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Stimulating Debate


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Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.

Last month, Mayor Gavin Newsom, still fresh off his abandoned governor campaign, held a press conference at the upscale hot-dog restaurant Show Dogs, packed it with press and midlevel bureaucrats, showed up late, and then led an endless platitude-fest about his plans to promote jobs in San Franci ...

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Masterminds 2010


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Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 1:00 a.m.

Unless you work for Goldman Sachs, times are tough now. They're especially hard on many Bay Area artists, who, let's face it, aren't rolling in cash even when the economy is good. That's why we love it when our annual Masterminds contest comes around: We get to hand out $2,500 grants to local art ...

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Progressives should care about pension reform


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 9:19 p.m.

It's tricky to raise pension contributions for "new employees" since Mayor Gavin Newsom has been firing people then rehiring them at lower pay ...

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Mayor Newsom Welcomes Spanish Renewable Energy Company, GA-Solar, to New U.S. Headquarters


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 4:58 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom today officially welcomed Spanish renewable energy company GA-Solar to San Francisco, further establishing San Francisco’s reputation as a global hub for clean technology companies. The Spanish firm has established its U.S. Corporate Headquarters in San Francisco and ...

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SFist Interviews: In the Life and Style of DJ Ts


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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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Roots run deep in San Francisco's musical family tree and it's nice to see that bay area's native son, Tony Sison or DJ Ts, has not fallen far from his passion for helping people get down on the dance floor ... It all started with Omar Perez, Aaron Axelson and Eric Shea's "Popscene" at the Cats Alley in the mid to late 90's where a soiree of music motley's spawned to create their own scenes around the bay area ... I had met Tony, T-Love at the time, who was spinning with Tristram "Tee" Gaze, a

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(UPDATED) Gavin Newsom Running for Lt. Governor


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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 5:13 p.m.
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Political columnist Melissa Griffin has first word that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will, indeed, run for Lt. Governor of California ... Griffin writes: ... I just got the unofficial word that Mistermayor will be announcing a run for Lieutenant Governor. Probably tomorrow. (Like anything unofficial, this could be nonsense, but the source is a good one.) Like I wrote the other day, if he wins the Lt. Governorship (and at least one poll says he will) that means the Board of Supervisors gets

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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 2/15 - 2/21


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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 1:05 p.m.
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Tuesday, February 16th ... Sex Worker, Murkins, Summer Blondes, Slam Dunk @ Kimos ... James McMurtry, Jonny Burke @ Great American Music Hall $22 ... Oceanography, The Pentacles, Mumble Mumble @ Hemlock $6 ... Wednesday, February 17th ... Ellie Fortune, Mason Lindahl, Joe Finkel @ Studio H ... Ash Reiter, White Cloud, TV Mike and the Scarecrowes @ Rickshaw Stop $10 ... Mark Matos & Os Beaches, Little Wings, Apache Thunderbolt, Moomaw @ Hemlock $6 ... Excuses For Skipping, Jetskiis @ Harlot $5

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And, if not Lt. Gov., perhaps he’ll announce that he’s taking over for Simon on American Idol.


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Published Feb. 14, 2010 at 11:11 a.m.

The Examiner reports that Mayor Gavin Newsom might announce his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor today ...

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Listicles: Forbes takes it upon itself to...


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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 3:21 p.m.

Forbes takes it upon itself to proclaim the best new restaurants in all the land. It would appear that the overlords at Forbes decided to opt for a loose interpretation of the word new, because two Bay Area entries opened ...

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Empire-Building: North Beach institution Caffe Trieste already...


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Published Feb. 11, 2010 at 5:46 p.m.

North Beach institution Caffe Trieste already has four offshoots around the Bay Area, but given the current coffee craze and more importantly, now that the company has been handed off to the next generation of the Giotta family, a more ...

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