The Snitch tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch/41 /img/atom_logo.png 2012-02-14T22:44:41Z The SF Weekly News Blog Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en San Francisco's Heart of Stone tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.577786 2012-02-14 14:40:33 2012-02-14T22:44:41Z Valentine's Day isn't all red hearts and flowers. It can also be a cynical reminder of how many people have a heart of stone. Thanks, Richmondsfblog.com for this V-Day gem from Mile Rock Beach! ... Erin Sherbert Valentine's Day isn't all red hearts and flowers. It can also be a cynical reminder of how many people have a heart of stone. Thanks, Richmondsfblog.com for this V-Day gem from Mile Rock Beach! ...

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Continue reading "Woman Critically Hurt in Hit-And-Run Accident" > ]]> 0 Occupy Bernal: Neighbors to Dump Banks on Valentine's Day tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.577570 2012-02-14 08:35:12 2012-02-14T18:02:38Z ​If you are bitter about Valentine's Day, who better to take it out on than Wells Fargo and other big banks? After all, they are the ones who broke your heart, right?We know they've hurt a lot o... Erin Sherbert ​If you are bitter about Valentine's Day, who better to take it out on than Wells Fargo and other big banks? After all, they are the ones who broke your heart, right?We know they've hurt a lot o...

Continue reading "Occupy Bernal: Neighbors to Dump Banks on Valentine's Day" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/occupyheart.jpg How The Banks Broke Your Heart President's Day Weekend: Another Carmaggedon? tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.575589 2012-02-14 07:45:31 2012-02-14T20:53:40Z ​What better way to celebrate the Great Emancipator than with hair-pulling traffic and even more of a clusterfuck than usual for Bay Area commuters? The westbound deck of the Bay Bridge heading... Erika Maldonado ​What better way to celebrate the Great Emancipator than with hair-pulling traffic and even more of a clusterfuck than usual for Bay Area commuters? The westbound deck of the Bay Bridge heading...

Continue reading "President's Day Weekend: Another Carmaggedon? " > ]]> 0 49ers: Lucky or Good? Mathematician Weighs In. tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.577411 2012-02-14 05:59:59 2012-02-14T16:54:42Z ​San Francisco 49ers fans still in search or a silver lining, take heed: Rather than be blinded with science, embrace it! Matt Lane, a San Francisco native and alum of University High, is now a ... Joe Eskenazi ​San Francisco 49ers fans still in search or a silver lining, take heed: Rather than be blinded with science, embrace it! Matt Lane, a San Francisco native and alum of University High, is now a ...

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Continue reading "Philthy Rich, Oakland Rapper, Arrested at S.F. Rap Concert" > ]]> 0 S.F. Not the Welfare State of Conservative Nightmares, New York Times Finds tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.577386 2012-02-13 16:10:33 2012-02-14T07:52:02Z ​San Francisco is a favorite punching bag of right-wing provocateurs who decry it as a West Coast bastion of European-style socialism. (Whatever that might be.) Sadly, even some of our city's lo... Peter Jamison ​San Francisco is a favorite punching bag of right-wing provocateurs who decry it as a West Coast bastion of European-style socialism. (Whatever that might be.) Sadly, even some of our city's lo...

Continue reading "S.F. Not the Welfare State of Conservative Nightmares, New York Times Finds" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/bigbrother2-thumb-200x293.jpg S.F. Not The Welfare State Of Conservative Nightmares Naive Neighbors Invite Alleged Bike Bandit Over to "Hang Out" tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.577346 2012-02-13 14:30:52 2012-02-13T22:55:52Z ​Bike theft in the Upper Haight and Sunset District is so commonplace that one more just doesn't feel worth reporting. However, this particular bike burglary struck us as being chock full of lif... Erin Sherbert ​Bike theft in the Upper Haight and Sunset District is so commonplace that one more just doesn't feel worth reporting. However, this particular bike burglary struck us as being chock full of lif...

Continue reading "Naive Neighbors Invite Alleged Bike Bandit Over to "Hang Out"" > ]]> 0 Rose Pak's Vulgar Display of Power tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.577236 2012-02-13 12:55:55 2012-02-13T23:47:09Z The video of power broker Rose Pak's triumphalist tongue-lashings of the city's elected officials as they rolled beneath her feet at the Chinese New Year's parade is enjoying its 15 minutes of In... Joe Eskenazi The video of power broker Rose Pak's triumphalist tongue-lashings of the city's elected officials as they rolled beneath her feet at the Chinese New Year's parade is enjoying its 15 minutes of In...

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Continue reading "Danielle Walker, Woman Accused of Tossing Dog Out Window, Dodges Jail Time" > ]]> 0 Shit Rose Pak Says tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.577116 2012-02-13 09:00:24 2012-02-13T22:10:10Z ​The fiery Rose Pak resurfaced in the news over the weekend when she used the San Francisco's Chinese New Year celebration as a chance to bag on all our local pols. Way to ring in the new year, ... Erin Sherbert ​The fiery Rose Pak resurfaced in the news over the weekend when she used the San Francisco's Chinese New Year celebration as a chance to bag on all our local pols. Way to ring in the new year, ...

Continue reading "Shit Rose Pak Says" > ]]> 0 Local Dog Sparks Cat Fight in Diamond Heights Grocery Store tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.576806 2012-02-13 08:00:09 2012-02-13T20:17:06Z ​Who needs cable when you can view this kind of drama at your local grocery store?Two women got into a fight while shopping for groceries inside a store on the 5200 block of Diamond Heights. Acc... Erin Sherbert ​Who needs cable when you can view this kind of drama at your local grocery store?Two women got into a fight while shopping for groceries inside a store on the 5200 block of Diamond Heights. Acc...

Continue reading "Local Dog Sparks Cat Fight in Diamond Heights Grocery Store " > ]]> 0 Tony Bennett on Whitney Houston: "Legalize Drugs" tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.577024 2012-02-13 07:45:35 2012-02-13T20:13:51Z ​If the marijuana legalization efforts currently underway in California receive some unexpected financial support from Hollywood over the next few months, drug war opponents may be able to thank... Chris Roberts ​If the marijuana legalization efforts currently underway in California receive some unexpected financial support from Hollywood over the next few months, drug war opponents may be able to thank...

Continue reading "Tony Bennett on Whitney Houston: "Legalize Drugs" " > ]]> 1 http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/312px-TonyBennett210-1000-thumb-250x384.jpg Tony Bennett On Whitney Houston: "Legalize Drugs" Heartless Burglars Beat Dogs, Steal Puppies tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.576809 2012-02-10 17:25:44 2012-02-13T19:54:06Z ​Police are asking for the public's help to locate four 3-week-old puppies that were stolen during a burglary in the Double Rock neighborhood earlier this week. According to Sgt. Michael Andrayc... Erin Sherbert ​Police are asking for the public's help to locate four 3-week-old puppies that were stolen during a burglary in the Double Rock neighborhood earlier this week. According to Sgt. Michael Andrayc...

Continue reading "Heartless Burglars Beat Dogs, Steal Puppies" > ]]> 0 Anonymous Takes Down CIA Website tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.576799 2012-02-10 16:20:49 2012-02-11T00:32:02Z ​Happy FuckCIAFriday!Anonymous, the Internet hacking group, may or may not have have achieved one of its biggest hits to date if in fact it is responsible for taking down the CIA website today. B... Erin Sherbert ​Happy FuckCIAFriday!Anonymous, the Internet hacking group, may or may not have have achieved one of its biggest hits to date if in fact it is responsible for taking down the CIA website today. B...

Continue reading "Anonymous Takes Down CIA Website " > ]]> 0 Cat Whisperer Jackson Galaxy Coming to San Francisco tag:blogs.sfweekly.com,2012:/thesnitch//41.576794 2012-02-10 15:55:03 2012-02-11T01:11:50Z ​It is no secret that cats are a nefarious species of mammal. Dirtier than the pig and more vicious than the wolverine, felis silvestris catus must be applauded for using its estimable wiles to ... Peter Jamison ​It is no secret that cats are a nefarious species of mammal. Dirtier than the pig and more vicious than the wolverine, felis silvestris catus must be applauded for using its estimable wiles to ...

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