Blue-collar crime
In the dangerous, harshly competitive world of San Francisco's roofing industry, a company called 101 Roofing is under criminal indictment for the death of a worker. And yet the firm still gets juicy city contracts.
By A.C. Thompson

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Editorial: Deadly city contracts

Editorial: Reject Ben Hom

Opinion: A fair budget
By Supervisor Chris Daly

Boats and bay fill
Marina harbor plan would wreck views.
By Savannah Blackwell

Countdown to the cataclysm
Human shields in Baghdad wait for Bush to bomb.
By John Ross

Examiner in extremis
Fangs take another step on the path to a monopoly.
By Tali Woodward and Rachel Brahinsky

Hall monitor

Life during wartime

Alerts

Art: Bay Area back road
Capp Street Project turns 20.
By Glen Helfand

Film: Afterglow
There's something about Gerry.
By Susan Gerhard

Film: Real time
All the Real Girls finds true love is all around.
By David Fear

Film: Eye remember
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary records a blinkered story.
By Johnny Ray Huston

Film: 'Reno: Rebel Without a Pause'
Rubble rouser.
By Susan Gerhard

Music: Songs of the City
Bay Area pop combo the Aislers Set keep it personal and immersed in the everyday.
By Jimmy Draper

Music: Power user
Tomas Palermo plugs in with Voltage Music.
By Peter Nicholson

Stage: This old house
8 Bob Off builds drama around a frustrated Mr. Fix-It.
By Robert Avila

Art: 'Pavil: Wick'
By Lindsey Westbrook

Correct techniques By Mosi Reeves

Last Exit By Derk Richardson

The Litterbox By John O'Neill

Liner notes By Lynn Rapoport

Extreme Measures By J.H. Tompkins

Sonic Reducer By Kimberly Chun

Tiger on beat By Patrick Macias

Script Doctor

Grooves

Local Grooves

2nd time around

Local Live

Full Circle

The Mix

alt.sex.column
Marooned
By Andrea Nemerson

techsploitation
WarGames
By Annalee Newitz

culture shocked
Ribbit
By katharine mieszkowski

Dine
Island in the stream
By Paul Reidinger

Without Reservations
The naked 'I'
By Paul Reidinger

Cheap Eats
Hell's kitchen
By Dan Leone

Moon Signs
By Sally Cragin

The Blender

In the Public Interest
Credit scam: Why is Congress so intent on helping lenders – and hurting millions of consumers?
By Ralph Nader

Focus on the Corporation
The peace message:12 Reasons to Oppose a War with Iraq.
By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

Media Beat
Globalization and its malcontents: The Bush administration loves the globalization of capital – but not of protest.
By Norman Solomon