Articles Posted in the News Category

  • SFBG’s “Best Ever” Best of the Bay Party

    SFBG’s “Best Ever” Best of the Bay Party

    Held at the spacious bi-level Mezzanine and co-sponsored by Virgin Atlantic, Red Hook, The Disposal Film Festival, PoliteInPublic.com and In House Talent, the well-attended party drew as many as 500 Bay Guardian readers and fans who were treated to an exquisite lineup of Bay Area musical acts, including Sila and the AfroFunk Experience, J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science, Sellassie, and The Fresh & Onlys.

  • Ruse Lures Mirkarimi to Surprise Birthday Celebration

    Ruse Lures Mirkarimi to Surprise Birthday Celebration

    The flawlessly executed plan was organized by Mirkarimi’s fiance-to-be, Eliana Lopez, who enlisted strategic and logistical support from Board President David Chiu. The clandestine plan involved Chiu telling Mirkarimi his presence was required for an important meeting at City Hall where his well-wishers lay patiently in wait.

  • Muni Smash: Six Hurt, Two Hospitalized

    At 5:46 pm, a streetcar traveling westbound on Market Street in the Castro, rear ended a westbound Nissan Pathfinder, crushing the SUV into the back of another streetcar.

  • Street Life in San Francisco’s TL

    Street Life in San Francisco’s TL

    A discarded couch rests like a parked car in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas August 2, 2009 The move was only supposed to be temporary, but here I am,…

  • Daly Wins City Hall Cake Bake Throwdown

    Daly Wins City Hall Cake Bake Throwdown

    By all accounts it was a perfect event to allay any residual hard feelings between Supervisors Avalos and Daly who were at odds over how best to secure a balanced budget with a mayor who has a sweet tooth for ignoring the will of the Board, and voters.

  • City Attorney Visits Daly

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    City Attorney Visits Daly

    Despite all the media kerfuffle surrounding the purchase of two properties in Fairfied, Daly said he “spends more time in San Francisco than Gavin Newsom.”

  • Solidarity Rallies Call For End to Abuses in Iran

    Solidarity Rallies Call For End to Abuses in Iran

    Several elected officials including California Attorney General Jerry Brown, California Senator Mark Leno, Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, Mayor of Brisbane Sepi Richardson and DCCC Chair Aaron Peskin, joined in unity with the estimated 4,000 protesters in front of San Francisco City Hall.