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Animal instincts
As the struggle between animal rights activists and scientists rages on, what's really happening inside UCSF's animal labs?
By Tali Woodward

Monkey business
How Stephen Lisberger became the poster boy for UCSF's animal welfare problems
By Tali Woodward

Dogtown
A group of experiments involving dogs is increasing public pressure on UCSF
By Tali Woodward

Two books and a movie — all by out-of-towners — tell the tale of a scandal that the SF news media keep ignoring

Hidden at home
Out-of-towners dig into big SF scandal
by Tim Redmond

'San Francisco's Broken Promise'
Thurs/29, Delancey Street Screening Room
by Tim Redmond

The dam truth
Professor John Simpson, author of a new book on Hetch Hetchy, discusses how San Francisco flouts the Raker Act
by Tim Redmond

An excerpt from Simpson's book Dam! Water, Power, Politics and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park

Does Mills make sense?
Peskin measure gives supervisors an early say over a controversial waterfront development
by Steven T. Jones

Hidden at home
Out-of-towners dig into big SF scandal
By Tim Redmond

Chronic tension
After squeezing concessions from the media guild this summer, Hearst is back for more
By Matthew Hirsch

The new New Orleans
By Michael Tisserand

In This Issue

Talkback

Editorial: Taking on Pelosi

Editorial: UCSF's lab fiasco

Neighborhood Business: Biz Tips

Neighborhood Business: Poster child
Artist Favianna Rodriguez makes history with her politically conscious graphics company.
By Momo Chang

Lit: The Lit interview: John Markoff
What the dormouse said about suburban revolutions
By Matthew Shechmeister

Lit: Impeachy keen

Lit: See dick fight
A Matter of Principle marshals the humanitarian arguments for the Iraq war — wrongheadedly
By Tom Gallagher

Lit: Tall tales
A Matter of Principle marshals the humanitarian arguments for the Iraq war — wrongheadedly
By Tom Gallagher

Lit: Of myth and monument
(A fiction enveloped in fact)
By Gravity Goldberg

Lit: Poem: Dear Xine

Lit: Leaving Munson
Stacey Levine's new novel asks: Is it real, or is it America?
By Stephen Beachy

Lit: The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel

Lit: Bicultural chic
In Waking Up American, a wonderful amalgam of female voices illustrates how many different ways there are of doing so
By Brigid Gaffikin

Community Internet: Broadband as a Public Utility
From Freepress.net: Hundreds of cities and towns are launching Community Internet systems that promise universal, affordable access to high-speed broadband services.
Now telecom and cable lobbyists are pushing a federal bill that would outlaw Community Internet and municipal broadband everywhere.
Stop this disastrous bill. Send a letter to Congress now.

Journalists under fire
Press freedom alerts, journalists in high risk zones, digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe, and links to national and international organizations working for press freedom

Freedom of information
Alerts, news and commentary on sunshine, open government and first amendment issues. This week from the California First Amendment Coalition: The Jacko Exception to the First Amendment - For persons who care about public access to trials, the Michael Jackson case has been a nightmare.

 

 

Film: Man of many marks
He is Bill Daniel, and is his movie.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Film: Little girls lost
Two new films ask, have you checked the children?
By Cheryl Eddy

Film: Comin' atcha!
Jason's harpoon and Rock's and Rita's breasts leap out in the Castro's "Dual System 3-D Series."
By Dennis Harvey

Film: 'San Francisco's Broken Promise'
Thurs/29, Delancey Street Screening Room

Film: 'MirrorMask'
Looking-glass eyes

Music: Bold soul
Techno trickster Jamie Lidell comes clean.
By Peter Nicholson

Music: The life Icelandic
Aurora Theatre taps into the ever-relevant genius of Arthur Miller.
By Robert Avila

Stage: Highest 'Price'
Aurora Theatre taps into the ever-relevant genius of Arthur Miller.
By Robert Avila

Art: 'You're Invited'
Through Oct. 8, Hosfelt Gallery

Stage: Company C Contemporary Ballet
Fri/30-Sat/1, Cowell Theater

See Hear - music DVD reviews

Script Doctor - film news

Local Live - show reviews

Grooves - record reviews

Local Grooves - record reviews

2nd Time Around - record reviews

The Mix

 


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