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Tsk, Tsk: A Little Background On Ethics

While we've been digesting the dueling banjos style competition for a Board of Supes Code of Conduct, we were left pickin' our skulls as to why the Supes don'

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Everybody Hates Chris: SF"Chron"-Gate!

Most people can't comprehend our near OCD level obsession with Chris Daly, Ed Jew, Gavin, and the Board of Supes. So, we're cool when people ask us questions like,

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Everybody Hates Chris: No. Really. Everyone Hates Chris.

We thought that Chris Daly's Board of Supervisor life might be looking up with his new committee assignment. But it's budget season and everyone is just a little bit

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Everybody Hates Chris: Reassigned!

Chris Daly was finally reassigned to a new committee today, in a total step down. After getting removed from the "powerful" budget committee chairmanship Chris was totally lonesome, floating in a

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Of Course We Were There

It is not often that an event we attend simply blows away its billing. Friday night, however, we managed to procure tickets to the single greatest game in the last 13 years of

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What they do "There"

You didn't think that our recent distractions would prevent us from forgetting about our NIMBY neighbors down by the armory, would you? In case you had forgotten, kink.com has valiantly

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Perfect Timing!

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Up on High, In the Mix

Feeling quite adventurous, a few weeks ago we decided to test our legs on Mix Canyon Road a bicycle ride located just on the western side of Vacaville. We've heard amazing

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Craigslist Encounters: 267 Gays use Craigslist (more than 2,205 Straights)

As reported (here among many other places) . Which would not really pique our interests, except that the survey also mentions Craigslist. So this morning we decided to dive right in and see what

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Craigslist Encounters: This "Crook"-ed Saga Continues

Just as we were putting away the original Jason Fortuny Seattle Craigslist scandal, a copy-cat comes along and tries to run the same prank again. This time with "better" results

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Craigslist Encounters: Jobs are Expensive

One of the reoccurring problems with Craigslist is that once it becomes popular many of the sections lose their usefulness as spammers, solicitors and other nefarious elements sick their claws into that once

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Craigslist Encounters: Very Slow, Very useful

Time and time again we've been struck by how stuck in the mud Craigslist is. On one hand this is completely nice, in that American Gothic, old-timey, nothing ever changes

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Craigslist Encounters: Underhanded Dealings!

Do you hear it? Listen close... An evil "Mwaaahahahaha" laugh emanating from an unnamed City of San Francisco Agency as they attempt to block the spread of information "which reflected

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Craigslist Encounters: 15 minutes of Craigslist Fame

Last year a Canadian blogger (Kyle MacDonald) started a quest to turn his one red paper clip into a house using Craigslist and his bartering skills. After completing 14 trades he finished his

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Craigslist Encounters: Empty Boards

Just like other network effect services, a new Craigslist sites takes time to develop as people in the far-off reaches (say... Centre County, Pennsylvania) don't just wake up and start

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Craigslist Encounters: Craigslist Review Board

We were getting ready to write yet another post about using Craigslist as a scapegoat for the evil Internet while blatantly ignoring all the good it serves. So we began the arduous task

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Craigslist Encounters: Craigslist Expansion

Our little Craigslist is growing up! Craigslist went from around 200 to roughly 300 sites this last week with the addition of 97 new and exciting Craigslist locations. While a cynic might view

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Craigslist Encounters: No more Craigslist for you!

Who wants Craigslist? We do! We do! Unless, of course, we own a bunch of newspapers whose classified ad revenue is falling due to Craigslist kickin' its ass and happen to be

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Craigslist Encounters: Free Stuff! Buy your own store! Or an Airplane Hanger!

Right now there are over a dozen free pianos on Craigslist. It seems that budget cuts to state sponsored art programs are finally having an effect on music appreciation! There are also over

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Craigslist Encounters: Can I Get A Witness?

We would be lying if we said that the Craigslist community section is anything but a good-ol' hodgepodge. There are nearly no off-limit topics and much of the free-form