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3rd Annual California Dreaming Same-Sex Ballroom Dancing Competition
Photo du Jour 501
Last week's winner, the Metro! Hilarious letter from a candidate for the SJ city council that 1) misspells Ron Gonzales's name and 2) gets the date of the election wrong. (Hey Metro, why aren't your letters online?) Gary Singh had a bitch of a time trying to get a burrito in SJ on May 1. Closing down the jailhouse law libraries, and no, the SJ Fourth Street Bowl will not be closing. Chinese youth orchestra performs a piece in tribute to Sarah Winchester. Cover article: the crappy salmon season this year. Rapper who waits tables at Chili's -- check out his track "Tip Yo Waiter." And a frightening picture of an R Kelly doll. No, it is not stained yellow.
And what's in the Weekly? Well, in our continuing "where are they now" series, remember shining star Tommy Craggs, of the Gavin-Kimberly plasticine doll photo spread fame? Well, we just noticed that he's gotten himself a gig writing for slate.com about sports now. Nice to be able to read you again, Tommy! Now, who's actually still at the Weekly this week? Matt Smith wants to privatize PG&E -- since that ended so well the last time. Apologist on immigration. Cover article: Lawyers defrauding people filing for asylum. A DJing video game. A review of the Cambodian place on Mission and Cortland that's been open for 20 years. We toss the Rasputin Manifesto. The Independent Online Distribution Alliance, and an interview with a guy who helped set up the props for the new Matthew Barney movie (who promotes a local band, the Saviours). The Mission Creek Fest. The Bouncer gets bounced. And Dan Savage reports that yes, people do want to buy breast milk!
The Guardian and the East Bay Express, after the jump. Plus: the weekly of the week!
The Guardian: Tim Redmond wants to pay more taxes. Robert Haaland writes a letter about being the subject of a Joe O'Donoghue poem (vote no on D). Week two of the Guardian's switchover from a monomaniacal focus from public power and Village Voice LLC to a monomaniacal focus on MediaNews. DumpDufty.com, by the SFPartyParty people. PG&E closes down the Hunters Point facility! Cover: things to do in the summer. Network neutrality. Extra Action Marching Band and the Court and Spark. L.E. Leone starts online dating (males). DocFest! Drawing Restraint 9! And SFist Eve's horoscope: expect a week of panic.
And the EBX: Bottom Feeder on Green Day's "Governator" versus anti-Jerry Brown Dead Kennedys track "California Uber Alles." Also, Oakland City Council member Desley Brooks runs through staffers like nobody's business. Cover article: Bottom Feeder on De La Fuente's mayoral race -- exciting inside dirt! If your Political Junkie knew more about Oakland, we sense this would be good fodder for a post! Jonathan Kauffman won a James Beard award for investigative journalism; he trains his eye this week on the Berkeley food court on Shattuck and Vine. And this week's new hip-hop word: grimace. Meaning purple pot.
Weekly of the Week: Even though we have no idea about any of the back history on this, you know we've gotta support lurid inside-scoop political coverage! Is this De La Fuente v. Dellums race anything like Newsom v Gonzalez? EBX all the way! We wish we knew more about Oakland.
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Don't know why Robert Lauriston thinks that Angkor Borei is the only Cambodian restaraunt in town. Angkor Wat at Geary and 7th has been around for even longer.
Angkor Wat closed down.