San Francisco Bay Guardian

Now that a judge in New York has ruled that Airbnb is illegal there , a model that violates city tenant laws and state law, that should put pressure on the San Francisco-based company to finally stop snubbing … More »Airbnb is still snubbing SF, even after a NY judge rules it illegal there

As he has a boatload of cash and 100% name recognition, he will be a force to be reckoned with. Plus, his main opponent, Christine Quinn has serious personal issues of her own . New York politics and politicians … More »Weiner Rises!

The San Francisco Entertainment Commission last night voted to restrict the hours, sound limits, and other operating conditions for Brick & Mortar Music Hall -- the Mission Street live music venue that … More »Sanctioned for sound violations, club owner fires ethics charge back at Entertainment Commission

More than a year ago, in his rundown on “top substances that have influenced music,” promoter-DJ Marco De La Vega said this: “I...raid my own medicine cabinet, take a couple Vicodin, and listen to a stack … More »Dark side of the Dude

Emotions ran high at San Francisco State University on May 21, where a group of activists held a rally decrying police officers’ excessive use of force in an incident that occurred last Thursday, May 16. … More »Activists’ zine documents violent arrests at SF State

The nightmarish aftermath of the Moore, Oklahoma EF-5 tornado is in rebuilding and rebounding mode . People are digging out of the mess. Survivors located. Businesses re-opening. More »For No God's Sake

I took this gig a week ago---multiple posts a week, basically a news-based version of what I did for the SFBG in the 90's. It's already kicking my ass, as the old "PISSED" columns were once a week and … More »Week One

Years ago, in the middle of the boom in nuclear power plants, we used to say, only half in jest, the private utilities would never accept solar energy because you can't put a meter on the sun. Turns out … More »PG&E can't survive solar energy

COCKTAILS In San Francisco, there's a bar for practically every situation. Feeling high-class yet mysterious? Bourbon and Branch is right up your alley. Colorful and trendy? More »Friendly spirits

THEATER Audience members entering the drill court of the Mission Armory and climbing the bleachers to their seats do so amid the buzzing drone of Highland music and an eager swarm of searchlights, all … More »Tour of duty

MUSIC "Tastemaker" is a word that gets thrown around enough to be meaningless. More »Talkin' loud

MUSIC Can you even recall your first run-in with the mythic, boundary-less creature that is Björk? More »Björkphilia

FILM Noah Baumbach isn't exactly known for romance and bright-eyed optimism. Co-writing 2009's Fantastic Mr. Fox with director Wes Anderson is maybe the closest to "whimsy" as he's ever come; his own features … More »Let's dance

05.21.13 - 8:44 pm | Marke B. | SUPER EGO What good is freedom if we don't toss a wig on it? More »MEM.DAY

DANCE For all of the hype about the communicative power of social media, the energy that flows from one body to another has yet to be beat. Dancers know that. That's why they keep searching for new ways … More »Growth potential

IN THE GAME In a pink dress, with a pink hair tie and those little pink sneakers that light up every time you take a step, she dominated the Alameda High School hardwood. I'm going to guess she was th … More »Fire fight

Carnaval Parade: Starts at 24th St. and Bryant, SF. Sun/26, 9:30am, free; Festival: Harrison between 16th and 24th Sts., SF. Sat/25-Sun/26, 10am-6pm, free. More »Summertime festicle

What to take from SF Pride's bumblings and shut-outs? Maybe we're not so equal, after all More »The meaning of Manning

Every point on the map ( click here for the detailed, interactive version ) is a building where the landlord has used the state's Ellis Act to evict all the tenants. (The points typically involve multi-unit … More »Urbicide

On a recent Tuesday night, some of the city's most influential developers, architects, and land-use lawyers gathered in a conference room at the ritzy W Hotel for a panel discussion, titled, "San Francisco's … More »Vanishing city

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, I take a brutal boot-camp type class at the Hollywood YMCA here in LA. 45 minutes of sheer hell, but as these things are measured, surely worth it. More »Thou Shalt Not Speak Ill Of The Lord God Oil

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks its an outrage that the world's most valuable company, with vast revenues and huge cash surpluses, is looking for ways to avoid paying federal taxes. More »Senate goes after tax-cheating Apple

As people and situations around you change you, you must change, too. Try being interested in the new flow of things instead of trying to put on the brakes as soon as you feel uncomfortable, Aries. Even … More »Psychic Dream Astrology: May 22-28, 2013