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A Chinatown construction magnate may have ripped off taxpayers and workers for as much as $20 million. Now she's trying to evict Le Cheval.
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State panel concludes that cannabis causes cancer. But the research is still young, and the industry seems undeterred.
Eco Watch
Some family farms are teaming up with agribusiness to push for a peripheral canal. Plus, NUMMI's eco-problem.
Sam Levin
Monica's Victims
Seven Days
Remember when Republicans voted? GOP hopefuls Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman don't. Plus, the economy still sucks and the Raiders face new scandal.
Letters
Readers sound off on our dining reviews and Cafe Gratitude's ties with Landmark Forum.
Raising the Bar
Financial markets often run our lives, and they're trying to understand how

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Go Kart Mozart is big in Concord — and Minot, North Dakota
Music
Oakland artist and musician CansaFis Foote embraces a more free-form style.
Music
Three-day music fest in Golden Gate Park beefs up its offerings.
Local Licks
This week, we review Six Organs of Admittance, Mount Vicious, Warren Teagarden, and Family Room.
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Jessica Reynolds
The Hardest-Working Band in Rock City
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It's Cameroonian comfort food at A Taste of Africa.
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Hello, Fufu
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Magic mixes with mayhem in the latest from rock star/novelist "Dr. Frank."
Culture Spy
Rappers trade insult essays at this weekend's Battle of the Bay 5.
Visual Arts
Three Swarm Gallery artists find us environmentally problematic.
Events
Eat Real Fest offers a wide range of gustatory pleasures, without busting your wallet.
Theater
New Central Works play brings to life "a handbook for tyrants."
Body & Soul
Biophysicist Beverly Rubik takes life-force energy seriously.
Aquarium Age
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Savage Love
Readers tell Dan that — while God may hate him — they appreciate his advice.
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WEST Hollywood, California - The California Republican Party has finally found a way to make its September convention in Rancho Mirage relevant. It's going to ...

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