AltWeeklies Wire
East Bay Politician Hires Michael Jackson's Private Eyenew
Don Perata, target of a federal public corruption probe, has hired the private investigator who has helped Michael Jackson and other clients suss out grand jury witnesses and dig up dirt to discredit them.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-10-2005 |
Politics
Cuddle Parties Treat Those in Need of a Hugnew
A phenomenon begun by former Brown University football player Reid Mihalko has adults getting into their pajamas, setting boundaries and spooning with strangers.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
10-10-2005 |
Sex
Cell Service as Salvation?new
Border-rescue groups say desert cell phone towers could save lives.
Tucson Weekly |
Alexis Blue |
10-06-2005 |
Immigration
Marines: Looking for a Few Good Aliens?new
A general court martial is being held for a U.S. Marine recruiter accused of selling and delivering counterfeit documents to illegal aliens in order for them to join the service.
The Village Voice |
Douglas Gillison |
10-05-2005 |
War
Extracting Excess Profits From Oilnew
Oil executives can access each other's supply information without "conspiring," enabling them to passively collude in raising the price of gasoline.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-05-2005 |
Commentary
Fear, Loathing and a Voluntary Termination Incentive Programnew
The past three weeks have offered the clearest indication yet of what life will be like within a shrinking San Francisco Chronicle: angry, confused, and ever more uneasy.
A Man Named Suenew
Citizen Fred Whitaker, blacklisted for filing dozens of "frivolous" lawsuits, hopes to clear his name -- by filing more lawsuits.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
10-03-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: California, Bay Area, a Bay Area forensic psychiatrist, a professor at University of Californai Berkeley's Boalt School of Law, Alameda County Superior Court, crusaders, Dr. Mark Levy, nuisance to the judicial system, public watchdogs, Republican State Senator Charles Poochigian, Stephen Bundy, Superior Court Judge James Richman, vexatious lawsuits
Fishin' for Evildoers on the Pacific Coastnew
The Alameda County Sheriff's Department believes it is the only county agency in the nation that defends its residents with a fully manned antiterrorist gunboat.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-26-2005 |
International
Send in the Clonesnew
Upset that the Koreans are kicking Americans' ass in pet cloning, a writer calls the Bay Area's Genetic Savings and Clone to see about duplicating a cat.
Stupid White Tricksnew
It's often embarrassing to be a middle-class Caucasian in San Francisco but the city's misguided response to Hurricane Katrina has made it excruciating.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-23-2005 |
Commentary
Ballpark of a Future Pastnew
The new ballpark for the Oakland A's may inject a dollop of real design innovation into baseball's wrongheaded fixation with nostalgia.
Termites' Guts Could Yield Alternative Fuel Sourcenew
Scientists looking for a clean source of hydrogen fuel may have found it in the bacteria that live inside the reviled pest.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-12-2005 |
Science
Through the Danger Zonenew
Kenny Loggins and Jimmy Messina saw the '80s differently. On their reunion tour, the duo finally meets halfway.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
09-05-2005 |
Concerts
Nine Women Illicitly Ordained as Catholic Clergynew
The women went to international waters off Canada, where they were ordained as priests or deacons by female bishops from Europe.
Monterey County Weekly |
Brett Wilbur |
08-08-2005 |
Religion
The Danger Beneath Your Homenew
A seismic activist thinks there's a good chance some California homeowners' earthquake retrofits are shoddy.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-18-2005 |
Science
