AltWeeklies Wire
The Perils of Privatizationnew
Ronald Reagan started dismantling government 25 years ago, but his privatization legacy is alive and growing -- even in San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
10-17-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Google's Gentrification Shuttlenew
The counter-migration has begun.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Stephen Elliott |
10-17-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Plugging into Backyard Car Conversion Kitsnew
Bay Area residents are working on making plug-in hybrid electric vehicles widely available, filling a void left by the auto industry.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sara Knight |
10-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Meat the Figurinesnew
When the Deer Wore Blue has an eerie yet upbeat, cinematic feel to it, and could serve as an alternate to Air's The Virgin Suicides soundtrack, if the movie had a different ending in which the sisters didn't kill themselves but instead moved to Denmark to shack up with an indie band -- and then killed themselves.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Duncan Scott Davidson |
10-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Figurines, When the Deer Wore Blue
Another Dream Date with Damon and Naominew
Within These Walls is one of the coziest albums of the year, not just for its rainy-day production but also for the impression that the pair is totally comfortable in their bittersweet pop.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
10-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scavenging's New Spiritnew
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of freebies in San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Juul |
10-10-2007 |
Culture
Cracking Down on the Homeless Costs Taxpayers Millionsnew
The number of homeless individuals slapped with quality-of-life citations and the cost to San Francisco of processing those citations reached new highs in the past 14 months, according to a new study.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
10-10-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Laboring with Childhood in 'My Kid Could Paint That'new
Amir Bar-Lev's excellent documentary starts out as a straight-up chronicle of a way-underage artistic phenomenon, until unforeseen developments suggest some sort of mass-media con job based on dreams of squeaky-clean white suburbia.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
10-10-2007 |
Reviews
The Curious Case of IM Etiquettenew
What's great about IM's away flag is that it gives you plausible deniability if you don't want to talk to somebody who has messaged you -- after all, you might really be away.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-10-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Cold Case of Brad Willnew
Oct. 27 marks the first anniversary of the assassination of New York Indymedia photojournalist Brad Will by police in Oaxaca, Mexico, under the thumb of a corrupt and tyrannical governor -- yet those who killed him are walking the streets.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
John Ross |
10-10-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Shoot 'Em Up, If You Can, in 'Made Man'new
I love Vietnam War games, shooting guns, and Mafia cutaway scenes -- but holy lord, Made Man sucks.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mike McGuirk |
09-26-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
'The Last Winter' Certifies Fessenden as a Horror Auteurnew
Larry Fessenden's The Last Winter isn't the first global-warming horror film, and it surely won't be the last, but it's unlikely there will be a better one anytime soon -- or a better horror movie this fall.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Larry Fessenden, The Last Winter
Lomborg Tells Climate-Change Worrywarts to Chillaxnew
Cool It is more of a distraction than a contribution at a time when environmentalists should be busy promoting solutions, not debunking the carefully crafted fables of Lomborg's dollar-driven theses.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
09-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
Inside the Internet Archive's Blood and Gutsnew
After agonizing over how to deal with the archive's growing collection of war videos and consulting with experts, founder Brewster Kahle has come up with a solution that satisfies both his archivist and populist sides.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
09-26-2007 |
Tech
San Francisco's Underground Mayoral Campaignnew
Despite the veneer of Gavin Newsom's popularity, the mayor's race shows some real discontent -- and some good policy ideas.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Staff |
09-26-2007 |
Politics
