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Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi kicked off her August recess by meeting with health care providers and patients at San Francisco General Hospital,…

The Huffington Post is reporting that new FDA chief Dr. Margaret Hamburg is expected to ban the use of aspartame, the substance in Nutrasweet. Who expects the ban, columnist Samuel S….

Hey, looks like TransLink customer service had it right — today BART announced that you will be able to use your TransLink card on BART as of Monday, August 3. (Props go to Akit, who …

Marilyn sez, “The East Hampton Library on Long Island wants to add a children’s room, but the East Hampton Village Zoning Board has blocked it for a year, even though the money for the expansion ($4…

The image at left has been redacted for the protection of our more sensitive readers. The events of this story, if true, simply boggle the mind. A German tourist visiting New York City alleges…

William Gladstone was quite the powerful man in British politics back in the 19th Century. Four times the prime minister, and hardly a screaming progressive, he was known for slashing government…

Living in the heart of progressive, yuppiefied DC, I know plenty of folks who would never step into a Wal-Mart — on philosophical/political grounds — but who rely on Whole Foods as their primary…

by Patrick Appel

A reader somewhat answers the last reader’s point:

I think the unfortunate thing about the Dish’s coverage on this issue is that you’ve failed to represent Dennett’s (or…

Maybe it’s because their headquarters are on Montgomery Street in San Francisco instead of Wall Street in New York, but Charles Schwab Co. is telling investors that California is not about to go…

606 Ellis, a 2-bed, 1-bath house has just be listed with an asking price of $618,750. The house is nothing spectacular, but we thought we should mention it because 606 Ellis is a rarity. A…

The subtitle of Paul Midler’s book is “An Insider’s Account of the Tactics Behind China’s Production Game.” Midler is an American who helps American and European companies get stuff made in China….

Esquire interviewed Barney Frank about the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009.

BARNEY FRANK: Announcing that the government should mind its own business on…

While looking at this tasty bit of insanity over at Curbed, we came across this bit of good news for renters in need. It seems, according to SF Examiner, that the U.S. Department of…