The Guardian cost of Iraq war report (2/14/07): Bush asks congress to approve $622 billion for 2008. So far, $366 billion for the U.S., $46 billion for California and $1 billion for San Francisco.

02.14.07 - 4:20 pm | Bruce Brugmann |

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Compiled by Paula Connelly

Bush asked congress to approve $622 billion for defense spending, most for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in a $2.9 trillion budget request for 2008, according to Reuters.
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NOISE: Valentine's, Husbands...look out!

02.14.07 - 12:15 pm | Music Blogger |

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Ex's - you gotta hate 'em. The all-lady Husbands are proof positivo that you can rise above, take on the pard's name, and kick ass. Garage punk-a-go-go with gory good-time costumes to boot.

So it's perfecto that the Bay's very own Husbands are playing a very special V-Day show, the "Lock & Load Valentine's Day Formal," tonight, Feb. 14, with DJ Dulcinea at Thee Parkside, SF. 9 p.m. Read more »

A q&a about v.o.: talking tearooms, movies, Morrissey, and melancholy with filmmaker William E. Jones

02.13.07 - 1:20 pm | Johnny Ray Huston |

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Parts of Peter Berlin's and Fred Halsted's bodies of work are now a part of William E. Jones's body of work, thanks to the recent 59-minute video quasi-mashup v.o.

Still from v.o.

But the bodies in gay porn pioneers Berlin's and Fred Halsted's movies aren't what interests Jones. Read more »

NOISE: Grammy schlammy, part I: the big, bad daddy of rock 'n' roll

02.13.07 - 12:20 pm | Music Blogger |

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Well, guess who got credentials to cover the Grammys on Feb. 11? Sure, I had a 12-hour chunk of Sunday to spare, so I drove down to Staples Center in LA and planted myself in the radio/TV pit to fire questions at the hapless Ike Turker. The man has the most powerful gaze in show biz.

The Ikester certainly dressed to impress. Read more »

Another problem with Googlink Wifi

02.13.07 - 10:28 am | Tim Redmond |

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By Tim Redmond

Or maybe I should call it Earthgoo.

Either way, Sasha at Leftinsf has a good summary of the pros and cons of the mayor's plan. I've been following this for a while, and my analsyis (no surprise) has always been based on the notion that the city shouldn't allow a private vendor to build and control such critical infrastrucutre.

But there's another issue here. Read more »

Bush and the Hetch Hetchy mystery: Who do you suppose put that mysterious pro-PG&E line in Bush's $2.9 trillion budget?

02.12.07 - 4:53 pm | Bruce Brugmann |

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By Bruce B. Brugmann

Well, there it was in the Chuck Squatriglia story in the Feb. Read more »

Whoa, that's a lot of highrises

02.12.07 - 3:43 pm | Tim Redmond |

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By Tim Redmond

I know that we're all supposed to love urban density these days, and even Sup. Chris Daly likes tall buildings, but at a certain point, you have to say:

Holy shit. This is way too much.

Check out the presentations here, from a recent SF CIty Planning Commission discussion on development around the new Transbay Terminal and Rincon Hill. Read more »

Chickens No Show at Town Hall Meeting

02.10.07 - 8:29 pm | Sarah Phelan |

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By Sarah Phelan
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Maybe the chickens weren’t into cycling through the rain in soggy costumes. Read more »

Chickens No Show at Town Hall Meeting

02.10.07 - 8:29 pm | Sarah Phelan |

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By Sarah Phelan
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Maybe the chickens weren’t into cycling through the rain in soggy costumes. Read more »

Death of fun

02.09.07 - 3:54 pm | Steven T. Jones |

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By Steven T. Jones
We warned last summer that fun in San Francisco was being threatened by NIMBYs and overzealous bureaucrats. Well, now we've just seen the sourpusses strike down one of the best street fairs in San Francisco: the How Weird Street Faire, an open air dance party that drew about 8,000 attendees last year. Read more »