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Soundgarden's Chris Cornell Scolds Businessman For Using Gay Slur

Posted 02.18.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Soundgarden, Video, Gay Rights, Gay Slur, Obama Chris Cornell, Bullying, LGBT Rights, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden Chris Cornell, Anti-Gay Bullying, San Fransisco, Gay Voices News

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell is being praised by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates after he scolded a businessman w...

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

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.29.2011 | Home
Read More: Video, Gabriel Angelo, Trumpets, The Trumpet Kid, Music School, Street Performance, San Fransisco, San Francisco-California, Trumpet, Street Performers, Home 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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One Reason the Bay Area’s Entrepreneurial Climate Is Thriving

Porter Gale | Posted 12.17.2011 | Small Business
Read More: Japan Entrepreneurs, Japan Earthquake, Twitter, Entrepreneurs, The Tofu Project, Entrepreneurship, Uber, San Fransisco, Japan, Small Business News
Porter Gale

It's organizations like Tofu Project that are adding to the flavorful entrepreneurial spirit in the Bay Area. San Francisco hasn't always been about Rice-a-Roni or cable cars, Apple or The Gap. Now, Tofu has come to town and will make its impression on the Golden Gate backdrop.

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10 Cities That Shop Most Online

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 09.11.2011 | Business
Read More: Internet Sales Tax, E-Retailers, California, Minnesota, Associated Press, Online Shopping, Web Sales, San Fransisco, Distribution Centers, Infographic, Amazon.com, Internet Usage, Slidepollajax, Miami, Forrester Research, Overstock.com, E-Commerce, bundle.com, Business News

Internet commerce has become a part of American life, and some cities have become particularly involved in shopping online, according to personal fina...

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Blue Bottle's Slow Cold Drip Coffee

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: NY Restaurants, New Tricks, Josh Ozersky, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, James Freeman, Coffee, San Fransisco, New York City, Oji, Japanese, Blue Bottle, Japan, Slow Cold Drip, Old Tricks, Home News
Josh Ozersky

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San Francisco Partners With Shai Agassi's Electric Car Scheme, a $1 Billion Project

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Gavin Newsom, Automotive Industry, San Fransisco, Environment, Israel, Cars, Electric Car, Better Place, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Shai Agassi, Israel21c, California, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

The financial crisis is hurting Americans, but months before the hit fuel costs were already gouging into people's pockets. Some were forced to carpoo...

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Augustine Kofie at White Walls

Carmen Zella | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Drafting, Collector, Augustine, Art Opening, Vintage, Urban Art, Street Art, White Walls, Futurist, Fine Art, Collage, Kofie, San Fransisco, Arts News
Carmen Zella

A key player in Los Angeles' Urban Art movement, Augustine Kofie has a remarkable eye for detail -- always layering, constructing and deconstructing his landscape. I asked curator Justin Giarla a few questions about Kofie's newest show.

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Matt Smith and the Anti-Porn Agenda: Fight Over Job Training for Porn Company Heats Up

Stephen Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Sex, kink.com, Violet-Blue, Porn Business, Government Money for Porn Company, Porn, San Fransisco, Style News
Stephen Elliott

In SFWeekly, Matt Smith complains that Kink.com, the largest maker of fetish porn, has received close to $50,000 in state job training benefits.

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Reverse Graffiti: Activist Art Extraordinaire (SLIDESHOW) (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Environment, Graffiti, Slideshow, Pollution, Activist Art, Reverse Graffiti, San Fransisco, Video, Art, Clean Graffiti, Clean Tagging, Green News

San Francisco's Broadway tunnel is a busy thoroughfare in the midst of the city. Its walls are thick with grime and patched with remnants of spray-pai...

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Are Democrats Throwing Gays Under the Bus?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Yes on 8, No on Prop 8, Matthew Shepard, Joe Biden, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Mayor Gavin Newsom, The Democratic Party, LGBT Politics, John Kerry, California Supreme Court, Same Sex Marriage, Rick Warren, Dnc, Gay Marriage, Thecall, Surveyusa, San Fransisco, 2008 Presidential Race, Eqca, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

It seems a pretty certain bet that most of the LGBT community will vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden, though with curtailed enthusiasm after numerous missteps.

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Following Buddha Through San Francisco

NY Times | Perry Garfinkel | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Perry Garfinkel, Golden Gate Park Tea Garden, Travel, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddha Tea Garden, San Fransisco, Healthy Living News

A BLOCK off Grant Avenue in San Francisco's Chinatown -- beyond the well-worn path tourists take past souvenir shops, restaurants and a dive saloon ca...

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