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Proposition A remains puzzling
Oct 28 9:53 AM
Printmaking majors leave 'Im(press)ions'
Oct 21 6:00 PM
The Temper Trap conquers SF
Oct 21 5:50 PM
Solo Kabuki performance dazzles SF State
Oct 21 5:45 PM
Sugary stiff competition at Cupcake Clash
Oct 21 5:04 PM
Octavia Blvd. gets a gateway
Oct 21 5:04 PM
Literary magazine discovers 'Destiny'
Oct 21 5:03 PM
Dufty jumpstarts his mayoral campaign
Oct 21 5:02 PM
PG&E wields power
Oct 21 5:01 PM
Wind energy turns urban
Oct 21 5:00 PM
Governor signs Harvey Milk Day into law
Oct 14 11:59 PM
Noam Chomsky bestows wisdom to SF
Oct 14 10:04 PM
'Amazing Race' alum creates own adventure through SF Secrets
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Award-winning play "Proof" Calculates life, love and math
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Bill would give money to CSU through oil tax
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Local artists showcase work in vacant storefronts
Oct 8 11:49 AM
Market Street closure concerns
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Students tell stories from producer's chair
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Campus Tea House Preserves Tradition
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Floats a forerunning problem at LovEvolution
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Castro Street Fair sets family example
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Tour de Fat speeds through Park
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Healthy SF a public healthcare model
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'Day of the Dead' stays alive through community effort
The white face-paint did not conceal the anguish in Chris DeMonterey's face, as he stood somberly next to an altar that he built in honor of his dead friend. "Tom's death is such a tragic loss for us, especially for... [ ] Thursday, Nov 5 12:10 PM
Advocates fight back against AIDS funding cuts
Sitting in her office on 6th and Market street, Courtney Mulhern-Pearson shakes her head sadly as a Blue Angel screams by. "It's funny to see what people spend money on," she said. Mulhern-Pearson, the director of state and local affairs... [ ] Thursday, Nov 5 12:03 PM
A bright outlook in a faltering economy
Despite all the collateral damage that the recent economic downturn has brought, it also helped the environment, according to the International Energy Agency. The news came in during the United Nations climate negotiations held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 6.... [ ] Thursday, Nov 5 12:00 PM
Curtain falls on theatre arts budget
Recent cuts in funding from the state of California to SF State, have meant fewer class sessions for students, due to furloughs. The faculty of the department of theatre arts are digging deep in their back pockets and using their... [ ] Thursday, Nov 5 12:00 PM
Proposed budget cuts to hit SF health services
On Nov. 16, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will make a decision regarding Mayor Gavin Newsom's revised budgetary proposal, which would hit local emergency rooms hardest. Newsom wrote a letter to the supervisors on Oct. 2 proposing the revised... [ ] Thursday, Nov 5 11:58 AM
California - The Golden State?
While unemployment, falling house prices and businesses staggering from recession are the reflections of California's fiscal crisis, its population, industry and market base, technology and innovation rates of development are still going strong. California is in its third year of... [ ] Thursday, Nov 5 11:40 AM
After 3 years Matisyahu comes into the 'Light'
It's 10 p.m. on Oct. 22 and the main ballroom of The Fillmore is packed with people from the front of the stage to the back entrance. Matisyahu runs up on stage as the band began to play the first... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 28 11:50 PM
SFC Double Dutch revives childhood memories
After taking a one-and-a-half year hiatus from performing amusing jump rope tricks, only to teach adults the ropes, the three women of the SFC Double Dutch are back on stage with a collection of new moves. Formerly known as the... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 28 11:00 PM
Working students 'Stop' for help
Single Stop USA is expanding at City College of San Francisco campuses in an effort to ease the burden of working students so they can overcome poverty and complete their education. The national non-profit organization attempts to provide assistance for... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 28 9:49 PM
Market-Octavia Plan aims to preserve
In a large pocket of Hayes Valley lies an abandoned, fenced-off set of buildings from the New Deal era, which once housed SF State. The lot will be transformed into housing and shops through the eradication of an historical landmark.... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 28 5:46 PM
Proposition A remains puzzling
On the ballot for the Nov. 3 municipal election, voters will find Proposition A -- a charter amendment that would change the budget cycle from one year to two, adopting a five-year financial plan and long-range financial policies. Currently, San... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 28 9:53 AM
Printmaking majors leave 'Im(press)ions'
For most forms of art, what you see is what you get. But SF State's long-running Printmaking Guild is all about the element of surprise -- even though they're artistically the University's biggest copycats without ripping off anyone or anything.... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 21 6:00 PM
The Temper Trap conquers SF
The aroma of spilled beer filled the room as the sweat-infused bodies of fans congregated in anticipation for The Temper Trap to perform. With blue and red lights illuminating the room, the indie rock band stepped on stage, positioned their... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 21 5:50 PM
Solo Kabuki performance dazzles SF State
"Backstage to Hanamichi: Kabuki" came to SF State's McKenna Theatre Oct. 17, offering locals an inside look at the 400-year-old Japanese theater tradition. In a lecture and performance combination that filled the theater's 700 seats, the 14-person troupe sampled two... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 21 5:45 PM
Sugary stiff competition at Cupcake Clash
Sugar junkies from all across the Bay Area gathered at Stable Café on Folsom Street Oct. 18 to slog through 22 different versions of the classic cupcake -- while enjoying that special high, which only empty calories can offer. SF... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 21 5:04 PM
Octavia Blvd. gets a gateway
The narrow, bare lot that bisects Octavia Boulevard and Market Street will soon be filled with a futuristic glass edifice as part of a major neighborhood renovation by San Francisco. Architect Stanley Saitowitz took home the gold prize in a... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 21 5:04 PM
Literary magazine discovers 'Destiny'
The battle cry has been heard. The revolution has been started. A new literary magazine, "We Still Like," is an all-out attack on the belief that writers need to pay their dues and wait around to be published. This self-made... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 21 5:03 PM
Dufty jumpstarts his mayoral campaign
A little over 30 years after Harvey Milk, an openly gay supervisor, was assassinated, a supervisor from the same district declared his intent to run and possibly become the first openly gay mayor in San Francisco. Bevan Dufty said that... [ ] Wednesday, Oct 21 5:02 PM
