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The Other Brother: Bryan "The Serious One" Voltaggio is...

Bryan "The Serious One" Voltaggio is hanging out at the Thursday market at the Ferry Plaza a la moment! "Eating my way through, first stop steamed bun and spring rolls at 'out the door.'" The former Top Cheftestant is in... (original story)

S.F. sues over PG&E-backed ballot measure

San Francisco and a group of government-owned utilities from around California took their campaign against a Pacific Gas and Electric Co.-sponsored ballot measure to court Thursday, arguing that Proposition 16 is a power grab dressed up as an expansion of... (original story)

Edgar Renteria is swinging easy after surgery

Fans who fear another year of offensive impotence for the Giants are looking for any positive sign. Here is one: Shortstop Edgar Renteria looks like a different hitter after surgery to remove bone chips in his right elbow. Renteria's game always has been up... (original story)

Thank You for Not Snitching: The Board of Supervisors is...

The Board of Supervisors is waiting for the expected signature of Mayor Gavin Newsom to disrespect an ancient local tradition by passing more stringent rules on smoking sweet, enervating nicotine. San Franciscans will be barred from smoking while standing... (original story)

Pain echoes a year after Oakland police killings

I remember March 21, 2009. It was a sunny Saturday under a clear blue sky scrubbed clean by winter rains. Spring was in full bloom. Shortly after 1 p.m., all hell broke loose. In what began as a traffic stop, Oakland police Officer John Hege and Sgt. Mark... (original story)

49ers push McCloughan out as GM, sources say

The 49ers are in the process of dismissing general manager Scot McCloughan for personal, nonfootball reasons, multiple team and league sources confirmed Thursday, ending his tenure five weeks before the NFL draft. Technically, McCloughan remains employed... (original story)

Sandia to break ground on $5M research building

Sandia National Laboratories said Thursday it will break ground early next week its Combustion Research Computation and Visualization building. (original story)

Jed York must allow football minds to draft

Scot McCloughan never really was a general manager, if truth be told. He worked for Mike Nolan, and he worked around Mike Singletary, but he was never a general manager in the Bill Polian-Scott Pioli-A.J. Smith-Al Davis way - you know, the last word in the... (original story)

Hey, Watch It! - Thursday's TV Picks

There was another elimination on "American Idol" last night, and you might have watched it. Nothing groundbreaking happened, and that's fine. The show has fallen into a predictability that is rarely... (original story)

Dennis Leary to open takeout named Golden West

Dennis Leary is even busier than usual. As reported in Scoop a few weeks ago, he remains in negotiations to save the historic House of Shields, but in the meantime, the chef - who also owns Canteen (817 Sutter St.) and the Sentinel (35 New Montgomery St.) -... (original story)








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