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Attack of the million-dollar condos
By Tim Redmond

The fate of the eastern neighborhoods
How 40,000 market-rate housing units will threaten the last blue-collar jobs and working-class neighborhoods in San Francisco.
By Tim Redmond and Matthew Hirsch

Elevated suburbs
Who lives in these self-contained downtown worlds?
By Tim Redmond and Matthew Hirsch

Dogpatch's balancing act
Light industrial businesses in this mixed-use neighborhood could feel the pressure of a push for more housing.
By Steven T. Jones

A place called despair
In a Hunters Point housing project, pipes leak, mold sprouts, and raw sewage pours into an open lagoon.
By A.C. Thompson

Underground Chinatown
The Bayview's cheap rents and factory jobs have made it a hub for Chinese immigrants.
By Momo Chang

Outbound traffic
Longtime Bayview homeowners are cashing out and leaving town.
By Camille T. Taiara

Train in vain
Will the new Third Street light rail actually improve commute times?
By A.C. Thompson, Greg Miller, and Moriah Kinberg

The Potrero record
Picture book depicts the hill's lost (and surviving) history.
By Christina Dillmann

O & A Interview of Images of America

Busted for baking
Harris cracks down on pot-cookie sales
By Ann Harrison

Warfield owner sues Clear Channel firm
Lawsuit says naming-rights deal with SF Weekly tarnishes the Warfield brand
By Matthew Hirsch

In This Issue

Talkback

Neighborhood Business: Biz Tips

Neighborhood Business: A little help
City-backed loans offer Third Street businesses a shot at survival.
By Deborah Giattina

From dusk 'til dawn
Checking out the art and the drunks at this weekend's de Young reopening.
By Heather Smith

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: Heart core
The filmic gospel according to Peter Kubelka.
By Michelle Silva

Film: Gore gore girl
Filmmaker Shannon Lark is living the scream.
By Cheryl Eddy

Film: Luck be a lady
Volatile women, charming girls, and a Bay Guardian star shoot through the Vancouver film fest.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Film: 'The Squid and the Whale'
Split decision
By Dennis Harvey

Music: Speaking to the soul
Aloe Blacc looks beyond the mic.
By Peter Nicholson

Film: Critic's Choice: United Nations Association Film Festival
By Dennis Harvey

Music: The next star over
Elvis biographer Peter Guralnick tackles another music legend: Sam Cooke.
By Lee Hildebrand

Art: Critic's Choice: 'This Delicate Monster'
By Katie Kurtz

Stage: This island
Cal Shakes artfully pierces the wise eye of The Tempest.
By Robert Avila

Stage: Critic's Choice: Compagnie Marie Chouinard
By Rita Felciano

Dance: Politics of dancing
Alexandra Beller highlights "Bodies in Motion."
By Rita Felciano

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

Dine: Tropic-tropic

Without Reservations
The butter nut
By Paul Reidinger

The Blender

 


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