A damp, yet delightful inaugural Sunday Streets

Western Addition installment of community event a success on first go-around despite weather

by Nathan Codd — Sept. 21, 2010 at 3:44 p.m.

The Neighborhood put the brakes from The Panhandle to Japantown Sept. 19 for Sunday Streets, a car-free community event that fills major streets with people and music for a day.

J-pop sparks up Japantown

Anime fans and Japanese celebrities fill the Western A with colors

by Morgane Byloos — Sept. 19, 2010 at 6:10 p.m.

The Second Annual J-Pop Summit Festival filled Japantown with music, costumed anime fans and Japanese celebrities Sept. 18.

J-Pop Festival in Japantown

Diamandis pleases the crowd at The Independent

The artist is on to an international tour

by Jesse Garnier — Sept. 18, 2010 at 10:34 a.m.

Starting with the first word of the first track of Marina Diamandis’ debut album, the sassy, theatrical 24-year-old Brit assails her own relentless drive toward musical stardom.

Alcohol recovery fee passes with hopes of confronting multiple issues

Estimates put the increase at about 4 cents per drink for consumers

by Nathan Codd — Sept. 15, 2010 at 1:34 p.m.

The board got back into the swing of San Francisco politics Sept. 14 with a good, old-fashioned debate over services versus revenue, which resulted in a plan to use revenue for services.