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San Francisco Is Needle City Dec. 01, 2015
In 1997, I went to a "needle exchange" in San Francisco to see firsthand how the "harm reduction pro... Read More
Election or a Round of Musical Chairs? Nov. 05, 2015
Outsiders like to think of San Francisco as a hotbed of contentious activism. Locals have tended to ... Read More
Ed Lee, San Francisco's Very Establishment Mayor Sep. 27, 2015
To the naked eye, San Francisco City Hall appears to be a hotbed of progressive experimentation. The... Read More
Kate's Parents Strike Back Sep. 06, 2015
"We're here not only for Kate, to keep her memory alive, but to have something done," a shellshocked... Read More
Big Apple Versus Big Toilet Sep. 01, 2015
Why is New York so much cleaner than San Francisco? It's a question you hear all the time, even as s... Read More
San Francisco: Repeat Offenders, Come and Stay Jul. 16, 2015
San Francisco is not likely to change its ill-conceived sanctuary-city policy because City Hall must... Read More
Have No Gun, Will Sheriff Jan. 04, 2015
It sounds like one of those only-in-San-Francisco tales: San Francisco's sheriff cannot carry a gun ... Read More
Sen. Feinstein Goes to War Against Airbnb Nov. 16, 2014
In her mind, Dianne Feinstein will always be mayor of San Francisco. She may be a high-ranking U.S. ... Read More
San Francisco Feminism: Go Ahead, Abort Girls Sep. 14, 2014
Supervisor David Chiu wants San Francisco to become the first American city to oppose any ban on sex... Read More
FBI: Gone Fishin' -- for Shrimp Boy and Whatever Jul. 27, 2014
The FBI's motto is "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity." But given the FBI sting against Raymond "Shrimp B... Read More
Stop Me Before I Shop in a California Emporium Dec. 15, 2013
For five years, California state Sen. Alex Padilla has been pushing a bill to ban grocers and large ... Read More
