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SFGate.com After Amber Yust registered her sex change, her DMV clerk sent her a letter, followed by a DVD, warning of "eternal damnation."
A few days after Amber Yust visited the Department of Motor Vehicles in San Francisco to register her sex change from male to female, she got a letter at home from the DMV employee who had handled her application....
SFGate.com Larry Moore - the dapper, homeless shoe shine man - once offered a happy tale for S.F. Now, facing back surgery, he may never shine again. (Readers show their support: http://sfg.ly/hKqR7e )
A year and a half ago, Larry Moore - the dapper, homeless shoe shine man - provided a warm moment for a city that loves a happy ending. There just may not be one for Larry. On Tuesday night, he was in San Francisco...
The King's Speech (Film) SFGate.com examines the talent of Geoffrey Rush, the thrill of playing a colonial standing toe-to-toe with a king, and how The King's Speech (Film) script was, quite literally, left on his doorstep.
When Geoffrey Rush came from nowhere to win the Academy Award for best actor for "Shine" in 1997, some in Hollywood wondered if he would be another one-movie wonder like Louise Fletcher and F. Murray Abraham, who were...
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SFGate.com That's right folks, it's time to select SFGate's Word of the Year. From the sickening images of the BP oil spill to the irritating buzz of vuvuzelas, many people may have thought 2010 was torture. To Giants fans, though, that was a good thing. So send us your nominations.
From the sickening images of the BP oil spill to the irritating buzz of vuvuzelas, many people may have thought 2010 was torture. To Giants fans, though, that was a good thing. It's time to select SFGate's Word of the...
SFGate.com The defense authorization bill which contained the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" fell three votes short of passing today, landing at 57 to 40. It is probable the defense bill is dead for this session of Congress. What do you think of the Senate's vote?
The Senate this afternoon killed on a procedural motion, 57 to 40, a bill containing repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell ban on gays in the military. The vote ends for this Congress, and possibly for years, efforts to end the Clinton-era ban on gay, lesbian and bisexual troops serving openly in the military.
SFGate.com Opening Saturday at the San Francisco Main Library, "San Francisco Eats" is a free exhibition exploring what made SF such a food town. What are some of your favorite places to eat in SF?
These days, 5 cents doesn't get you much in San Francisco. But if it were 1886 and you were at Fior d'Italia in North Beach, a nickel would net a main course of sauteed veal or, for the true epicure, calf brains.
SFGate.com After years of delays, cost increases and complications on the $6.3 billion Bay Bridge project, finally there's some good news. The new span is set to open by the end of 2013, instead of sometime in 2014 as had been planned.
After years of delays, cost increases and complications on the $6.3 billion Bay Bridge project, finally there's some good news. The new east span will open to drivers traveling in both directions by the end of 2013...
SFGate.com Obama's self-defense technique is to help your political opponents hit you. (Mark Fiore Animated Political Cartoons ) Do you think Obama has been giving in too much to the Republicans?
Mark Fiore, a Bay Area cartoonist and winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, appears every Thursday on SFGate. by Mark Fiore | Archive |
SFGate.com ESPN and Major League Baseball are trying to move the Giants' 2011 opener to AT&T Park.
ESPN and Major League Baseball are trying to move the Giants ' 2011 opener in Los Angeles to San Francisco, multiple industry sources told The Chronicle. The decision, if approved by the players' union, would be...
Niebaum-Coppola's Rubicon Estate Thanks SFGate.com for the nod! Hats off to our Napa pals Somerston and Pine Ridge Vineyards showing well in the "other whites" catagory...
The Chronicle Wine section tastes wine from all over the world, but our Top 100 Wines are a showcase for the most compelling winemaking on the West Coast. — SFGate.com.
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SFGate.com Newly released findings from a Washington, D.C. coalition of public health advocates, environmental groups and green businesses stretch BPA's ubiquity even further -- straight into your wallet.
Bisphenol-A, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to cancer, diabetes, early puberty and neurological problems, might now be lurking in your wallet. Twenty-one out of the 22 $1 bills tested in California, 17 other...
SFGate.com What do you think? Is Bradley Manning a hero or a traitor?
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An Army private jailed for allegedly leaking sensitive military data is a hero and should be freed, according to a resolution under consideration by the Berkeley City Council. The council is expected to vote Tuesday on...
SFGate.com In case you wondered....here are the prospective interim S.F. mayors' Facebook profiles. Beth Spotswood has done some digging and she also found some who didn't have one at all. What do you think? Does it matter if the S.F mayor has a Facebook profile or not?
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We're all at least mildly curious who our next Mayor will be, because in an exciting twist of democracy, the citizens of San Francisco have no say in the matter. Through tunnels and turns, discussed by every pundit, reporter, blogger and soapbox preacher in town, the process before the current (or f
SFGate.com Newsom has moved more homeless into supportive housing in his 7 years in office than any other mayor in the city's history, but the problem of homelessness and panhandlers remain. What would you like to see the next mayor do to try to improve the situation?
Outgoing San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has moved more homeless people into supportive housing in his seven years in office than any other mayor in the city's history - and has one of the best track records of any...
SFGate.com In an online vengeance campaign, supporters of WikiLeaks cripple Mastercard.com and other perceived enemies of Julian Assange.
(12-08) 08:04 PST LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- WikiLeaks supporters struck back Wednesday at perceived enemies of the site and its jailed founder Julian Assange, launching hack attacks against MasterCard, Swedish...
