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Dec. 3 - Dec. 9, 2003 • Vol 38, No. 10

Click here for all the election information you need and here to read our continually updated election blog.


The Fazio factor
Two self-described liberals are in the runoff for district attorney - and conservative voters will pick the winner.
By Savannah Blackwell

Tainted dough?
Gavin Newsom's flood of campaign cash isn't flowing just from San Francisco's elite: there's a sleazy Wall Street connection.
By Rachel Brahinsky and A.C. Thompson


• news & culture


In this issue

Editorial: Vote Gonzalez, dammit!

Editorial: Hallinan for D.A.

Opinion: Labor's for Gonzalez
by mike casey

Campaign Watch
News from the races for governor, mayor, district attorney and other fall ballot contests

Evidence lacking
Ninth Circuit Court orders release of immigrant deemed a terrorist by the feds
By Camille T. Taiara


Battle for the hoods
Newsom got a high-profile neighborhood nod, but even his endorser has problems with his undemocratic agenda
By Steven T. Jones

Politics, lies, and e-mail
As the race winds down, Newsom's dirty tricks keep coming
By Steven T. Jones

The power platforms
Gavin Newsom likes to talk about progressive energy plans - but not if they involve getting rid of PG&E
By Matthew Hirsch

More election coverage
For regular, daily updates on election news, as well as Who's Endorsing Whom, a mayoral candidate voting-record chart, and links to key election stories, go to sfbg.com/election. Call our Election Desk (415-255-3100) Dec. 9 with any election-related questions. And be sure to visit sfbg.com Dec. 9 for live election-night coverage.

Ron Curran memorial
The many friends of the late Ron Curran, former Bay Guardian city editor, are getting together to remember him Dec. 7, 2 p.m., Delirium, 3139 16th St., S.F. Ron died Nov. 17, at 43 (see "Ron Curran, Hell-raiser," 11/26/03).

Neighborhood Business:

A tale of two Ys
While developers plan a luxury YMCA on the waterfront, a neighborhood branch searches for much-needed funding.
By Matthew Hirsch

Biztips
Openings, closings, and other life changes on the small-business scene. Featured this week: Nominees for "Shop Outside the Box"


The decorative arts
Crafty schemes for your holiday party.
By Jennifer Gilomen

Cheers
Delicious holiday drinks
By Stephanie Rosenbaum

Being There
La Dolce Vegas
By Dianne Goldberg

alt.sex.column By Andrea Nemerson

Double Team Psychic Dream By Michelle Tea and Jessica Lanyadoo

Flat Earth By Lynn Rapoport

Techsploitation By Annalee Newitz

Hall monitor

Alerts

food & drink


Dine
Gauling

By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
Fresher organics

By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
Lips Inc.

By Dan Leone

Fond of you
Brioche turkeys, duck for three, tamales and rum for all.

By Masha Gutkin

Free turkey
Where to get a square meal on Thanksgiving.

By Laura Paskell-Brown

Table Ready
Green party

By Stephanie Rosenbaum

Bottle Rockets
Proles on ice

Matt Markovich

Meatless
Some like it raw
By Miriam Wolf

Take That
Don't let me down

By Gabriel Roth

The Food Snoop
On the Q.T.

By Masha Gutkin

Well Done
By Evelyn Grosvenor-Smythe

DineOnline
Menus, maps, and more
...

The Blender

• a & e


Noise: Lost and found: the year in music
The Bay Guardian's music writers look back at 2003, figure out what got lost in the shuffle, and contemplate what they've found. Also our picks for the best music of 2003 and a chance to give us your favorites.

Scene: Unleashed
Raining cats and dogs and beats and slammers, and Greens and rockers on the Matt Gonzalez campaign trail Nov. 30.
By Susan Gerhard and Johnny Ray Huston

Film: Drag city
An Injury to One eulogizes a man and a place.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Film: Critic's Choice -'Melvin Goes to Dinner'
Table talk
By Dennis Harvey

Art: Critic's Choice -'Far off the Runway'
By Lindsey Westbrook

Stage: Critic's Choice - Leigh Evans
By Rita Felciano

Sonic Reducer By Kimberly Chun

Tiger on beat By Patrick Macias

Plus One By Vivian Host

Script Doctor

Grooves

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2nd time around

The Void

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Full Circle

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Life During Wartime
The Bay Guardian's regularly updated section dedicated to war-related news and perspectives from the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world, protest and event information, and web links.

Media Beat
Instrument of propaganda: Linking the occupation of Iraq with the "war on terrorism." 11.26.03
By Norman Solomon

In the Public Interest
Energy and greed: Ferocious lobbyists fight for billions in subsidies. 11.26.03
By Ralph Nader


Focus on the Corporation

Corporations and their proxies defeated in Miami -- but they refuse to give up
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman


Journalists under fire
Digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe

First amendment alerts

The shame of Hearst
By Bruce B. Brugmann, 11.14.01

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

It's funny in Kansas
Joke of the day

Superlist
Handel's 'Messiah': Bay Area performances and sing-alongs.