AltWeeklies Wire
A Leak From the Deepnew
Nobody knows for sure what kind of oily polutant is seeping into the water at Fisherman's Wharf.
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
06-27-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
SoundExchange is Pocketing Musician Royaltiesnew
The IRS of digital performance royalties claims it can't find thousands of often-popular artists to pay them their money.
Tags: radio
The Day the Internet Music Diesnew
Web radio stations like SomaFM have launched bands and influenced what mainstream DJs play -- on July 15, they could be gone forever.
Tags: radio
San Francisco's New 'New Deal': Privatizing Public Parksnew
Mayor Gavin Newsom's proposal to give up Harding Park and Lincoln Park in a long-term lease to a private corporation is a phony money-saving gesture that will end up costing the city millions of dollars more than it would save.
Jim Henson's Lasting Music Legacynew
You can't talk Muppets music without discussing Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem band.
Small Outposts Rule Online MP3 Salesnew
No longer the domain of a handful of power-brokers, online digital retail's future is most clear in little shops -- here are a few of the best.
An Army of Unonew
Struggling to find homegrown recruits, the military is persuading immigrants to enlist by dangling promises of U.S. citizenship.
Larry Mazzola Is Slipperynew
The union boss has once more escaped punishment for funds diversion.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
06-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
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
Scissors for Lefty Bring Back the Funnew
The band captures San Francisco's playfulness while crafting stylish romantic melodies.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
06-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scissors for Lefty
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
Rebecca and Terry Solomon Took the Money and Rannew
The couple faces charges of fleecing almost $20 million from investors, but not even the feds know where they're hiding.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
05-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lefty Factions & Phony Conventions Do Not an Effective Political Party Makenew
By holding a quasi-political convention under the meaningless and misleading rubric of San Francisco "progressivism," the Supervisor Chris Daly all but guarantees Gavin Newsom another four years on the job.
Mistah F.A.B. Picks Up Where Hyphy Left Offnew
The relative newcomer represents both the present and the future of West Coast rap, as well as perhaps the best hope for the hyphy movement to transcend its regional appeal.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
05-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mistah FAB
Gavin Newsom Yells Firenew
The mayor keeps talking about the terrible condition of San Francisco's public housing, but won't take action.
