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Bringing the grizzly bear back to California

Steven T. Jones - July 28, 2016

California’s flag features a grizzly bear, even though they’ve been extinct in the state since the last one was shot in 1924. Today we...

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Board factions (mostly) work out deals for fall ballot

Tim Redmond - July 28, 2016

Everyone seems to be complaining about a lack of “collegiality” at the Board of Supes, since some of the discussions over the budget and...

Arts + Culture

Pokemon hunters take over the city

Michael Redmond - July 10, 2016

If you’re taking a walk through a San Francisco park, or along the waterfront, going to a restaurant, or even walking along the streets...

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Mime Troupe tackles ignorance at its root in 57th season

Caitlin Donohue - June 28, 2016

ON STAGE San Francisco is a town that has always enjoyed its culture served with a heavy dose of social critique. That may be why...

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The myth of the killer bees

Sarah Phelan - May 25, 2016

The media played it like a sci-fi horror movie: “Aggressive killer bees swarm Concord neighborhood” CBS warned. “How bee rampage terrorized neighborhood, killed two...

Arts + Culture

Slants for all: Museum of Propaganda opens in San Rafael

Caitlin Donohue - May 2, 2016

There is nothing more unpleasant than a United States election year. Half the fatigue has to be attributable to the fact that every time you...

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The Agenda, May 2-May 9: Will the mayor meet with the hunger strikers?

Tim Redmond - May 1, 2016

The hunger strike for police accountability is now well into its second week, and still not one word – seriously, not one word –...

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Airbnb suddenly drops $245,000 into local politics

Tim Redmond - April 28, 2016

Just days after Sups. David Campos and Aaron Peskin announced a measure to more tightly regulate short-term rentals, Airbnb, the biggest company in that...

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PG&E tries to cheat San Francisco — again

Tim Redmond - April 18, 2016

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., in another dramatic move to prevent San Francisco from operating a lucrative public-power system, is moving to block the...

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The Agenda, Feb 22-29 2016: Politics, housing, homeless policy …

Tim Redmond - February 21, 2016

Why would someone raise more than $70,000 to run for a seat on the committee that oversees the local Democratic Party? Well: You have...

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