http://dir.salon.com/topics/san_francisco/?source=rss&aim=san_francisco en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/03/legalize_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/03/legalize_marijuana/index.html?source=rss A new plan to legalize marijuana in California would create a $1 billion tokin' tax and thousands of green jobs. Now that's a stimulus plan! By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/28/arnold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/28/arnold/index.html?source=rss California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sends a veto message that seems to include a hidden f-bomb By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/17/when_do_people_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/17/when_do_people_change/index.html?source=rss If we ignore a problem, will it just go away? By Joan Walsh Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/02/11/stimulus_battle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/02/11/stimulus_battle/index.html?source=rss Let Republicans act clueless while Obama rallies the country around school construction and aid to locals, and wins back higher ground. By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/26/milk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/26/milk/index.html?source=rss Sean Penn leaps to the front of the Oscar race with his uncanny invocation of the slain gay-rights leader. Gus Van Sant's vibrant biopic meets the challenge -- almost. By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/11/which_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/11/which_city/index.html?source=rss I'm artistic, capable, driven ... so where should I live after I graduate? By Jeanne Carstensen Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/19/oreilly_sf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/19/oreilly_sf/index.html?source=rss The drug- and homeless-infested city portrayed in a Fox report shows what the whole country will become under Obama. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/20/the_cyclist_s_nemesis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/20/the_cyclist_s_nemesis/index.html?source=rss Two years ago, high oil prices made Rob Anderson's crusade against bike lanes look dumb. Today, words fail. By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/07/beautiful_losers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/07/beautiful_losers/index.html?source=rss "Beautiful Losers" chronicles the art rebels of the '90s, fueled by punk, skateboarding, graffiti and trash culture. Now brought to you by Nike! By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/06/friendship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/06/friendship/index.html?source=rss Six years ago she said she never wanted to see me again. The other day she called. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/08/05/beijing_olympics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/08/05/beijing_olympics/index.html?source=rss Every Olympics is a miniature world -- and leaves you feeling more hopeful about the human race than you were before. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/24/sewage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/24/sewage/index.html?source=rss San Franciscans may get a chance to vote to name their sewage treatment plant in honor of President Bush. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/10/marriage_equality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/10/marriage_equality/index.html?source=rss Meet the lesbian pioneers who will be San Francisco's first legally married same-sex couple. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/21/san_fran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/21/san_fran/index.html?source=rss A political ad burning up the Internet tries to link a Democratic congressional candidate to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco and gay people. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/04/22/springtime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/04/22/springtime/index.html?source=rss April in the Sierra foothills is the cruelest month -- and the most beautiful. By King Kaufman Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/10/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/04/10/thursday/index.html?source=rss The Olympic torch ducks out of sight in San Francisco, leaving the streets to thousands of politicians. By Garrison Keillor Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/03/12/san_francisco/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/03/12/san_francisco/index.html?source=rss Feeling old and in the way, I revived my spirits among the beautiful young wired generation out West. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/04/clinton_sf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/04/clinton_sf/index.html?source=rss In a San Francisco appearance, Bill Clinton talks about the need for blogs at all levels of government. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/17/oil_spill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/17/oil_spill/index.html?source=rss Last week 58,000 gallons of oil spilled into the San Francisco Bay. It could not have come at a worse time for the million birds stopping to rest on their journey south. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/04/sanctuary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/04/sanctuary/index.html?source=rss Popular proposals to choke off federal support to immigrant-friendly "sanctuary cities" would also dry up anti-terror funding for the cities most at risk. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/08/07/bill_walsh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/08/07/bill_walsh/index.html?source=rss Bill Walsh transformed football into a work of art, and gave San Francisco a boost when the city needed it most. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/07/03/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/07/03/tuesday/index.html?source=rss "The Bronx Is Burning": Eight-part soaper/cop show about the '77 Yankees and the Son of Sam is a big step forward for ESPN. By Sara Miles Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/02/17/take_this_bread/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/02/17/take_this_bread/index.html?source=rss Raised to worship the New York Times on Sundays, I found myself going to church and praying instead. I thought a lot about God and flesh and blood -- and didn't tell my friends I was becoming a religious freak. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/12/valentine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/02/12/valentine/index.html?source=rss On Feb. 14, same-sex couples make their love official -- just not with a marriage license. By Cary Tennis Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/09/newsom_sex_scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/02/09/newsom_sex_scandal/index.html?source=rss Why did Ruby Rippey-Tourk confess her affair with the San Francisco mayor to her husband? What good would that do?