AltWeeklies Wire
Troubled Ordernew
Faced with lingering sex abuse complaints, the Salesians of St. John Bosco take their lumps in court.
Tags: religion
Untouchablenew
Half of U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan's lawyers have quit -- but as he remains bunkered against criticism, who's minding the shop?
A Zen-Masternew
Aficionados of way out-there dub music, IDM, and broken beat will likely note some similarities in Krush's abstract style, which has made him one of the true masters of trip hop, or whatever they're calling it these days.
Tags: DJ Krush, Stepping Stones
Cops Who Spynew
Phone records indicate San Francisco police detectives scrutinized phone calls made to and from the press room in order to get to the bottom of a leak.
SF Weekly |
A.C. Thompson |
10-02-2006 |
Civil Liberties
The Man Who Would Be Feinsteinnew
So you've never heard of Christopher Dahl -- he'd still like to be your U.S. Senator.
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
'Clamor' Shotsnew
What happens when an edgy, lefty quarterly magazine of culture and politics takes aim at one of America's hottest, hippest, most socially conscious purveyors of casual clothing?
Tags: media
Out of the Shadownew
DJ Shadow has crafted both exquisite beats and a carefully cultivated mystique -- find out from him why the lush trip hop is being replaced by the hyphy sound.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
09-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Shadow
Systematically Disablednew
California spends millions helping the mentally retarded live independently -- but who protects them from being ripped off?
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Writing His Futurenew
Vulcan, the erstwhile king of spray can art, wants to leave the streets behind without losing his soul.
Tags: visual arts
Cell Phoneynew
Making phone calls from jail, Harley Mike allegedly helped three prisoners escape and conned parole agents, sheriff's deputies, and judges.
SF Weekly |
A.C. Thompson |
08-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Western Confusionnew
With the help of foreign consulates, Western Union poses as a quasi-governmental banking service and rakes in millions from immigrants.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
08-14-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Useless Resolvenew
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors likes to tell the world what to do -- the world could care less.
Lust for Lifenew
The testing of a promising HIV vaccine requires volunteers who will couple for the cause.
Tags: Health & Science
