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Room with a FewA young San Franciscan’s dream: A room in a nice house, affordable rent, and a built-in social network.By Ashley HarrellWednesday, August 20It wasn't meant to be one of those damned open houses. They — the innumerable aspiring Tiger House roommates — were supposed to come... More >> -
Scientology's AntagonistsAn ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.By Lauren SmileyWednesday, August 13Maybe it's his badass black outfit with blood-red letters screaming "Scientology Kills." Or possibly it's his crew cut, or his nose slammed 45... More >> -
Anonymous 101By Lauren SmileyWednesday, August 13The day after Valentine's Day, a white-masked figure dressed all in black dropped a box at the door of San Francisco Church of Scientology with a... More >> -
The Chief Is In (for Now)With homicide cases going unsolved and morale in the police department sinking, Heather Fong's days as chief may be numbered.By Ron RussellWednesday, August 06About three dozen people are gathered at the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center for a meeting of the San Francisco Police Commission, and the... More >> -
How renters work the system to live for free in one of America's most expensive citiesBy John GeluardiWednesday, July 30In September, rental agent Lynne Hubbard sat in a cafe across from Dr. John Getzow, whom she was considering as a potential tenant for a room... More >>
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Broward - Palm Beach
Kick the Bottle
As the containers and costs mount, in South Florida and beyond, plastic is played out
By Lee Klein
1 Days of Water and Roses
The couple peruses the menu from plushly pillowed pods set along the... More >>
Dallas
Fighting Fire With Fire
Does an unproven treatment that combats drug addiction with drugs promise more than it can deliver?
By Megan Feldman
His nightly transformation began with a twinge. Then, gnawing and relentless, it consumed... More >>
Denver
Union Station may become Denver's gateway again -- if it stays on track
By Joel Warner
Passengers disembark from the rumbling trains by the hundreds, by the thousands. They've... More >>
Houston
Houston Turns Back to Tap Water
That stuff flowing from the faucet is safe, cheap and environmental
By Chris Vogel and Lee Klein
Erica Campbell doesn't want to die from drinking tap water. She doesn't trust Houston's public... More >>
Kansas City
Morrison’s Mistress
Insiders finally tell how Paul Morrison’s lover ran amok — and then brought him down.
By Justin Kendall
Linda Carter summoned her inner circle to her fifth-floor office in the Johnson County... More >>
Miami
Bottled Water Gets the Boot
As containers and costs mount, tap water is the rule in eateries.
By Lee Klein
1. Days of Water and Roses
The couple peruses the menu from plushly pillowed pods set along... More >>
Minneapolis
Minnesota's largest shelter killed more than 14,000 animals last year. How many were unnecessary?
Animal welfare advocates say the shelter could dramatically reduce euthanasia rates
By Beth Walton
When Amber was a little girl she would save her allowance to buy cat food for the strays... More >>
Phoenix
Artist Betsy Schneider takes pictures of her children naked and shows them to the world
By Amy Silverman
These days, a mom can scrapbook the remnants of her baby's umbilical cord or blog about her... More >>
St. Louis
Demons Among Us: The RFT paid a visit to America's foremost demonologist in Chesterfield and came home with our head spinning
By Aimee Levitt
Late one night last spring, William Bradshaw sat nervously in his study in Chesterfield waiting... More >>
Blog
The Snitch
Early Christmas in SOMA!
Tue Aug 19, 2:41 PM
It's mid-August and some citizen who was desperately trying to cling to the spirit of the holidays finally gave up and lobbed the dried out corpse of this tree onto the street. They did so in haste, not even... More >>
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Scientology's Antagonists An ex-Scientologist and an army of online pranksters attempt to bring down the controversial religion.
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Blood, Sweat, and Tutus Tear your knee, wrench your back, pirouette, and bow: dancing at the San Francisco Ballet.
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The Principal Matter Teachers said Principal Gil Cho was dictatorial. Students said he manhandled them. The school district said he was doing a good job.
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The Chief Is In (for Now) With homicide cases going unsolved and morale in the police department sinking, Heather Fong's days as chief may be numbered.
Columns
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Conservative Arizona couple gets judge to gag gay SF blogger
Wednesday, August 20While Violet Blue couldn't get restraining orders against her online foes (see main Sucka Free story), a couple have persuaded a judge in Arizona... More>>
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Sex columnist Violet Blue tries to restrain online foes
Wednesday, August 20SFGate's sex columnist Violet Blue is no stranger to controversy. There was, for instance, her recent public feud with the rulers of Boing Boing,... More>>
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Plastic bags still in SF stores despite ban
Wednesday, August 20The victorious hoopla that followed the passage of a 2007 ordinance designed to reduce plastic bag litter in San Francisco may have been a bit... More>>
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Keeping track of your offline sex life online "Then the site asks for your partners’ birthdays. Um, aren’t you happy I know their full names?"Wednesday, August 20The Clickable Clit continues this week with more online adventures from the personal of an SF-based cybersex expert… Monday, August 18th I... More>>
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SF Weekly Letters
Wednesday, August 20
Hubbard Hubbub
Scien-follow-gists: I Thank you for the recent article regarding Scientology ["Scientology's Antagonists," Lauren Smiley,... More >>
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