Jun
25
That’s the Ticket
June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Contributed to Crooked Street Press by Sam Goldsmith
In an attempt to recapture the popularity of it’s Bering Sea
adventure, “Deadliest Catch”, the Discovery Channel has set it’s
sights on another knee rattling occupation. With truckloads of camera
gear and cables arriving this week in San Francisco, the new show
promises to be every bit as engaging. Read more
Jun
25
NEWS FLASH! Daly Can’t Keep Secrets
June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“He said he promised.” Eric Jaye Newsoms campaign manager
by Fritz Staff Writer
San Francisco- Campaign manager for Gavin Newsom Eric Jaye was overheard at a press conference that Supervisor Chris Daly had promised several months ago that he would not tell anyone about Newsoms cocaine usage especially to Newsoms parents. Read more
Jun
24
City Lights Bookstore To Be Opened After 40 Years
June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Ned Sanbourne
San Francisco — Long time San Francisco residents, aging hippies and flower children are excited about the unsealing of San Francisco’s most famous time capsule, City Lights Bookstore and Publishers. Sealed intact in 1967 with wax figurines of founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti Read more
Jun
24
Giants Win First Game of the Season…
June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
San Francisco- Or so it would seem. The San Francisco Giants won in dramatic fashion this afternoon against a expansion team New York Yankees snapping a 8 game losing streak making the Giants 1-8 out of the last 9 games. Read more
Jun
23
BART Goes Bankrupt Due To Shortsighted 50 Year Plan
June 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“We really should have seen this coming.” Bob Irwin Ticket booth monitor
by Fritz
San Francisco- As BART laid out its goals for the next 50 years as to the transit system of the future BART exec’s found themselves filing for bankruptcy Friday indicating that it would not have the funds to pay off the future debt it would have to incur for these goals. Read more
Jun
22
The Peskin Springer Show
June 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Don’t miss tomorrow’s Peskin Springer Show where two of San Francisco’s finest duel it out with low blows and cheap shots below the belt. Also there might be a surprise guest!
by Fritz
San Francisco- The Peskin Springer Show has gathered some heated press over its new more alternative format of programing. Producers of the show say they were getting tired of the boring speeches and talks about budgets and decided to spice up the programing. Read more
Jun
22
The Rib Joint Cartoon
June 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Jun
21
Lost Bush E-mails Recovered
June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
contributed to Crooked Street Press by K.D. McCracken
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy has been arguing for
weeks that the Bush camp has been hiding e-mails pertaining to the
firing of several attorney generals and pushing for a subpoena. Read more
Jun
21
O’Donnell Enters Ugly Dog Contest
June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“We needed the press so we are throwing her a bone…so to speak.” Brandy Tate Organizer of the World’s Ugliest Dog Show at Sonoma-Marin Fair
Marin- Having left “The View” and not having anything else to do. Rosie O’Donnell signed up to compete in a anti-beauty dog show in Petaluma this weekend. Usually the contest is held only for unsavory dogs to help promote the Bay Area’s Read more
Jun
20
New San Francisco Schools Superintendent Proposes Eliminating Students
June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
By Dan Wheeler
Carlos “the Broom” Garcia, San Francisco’s newly-hired schools superintendent, is excited about his innovative strategy to once and for all fix the city’s troubled school system. “I don’t know why no one thought of this before” he exclaimed in an interview at his Pacific Heights home. “If we assign students to schools based on race and we order the white and Asian kids to be bused Read more
