Monthly Archives: December 2005

Movie Theaters In Danger

Posted December 23, 2005 by Buzzin' Lee Hartgrave

IT WAS RECENTLY REPORTED IN A NEWSPAPER ABOUT CITIES USE OF PLAZAS AND MAJOR STREETS. THE REPORT SAID THAT SAN FRANCISCO’S MARKET STREET IS HIGHLY UNDER UTILIZED. Hey, I could have told them that. No need to have a study
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“Britain, Britain, Britain…”

Posted December 23, 2005 by E. "Doc" Smith

“Why would you ever want to leave? Anyone who goes on holiday abroad is a traitor! God, I love it here… The Sistine Chapel? British! The Pyramids of Egypt? British! The first moon walk? British! Yet none of those wonders
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The 10 Top Local News Stories of 2005

Posted December 22, 2005 by Randy Shaw

We are living in an era where front- page stories come and go so quickly that events like the Libby indictment and Hurricane Katrina appear to have occurred years, rather than months, ago. In response, we have burrowed deep into
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Tenants Score New Victory in Ellis Act Fight

Posted December 22, 2005 by Casey Mills

A group of Mission tenants staved off eviction this week, beating back an attempt to remove them from their homes with the Ellis Act. The residents of 2808-2818 Folsom Street include multiple seniors, several of them disabled, as well as
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Civic Center Tenants to Plumbers Hall: Don’t Be a Grinch!

Posted December 21, 2005 by Casey Mills

A group of Civic Center Hotel residents and housing activists rallied in front of the Plumber’s Union yesterday, calling on the union to kill its plan to demolish the 156-unit residential hotel. Protestors underscored the disparity between the holiday season
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DEA Raids Local Pot Club

Posted December 21, 2005 by Renee Zalles

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raided the home of local pot-club owners Catherine and Steve Smith yesterday under the pretense of an anonymous tip it received two years ago. Although the DEA had a warrant for its investigation of the
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