AltWeeklies Wire
Breaking the Cycle of Homelessnessnew
It's expensive and time-consuming, but a court can help cure the hard-core homeless problem in San Francisco.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
08-08-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Pot Activists Hate the Traitorsnew
This spring, as the second federal trial against pot guru Ed Rosenthal approached, medical marijuana activists went on a bullying campaign to keep witnesses from testifying against Rosenthal by whatever means necessary.
Tags: Drugs
Burnt Chefsnew

Former admissions representatives at the California Culinary Academy say they preyed on students' dreams of becoming celebrity chefs and glossed over the painful economic realities of the industry.
Tags: Education
San Fran's Mayor Says He Won't Help Bush's Crackdown on Illegal Immigrantsnew
But why is the city still getting money from the feds then?
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
05-02-2007 |
Immigration
Natural Coolnew
Workers at San Francisco's new "green" federal building endure temperature extremes due to buggy system.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
04-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Belief That Games Can Do Much More than Entertainnew
Jane McGonigal wants to harness the power of the communal cerebellum her games create and put it to work solving real-world problems.
Tags: lifestyles
What Makes Canines Go Crazy?new

The Canine Behavioral Genetics Project thinks the answer is in their genes.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
03-09-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
That Is Highnew
Medical marijuana smokers face a 1,000-percent increase in cost of a California ID card.
Tags: Health & Science
Bounty Huntednew
A man who pursued illegal immigrants for deportation found himself handcuffed by the feds and accused of impersonating a federal agent.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
02-02-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Don't Book 'Emnew
A new San Francisco library program tries to gently ease the homeless problem out the door.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
12-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Green Like Menew
Is PG&E's new ad campaign in San Francisco just more greenwashing?
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
12-22-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Mother's Worknew
Some working moms face job discrimination, while others encounter barriers to success -- they're all potential activists for the new grass-roots group, MomsRising.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
12-11-2006 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Amazonian Quagmirenew
Big Oil, the rainforest and sticky legal issues are mired in a San Francisco courtroom.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
11-17-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Drawn Togethernew
Why the surging popularity of yaoi -- graphic boy-on-boy comics -- might be the source of the genre's downfall.
Tags: visual arts
Whose Haight?new
Street kids expect the neighborhood to welcome them as it did their forebears in the '60s, but residents, merchants, and cops are planning a different future.
Tags: lifestyles