Mid season huddle: roller derby's Bay City Bombers talk track

07.29.10 - 4:20 pm | Caitlin Donohue |
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Oh Bay City Bombers, won't you stop in your roller derby tracks and tell us how you've been? San Francisco's famed co-ed blocking, pivoting, jamming squadron has been packing ever-increasing crowds into Kezar Stadium, their historical home this year – and no wonder, they're killing it on track. To tell us by just how much, we wrangled a phone interview with general manager Jim Fitzpatrick, who we last checked in with shortly before his home opening match with league Lucifer Georgia Hase's Brooklyn Red Devils.

 

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"Growing Up Twisted:" take it ... or leave it

07.29.10 - 4:08 pm | Cheryl Eddy |
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For every awesome reality show (Real Housewives of New Jersey), there are dozens that feel forced and pointless (keeping it within Bravo, the Housewives network, anyone else seen that Work of Art show? Can you explain the point, or the appeal?) Into the "I'm already famous" sub-genre of reality shows (as opposed to the "I'll do anything to be famous" sub-genre) tumbles Growing Up Twisted, a new seven-part series that debuted this week on A&E. It's unclear if we have the success of Gene Simmons Family Jewels (also an A&E production) to thank for this, or if this is some kind of attempt to reclaim the glory that once was MTV's The Osbournes. If it's the latter, the world needs to realize that there's only one Ozzy (and only one Sharon, for that matter), and there will never be another Osbournes. Read more »

Newsom's budget and DCCC hypocrisy

07.29.10 - 2:15 pm | Steven T. Jones |
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Hypocrisy hung thickly in the air at City Hall today as Mayor Gavin Newsom refused to responsively address glaring contradictions on a pair of high-profile policy stances, pursuing naked self interest while cloaking himself in deceptive but high-minded rhetoric. Newsom used the city budget-signing ceremony to effusively praise the labor unions that he publicly shamed into giving back $250 million over two years to balance the budget without tax increases, a budget that cut services and increased various fees and fines.Read more »

81 percent support amnesty for undocumented immigrants

07.29.10 - 1:29 pm | Sarah Phelan |
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Here's a statistic that's guaranteed to get anti-immigrant groups seeing majorly red: A CNN poll found the 81 percent of those questioned support a program that would allow undocumented workers who have already been living in the country for a number of years to remain legally if they had a job and paid taxes. Read more »

New debate surrounds New Mission Theater

07.29.10 - 1:23 pm | Rebecca Bowe |
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The New Mission Theater, a dilapidated landmark that sits on the 2500 block of Mission Street, has been vacant for years, but controversy surrounding its fate is alive as ever and will be discussed at this afternoon's July 29 City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees meeting. Read more »

Immigrant advocates protest AZ law and Jerry Brown's SecureComm support

07.29.10 - 1:02 pm | Sarah Phelan |
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A different way of seeing today's drop banner protest
Here's the actual banner drop that SF Pride At Work did from 7:30-9 a.m, on 23rd street over 101.

SF Pride's Gabriel Haaland reports that the California Highway Patrol made them take down their "No One is Illegal" drop banner at 9.a.m.
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Board had to ask for Lennar's approval...

07.29.10 - 10:33 am | Sarah Phelan |
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Sup. Ross Mirkarimi points out that there is no economic analysis of bridge in the plan
Sups. Chris Daly and Mirkarimi appeared to have actually read the documents
Sup. David Campos signals that the plan needs strengthening
If looks could kill, Board President David Chiu would be in trouble
Sup. Mirkarimi, and key legislative aides ask Deputy City Attorney Cheryl Adams for advice
Redevelopment's Fred Blackwell (red tie) in heated discussions with Lennar's Kofi Bonner
Sup. John Avalos worked to improve worker protections in the deal
Michael Cohen's smile says it all
Labor Council's Tim Paulson looks on as Sup. Sophie Maxwell is congratulated after the vote
Rose Pak congratulates Board President David Chiu and Bonner

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Street Threads: Look of the Day

07.29.10 - 9:58 am | Ariel Soto |
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Today's Look: Lauren, Castro and Market

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Bug love: Paxton Gate's insect mounting class

07.28.10 - 3:29 pm | Caitlin Donohue |
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Say that this morning, as you swept aside your window-sash, eager to let in the “warm” summer breezes that are so characteristic of late July in San Francisco, you saw there on your sill a fuzzy little bumblebee – dead, but for all the world looking like the embodiment of the grassy field and sunflower days of your youth. Now. Have you the instinct to preserve the furry fella in, say a diorama also featuring a map of your childhood favorite municipal park and a cut out image of you at eight, perhaps attired in a swatch of that kitty cat dress you couldn't bear to be apart from at the time? (Just sayin'.) If that sounds apt, have the local horticulture-taxidermy enthusiasts down at Paxton Gate got a class for you!

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DCCC seats are fine for Newsom, just not supervisors

07.28.10 - 3:23 pm | Steven T. Jones |
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Mayor Gavin Newsom is seeking to be seated on the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee when it swears in newly elected members tonight, even though the body's legal counsel says he's not entitled to a seat and Newsom has put a measure of the November ballot that would prohibit local officials from serving on that body.Read more »