Day of the Comets
The Bay Area's Comets on Fire blaze a trail, making the world unsafe for sprawling, epic psychedelic rock once again.
By Mike McGuirk

Psyched
Tripping hard, bro, and need to listen to something that isn't Glass Candy? A young person’s utterly random and subjective guide to psychedelia.
By Mike McGuirk

Wild fire
Prolific musical pinch hitter and live wire Ben Chasny shreds with Comets on Fire and probes the pages of Octavio Paz as Six Organs of Admittance.
By Kimberly Chun

Winging it
Comets on Fire's analog electronics czar, Noel Harmonson, fakes the turntables and makes some noise.
By Kimberly Chun

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In This Issue

Pirates of San Francisco Bay
Guess who's paying to fix up Treasure Island before it's turned over for private development? You are!
By Matthew Hirsch

Preemptive strike
More demolitions on the way?
By Rob Eshelman

Secrecy shrouds PUC pick
By Tim Redmond

The recall mystery
Who's really behind the effort to oust Sup. Sophie Maxwell?
By Steve Jones

Trail Mix
Inside news and insight on the fall campaigns

Unjust desserts
Workers at the Cheesecake Factory say they just want a break. Introducing the new face of the labor wars.
By Rachel Brahinsky

Neighborhood Business: Thinking big
Noe Valley’s small spaces keep a revolving cast of locals in business.
By Lorraine Sanders

Neighborhood Business: Biztips
Openings, closings, and other life changes on the small-business scene.

Alerts - Political Events
By Deborah Giattina

Talkback - Letters to the Editor

Editorial: The Supreme Court ducks

Editorial: Who's funding the recall?

Opinion: The 'Chron' and sunshine
By Richard Knee