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Posted Berkeley Law Project Picks Up "Forgotten History" of Human Rights to News
In the aftermath of World War II, world leaders including Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt created a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Adopted by the UN,...
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Posted Alexandria Update: Expansive Restaurant, Supper Club, Landmark Status All On The Table to News
Theater Development Plans Open To Public Comment In "One to Two Months" Says SF Planning Dept Plans for the Richmond's unoccupied Alexandria Theater are close...
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Posted Getting Face Time With The Mayor Not As Easy As It Looks to News
On Friday, Mayor Gavin Newsom held the first in what's said to be a series of neighborhood open door sessions in the Mission and...
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Posted SF's Planning Department Blamed For "Blight" Of Unrenovated Alexandria Theater to News
The fate of the Richmond district's Alexandria theater appears to be in development limbo six years after it closed down and changed hands. After...
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Posted City College Students Express Disappointment After Summer Session Canceled to The Alley
In response to a budget shortfall of more than $12 million, City College of San Francisco has axed virtually all of its summer programs...
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Posted SF's District Elections On Dissection Table Again to The Alley
Critics of The City's district elections have been all over the Chronicle this morning talking about a change to a "hybrid" system. The general...
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Posted Appealing Events: "Voluptuary" Brings New Fun to Earthy Pleasures to Culture/Entertainment
Slideshow at the bottom of this article may N be S for your W, think before you scroll to the bottom, just in case. Walk...
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Posted Abortion Protest, Counter-Protest Tradition Pushes On Through Rain to News
The annual anti- and pro-abortion protests that have become an San Francisco tradition took place again during Saturday's morning rains. The two marches started...
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Posted Local Supplement Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Selling Steroids to The Alley
Company made supplements that were seized in Castro area raid last year. The makers of two supplements that were part of last year's raid...
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Posted Weather Update: We're Supposed To Be Having El Niņo, Didn't Know We Were Pregnant to The Alley
Wednesday's torrents will supposedly be the worst of the storm that started earlier this week, according to the Examiner, which also reports that yesterday's...
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Posted Earthquake In Haiti: What Are We Doing About It, What Can You Do? to The Alley
No doubt you've heard about the 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haitian capital Port-Au-Prince on Tuesday. Californian efforts to help are underway, including three urban...
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Posted City Officials Consider Lawsuit Against Academy of Arts to The Alley
Planning Commission and City Atty. consider legal action for land-use violations. Zoning Administrator says lawsuit unlikely. The Examiner reports that city officials are considering...
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Posted Victom Of 2010's First SF Homicide Identified to The Alley
2:05 PM: The year's first homicide victim has been identified as Jose Luis Hernandez-Gomez, a 19 year old who died of gunshot wounds in...
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Posted Does The MTA Allow Muni Drivers To Solicit On Their Buses? to The Alley
In the wake of the Muni bonus kerfluffle (in which The Chron revealed 65% of Muni operators received a $3,000 end-of-year payout despite a...
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Posted What Are The Cleanest, Dirtiest Streets In SF? to News
A street audit released through the City Office of the Controller showed that San Francisco's commercial routes are filthier than usual. More litter was...
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Posted SF Minimum Wage Isn't Going Up This Year to The Alley
Previously: Study: Three Minimum Wage Salaries Necessary To Meet Expenses In Bay Area The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) announced on Wednesday...
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Posted Yelp to Cash In With Google? to The Alley
It's a big news day for folks who cover San Francisco tech companies, as Google moves into talks to buy out our fair City's...
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Posted Aftermath of Hacking Leaves Us All A-Twitter to The Alley
Service from San Francisco Company Twitter was temporarily shut down last night as the homepage was hacked and redirected. Tweeters were shown a page...
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Posted Mission Man's Passion For Bread Yields 1000 Loaves to News
Local computer programmer Danny Gabriner says he has trouble focusing on one project at a time, a fact that makes a recent accomplishment all...
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Posted Sparking Confidence: Local Youth Apprenticeship Program Fights High Dropout Rates to News
All photos from Spark, used with permission. High school dropout rates for America's kids are fodder for depressing thoughts. Nationwide, a full third of students...
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Posted Pulling Out All The Stops With the Legion of Honor's Symphonic Organ to Culture/Entertainment
To the uninitiated, the console of the symphonic organ at the Legion of Honor looks like an old, overdone piano. Four decks of keys...
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Posted Bridge Over Fancy Waters: Marina's SRO Sued in City Atty's Suit to The Alley
So, you thought our reports on CitiApartments were scary? For a pre-halloween thriller, imagine living in a place with these problems: Your building is infested...
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Posted Most Cameras Don't Work, Muni Admits Once Arm Twisted to The Alley
Muni has been shy about going on the record about their lack of public records. So, a tip of the hat to ABC 7 for...
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Posted Kamala Harris Throws Book at CA Voters, Hopes They'll Like It to The Alley
In the storied tradition of all political hopefuls who publish books before elections, City District Attorney (and CA Atty. Gen. hopeful) Kamala Harris has released...
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Posted Theron's San Francisco Pay For Gay -- It's For the Children! to The Alley
Charlize Theron wasn't getting the kind of bids she wanted at a charity auction on Thursday at Bimbo's 365 Club, so she used what her...
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Posted In Nike Women's Marathon, Runners Fight Cancer, Win Girly Swag to The Alley
An Oaklander won the Nike Women's Marathon on Sunday in 2:58:52. Caitlin Smith headed the pack, and this year there was no "elite" category to...
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Posted Meter Wars: MTA, Supes and Mayor Weigh In On Extended Hours to The Alley
Extended parking meter hours may still come our way. The MTA has released a 44 page parking study on the effects of longer meter hours,...
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Posted Composting Mandate Starts Wednesday (Expect Stern Warnings, Not Fines, For Now) to The Alley
San Francisco's universal composting ordinance goes into effect this Wednesday, but the city's Department of the Environment is planning to provide multiple written tags, letters...
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Posted Protesters Say Vick Must Face Victims. Meanwhile, Pet Adoption Gets Harder to The Alley
Fall is rolling in, and the dog days aren't just over for humans. This month brings not only closures for San Francisco's SPCA, but the...
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Posted Dead Body On Parked Muni Bus: Passenger or After Hours Boarder? to The Alley
That Muni driver may have looked the other way when you didn't pay your fare, back boarder, but did she also forget to note your...
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