining it for you?
By Glen Helfand

Art: 'Riley McFerrin: Even Though'
By Lindsey Westbrook

Stage: Inner space
Prince Gomolvilas's Mysterious Skin uses spaceships and repressed memory to explore the everyday alien.
By Robert Avila

Stage: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg
By Rita Felciano

Last Exit By Derk Richardson

The Litterbox By John O'Neill

Liner notes By Lynn Rapoport

Extreme Measures By J.H. Tompkins

Sonic Reducer By Kimberly Chun

Tiger on beat By Patrick Macias

Script Doctor

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