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San Francisco bacon restaurant forced to close over smell
Who complains about the smell of bacon? People in San Francisco, apparently. The owner of Bacon Bacon, an eatery that specialized in all things porcine, was forced to shut down this… …
Being gay in America: a 50-year love story
The love between John Darby and Jack Bird has been on solid ground for more than half a century. It is the social landscape around the gay couple that has shifted. After they got together in 1959, they kept their relationship a secret, save for an inner circle of gay…
California limousine involved in deadly fire had too many passengers: police
A limousine in which a Filipina bride and four friends died when it erupted in flames was carrying more passengers than its normal limit, an official and reports said Monday. The victims died desperately trying to scramble through a partition to the driver’s section of the limo, which was en…
The white mantis
I see another beautiful, old tree is suddenly gone from my street. The caprice, perhaps, of a building management company or landlord may be responsible. Whatever the reason, it’s gone, for good. And although here in San Francisco so many do pride themselves on what they conceive as their respect…
Unsanctioned midnight sidewalk urban poetry howl
There are many forms of entertainment here in San Francisco. And those shows, those theaters sanctioned by officialdom, are not the end of the story. Much goes on here, in fact, below any level of official recognition. There are, of course, the above-ground entertainments which the city allows and endorses.…
Suspect barricaded inside San Francisco pot dispensary after attempted heist
At least one person was barricaded inside a San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary after an attempted heist early Wednesday morning that went wrong, leading to a tense SWAT standoff in the city’s Bayview District. Police said two suspects were in custody and at least one more remained inside the building…
A tree grew in San Francisco
San Francisco, where I live, is a city with many cosmopolitan aspects. But unlike, say, New York City, where the City Never Sleeps, one problem with S.F. for nocturnally oriented types like me, is that it does start snoozing around 2:00 AM, the time the bars close here. There are…
Four arrested during protest of nudity ban in San Francisco
Four people were arrest during a protest of San Francisco’s nudity ban, which was passed late last year and went into effect on Feb. 1, reported the Associated Press. “No matter what, we’re going to continue practicing body freedom, we’re not going to go away,” protestor Gypsy Taub told the…
Police hunt man who threatened shooting at San Francisco Bay Area mosque
Police in California are looking for a man who reportedly walked into a California mosque saying he had a gun and threatened to kill everyone, a spokeswoman said. The man entered the Ibrahim Khalilullah Islamic Center in Fremont, south of San Francisco, during afternoon prayer Wednesday, said mosque leaders, urging…
Arpaio ‘disappointed’ in lack of protesters at San Francisco appearance
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is used to being the subject of protests, which made a recent visit to San Francisco surprising for him, he told KGO-TV Thursday. “I’m a little disappointed because from New Hampshire to California, every time I travel or give a speech, l have demonstrators,” said the Maricopa…
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