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Berlin and beyond
An icon of sex — and the biggest Peter in San Francisco — reemerges from the shadows.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Forgotten City
The San Francisco Bay Guardian’s award-winning look at life, death, and plumbing problems in the San Francisco’s public housing developments.
By A.C. Thompson

news & culture

Editor's Notes

On Guard!
Knitpicking, A $248,000 meeting, Mailboxes, etc.

Editorial: An arts-funding overhaul.

Editorial: Law enforcement falls apart.

Meet the new boss
What you should know about San Francisco's top homicide prosecutor.
By A.C. Thompson

Hefty expenses for strapped school district.
SFUSD honchos spent more than $84,000 on meals and travel.
By Tali Woodward

The Ghost of Hayes Valley
What will become of the valuable six-acre parcel the University of California has abandoned?
By G.W. Schulz

Alerts
A selective guide to political events

Opinion: The lethal effect of snitches
By Michael Kroll

Talkback - letters to the editor

Neighborhood Biz: Come one and all.
Find your breath at donation-based yoga.
By Amanda Davidson

Biz Tips

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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.