San Francisco California

Artist Spotlight: René Garcia, Jr.

Jessica Hoppe | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Project One Gallery, Rene Garcia Jr., Latino Art, Takashi Murakami, Latino Artists, San Francisco-California, Yoshitomo Nara, Art Basel, Ralph Lauren, Latino Voices News

René, a renowned artist and founding member of the Project One Gallery in San Francisco, seeks to create art that is fun and accessible to all.

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12-Year-Old Plays Trumpet On Street To Pay For School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Video, Gabriel Angelo, Trumpets, The Trumpet Kid, Music School, Street Performance, San Fransisco, San Francisco-California, Trumpet, Street Performers, Education News

Gracing a busy street corner in San Francisco, a 12-year-old boy, dressed in a newsy cap, collared shirt, and tie plays the trumpet for lucky passersb...

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What Inspires You? (PHOTOS)

Alex Zyuzikov | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: San Francisco Photography, Photography, Creativity, Inspiration, Exposure, Slidefreestyle, San Francisco-California, My Sf, San Francisco News

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Protesters, Police Clash At Occupy Oakland Protest

AP/The Huffington Post | By TERRY COLLINS | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Occupy-Wall-Street, Video, Oakland Ca Protest, Oakland News, Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Oakland Protest, Occupy Oakland, Oakland Protest, Oakland-California, San Francisco, Occupy Movement, San Francisco-California, San Francisco News

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Dozens of police in riot gear and hundreds of protesters supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement engaged in a game of cat-a...

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Occupying, Protesting, Investing

Woody Tasch | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Slow Money, The Big Tent, Arab Spring, The Economist, We Are the 99 Percent, Occupy Wall Street, Vermont, San Francisco-California, San Francisco Impact, San Francisco Around Town, San Francisco News

We are beginning to put some of our money to work as far from Wall Street as far can be... that is, near where we live, in things that we understand, things that bring tangible, immediate benefits to our communities.

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Litquake: What Not To Miss

Dean Rader | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Kidquake, Litquake Festival, Litquake Schedule, Litquake, San Francisco Around Town, Flight of Poets, San Francisco, Redroom, Literary San Francisco, San Francisco-California, San Francisco News

Litquake is upon us. For a glorious week in glorious October, San Francisco's Mission District celebrates literature not simply by adding liquor to ice but by chasing down that pair with some of the best readings around.

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Bridging The Gap Between The City And Its Schools

Joanna Rees | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Mayor, San Francisco Mayor Race, San Francisco Mayor, Economy, San Francisco Politics, School Reform, SF Candidate Questionnaire, San Francisco-California, San Francisco News

If San Francisco's economic future depends on a well-trained workforce, we must address the growing trend of families leaving our community in search of better schools.

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Live & Dangerous: Treasure Island 2011

Jeff Pollack | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Death Cab for Cutie, St. Vincent, Flying Lotus, Treasure Island Music Festival, Live Music, Music, San Francisco-California, Arts News

On the coattails of Outside Lands, San Francisco's big music festival that's fast becoming the Coachella of northern California, comes the bay area's ...

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Pam Tent: Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat: Why San Francisco Is It for Me

Red Room | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Best of San Francisco, San Francisco-California, Thrillpeddlars, La Cumbre Taqueria, Johnny Mercer, San Francisco Around Town, The Mission, Rockit Room, Green Apple Books, San Francisco News

Overwhelmed by high rents and the stressful pace, I sometimes wonder why I stay here. Then I unexpectedly uncover a San Francisco treasure.

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FCC Probing Wireless Blocking By San Francisco Authorities

NationalJournal | Sara Jerome | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Bay Area Rapid Transit, Fcc, Anonymous, Bart, Federal Communications Commission, San Francisco, Anonymous Hackers, Hackers, San Francisco-California, Technology News

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating actions last week by the transportation authority in San Francisco which interrupted wireless s...

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The Best Ice Cream Spots In The Country

Food & Wine | Posted 09.16.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Ice Cream, Ohio, Sweets, Minneapolis, Dessert, Arizona, Foodie Travel, Restaurants, Food & Wine, Slidepollajax, Caramel, Food, Honolulu, San Francisco, Cambridge, San Francisco-California, Food News

Ice cream shops and parlors across America are offering incredible takes on the quintessential summer dessert. Here, Food & Wine presents 25 of the na...

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San Francisco Should Vote Against Arrogance, Not Circumcision

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Covenant of Abraham, Gulag, Final Solution, Nazism, Circumcision, Anti-Semitism, Josef Stalin, Aids, Judaism, San Francisco-California, Religion News

I've been with the Simon Wiesenthal Center since the day our human rights organization began back in 1977. An important part of my work is combating ...

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Rockies Lose To Giants, Slump Carries Into June

AP | Posted 08.04.2011

Read More: May Slide Turns to June Slide, San Francisco California, Denver News, Giants Beat Rockies, Colorado Rockies, SF Giants, Rockies June Slide, San Francisco Giants, Rockies vs Giants, Sf Ca, Rockies Slump, Rockies May Slide, Rockies Lose to Giants, Colorado Sports, Denver News

SAN FRANCISCO — Troy Tulowitzki is heating up, and the Colorado Rockies are hoping the rest of their lineup will follow suit. Tulowitzki had th...

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Phish, Arcade Fire, Muse Headline Outside Lands Music Festival

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Arcade Fire, deadmau5, Music Festivals, Outside Lands Festival, Outside Lands Artist Lineup, Outside Lands 2011 Lineup, Phish, Outside Lands Lineup, Outside Lands 2011, The Black Keys, San Francisco-California, Outside Lands, Muse, Video, Entertainment News

Muse, Arcade Fire, Phish, Deadmau5 and MGMT will top a stellar artist list at this year's Outside Lands music festival, organizers revealed today in a...

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What Makes San Francisco San Francisco?

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prostitution, Gold Rush, Left Coast, San Francisco Values, California, Miners, Barbary Coast, San Francisco, Northern California, San Francisco-California, Politics News

With all the hullaballoo about "San Francisco Values," I decided to add some facts to the subject. The people of San Francisco are true settlers of this country and helped to build America to what it is today.

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Five Places to Have Coffee in San Francisco (PHOTOS)

CheapOair | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California, Coffee Shops, Slidepollajax, San Francisco Bay Area, Travel, Coffee, San Francisco, San Francisco-California, Bay Area, Travel News

Visitors to San Francisco boast about the relaxing environment and colorful neighborhoods. If travelers can appreciate one thing, it is a place to have coffee and unwind.

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Trouble with iPad is having just one

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Francisco-California, Home News

MONICA M. DAVEY/EPAThe iPad is on display at the Apple store in San Francisco, Calif., April 3, 2010. Six months ago, when I offered my initial im...

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As HP fights hiring, Oracle looks to make Hurd its president

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFormer Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd delivers a keynote address at the 2007 Oracle Open World conference November 12, ...

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Rockies rally in 9th to win

Daily Camera. | Daily Camera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Francisco-California, Home News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Carlos Gonzalez hit a tying triple with no outs in the ninth and scored on second baseman Freddy Sanchez`s second throwing error of t...

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David de Rothschild: The Plastiki Expedition

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sydney-Australia, Australia, San Francisco-California, Home News

David de Rothschild: The Plastiki Expedition The Plastiki is no average boat. It is made up of 12,500 plastic bottles salvaged from the garba...

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Essential Tourist Traps, Part Four: Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco (PHOTOS)

Eric Lurio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tourist Traps, Top Ten Tourist Traps, Travel, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, San Francisco-California, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Fisherman's Wharf is a real wharf with real fisherman. Go ahead, have an expensive bowl of chowder or crab cakes. It's part of the experience.

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Suffocating in San Francisco With Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and a Thousand Tourists

Mat Gleason | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michel Foucault, Art, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Musee D'Orsay, Museums, Seraut, Paul Gauguin, Painting, San Francisco-California, Arts News

No matter how great these "Post-Impressionist Masterpieces" are, they are crammed in a basement overfilled with way too many sleepwalking European tourists.

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2011 Kia Sportage: First Drive Coverage

The Car Connection | CarConnection | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tucson, San Francisco-California, South Korea, Home News

It's been a busy week here in San Francisco. Today, High Gear Media hit the streets with the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta--but earlier this week, we samp...

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2011 Volkswagen Jetta: Live Photos

The Car Connection | CarConnection | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Francisco-California, Home News

We're just back from our first drive of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. And before we get to the full review--how it handles, how it looks, how it feels an...

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Either you have it or you don't

Room Eight | Room Eight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Francisco-California, China, Israel, South Africa, Home News

Just recently I had lunch with former Mayor Ed Koch, and I have to say it was a very pleasurable experience.Some politicians just have "It." Charisma,...

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