Daly City
By Judy Silber on Oct 25 2011 - 5:33pm
When Rafael Losno was growing up, he attended Catholic school in Oakland. He spoke three languages. He played sports and had a girlfriend. And he felt a deep loyalty to the place where he grew up, San Francisco's Mission District.
On June 5, 1981, a fight broke out between Losno, two friends...
By Ben Trefny on Sep 29 2011 - 5:27pm
John Avalos represents District 11 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He once organized for the Justice for Janitors Campaign of the (SEIU) Local 1877 and has a degree in social work. He’s third-generation Mexican American, and was among the first in his family to graduate from a four-year...
By Audrey Dilling on Jul 19 2011 - 5:02pm
Gun control is a loaded issue around the country. Here in San Francisco, the laws are pretty strict: If you own a gun, you must keep it locked up. You’re not allowed to shoot a gun within city limits, and you can’t buy ammunition for anything other than a sport-related purpose.
In 2009, State...
By Hana Baba on Jul 12 2011 - 4:50pm
Imagine living in one of the quietest places possible, a place where you can hear a pin drop. A place where no one else is living but you. A mortuary.
You may be familiar with the HBO Series Six Feet Under, in which a family called the Fishers runs a funeral home. Every episode starts with a death...
By Hana Baba on May 10 2011 - 4:25pm
Think about your neighborhood. Your house. The street. Does your neighborhood have a playground? If yes, you’re one of the lucky ones. And if not, well, there’s a D.C.-based non-profit whose job it is to build playgrounds. KaBOOM!! started in 1996 with two employees and a few thousand dollars in...
By Martina Castro on Apr 29 2011 - 10:12am
This weekend it might finally feel like Spring is in the air – the weather report is calling for sunny skies. So grab your sunglasses and get out of the house, because it’s time for your Arts/Culture/Weekend:
ONGOING
Jewels in the Square // This series of free outdoor performances in Union Square...
By Max Jacobs on Feb 3 2011 - 12:47pm
Music: "Marathon" by Tennis.
SPOTLIGHT: Tennis @ The Bottom of the Hill in SF, Thursday (TONIGHT!) February 3
If you heard that two philosophy students in Colorado planned to embark on a several-month-long journey along the Atlantic Coast via sailboat, having no prior sailing experience or...
By Hana Baba on Nov 11 2010 - 2:15pm
Much of the Bay Area’s post-election analysis has focused on San Francisco. Given the presence of Chinatowns both in that city and across the bay in Oakland, you’d think that one or both places would have the largest concentration of Asians in the Bay Area. Right?
Wrong.
According to the US Census...
By Katie Jennings on Aug 17 2010 - 3:29pm
Despite the down economy, California still leads the nation in exports like technology, fruit, and dairy. The state is also the country’s number one exporter of cut flowers. But don’t let that ranking fool you – today, almost 80 percent of the cut flowers sold in the US are imported. That has...
By Casey Miner on Aug 12 2010 - 5:10pm
One thing many Oaklanders would have something to say about is crossing the Bay Bridge. You probably remember back last month when a little financial matter flared a media firestorm.
As of July 1, the toll during commute hours rose from $4.00 to $6.00. For carpoolers, it rose to $2.50 from, well,...
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