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It's been nearly two years since the SF Weekly was found guilty of predatory pricing designed to undercut rival newspaper San Francisco Bay Guardian. So far SF Weekly's (and LA Weekly's) parent company Village Voice Media has refused to pay the $21 million in damages they owe to the Guardian. But recently an SF court gave the Guardian a chance to collect a little cabbage when it ruled they could seize assets from the SFW - two delivery trucks...  

It's a bit complicated to explain how the corporate-controlled SF Weekly came to owe the independently-owned San Francisco Bay Guardian more than $20 million. But the short of it is that in 2008, a San Francisco jury declared that the SF Weekly—and by extension its owner, New Times Media LLC, which also owns the Seattle Weekly—had engaged in predatory pricing. Essentially, the SF Weekly was found to have kept its ad rates artificially low in...  

San Francisco Chronicle It's been nearly two years since a jury found that Village Voice Media's SF Weekly engaged in illegal price-cutting for advertisements to try to ruin the Bay Guardian and the case is still being fought in court. The Bay Guardian on Monday asked for a stake in all property belonging to Village Voice Media so that it can collect its $21 million award.  

Underscoring the global reach of their iconic status, word comes to us from the BBC that the sea lions appear to be alive and well, although hundreds of miles north of the San Francisco Bay on the Oregon coast. Marine biologists ...  

The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation has named Stephanie Bray as its executive director, effective Jan. 11, the foundation said Monday. Bray will be responsible for fund raising to support San Francisco General Hospital’s massive rebuild project.  

BAVC (Bay Area Video Coaltion), the new operator of San Francisco Public Access Television, dropped the popular daily news program "Democracy Now", hosted by Amy Goodman, from its' daily broadcast schedule beginning Wednesday, December 30, 2009. BAVC also stopped streaming both SF Access Channels (29/76) over the Internet and failed to post a daily broadcast schedule on its' website (BAVC.org). All three of these actions are arguably...  

An ebullient Mayor Gavin Newsom heaped praise on San Francisco's new police chief Tuesday as he announced a year of fewer murders, less violence and an overall drop in crime throughout the city.  

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I was going to post this on, like, Tuesday, but I went snow skiing with my family instead. Better late than never, I suppose...Several San Francisco Bay Area transit agencies are offering free rides and running extra buses and trains to encourage people to stay safe and off of the roads as they enjoy ringing in the New Year.Caltrain rides are free after 11 PM on New Years Eve, and four post-midnight trains will depart San Francisco 4th & King...  

According to the S.F. Chronicle, San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom loves his iPhone. Regardless, Newsom is calling for a city-wide requirement that retailers provide information on cell phone radiation levels to consumers. The jury is still out on whether or...  

After months of complaining about 3G coverage on their iPhones, AT subscribers in San Francisco got some good news on Tuesday: Their mobile operator, along with Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, had extended their networks to the Transbay Tube, the underwater tunnel that Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) subway trains take across San Francisco Bay.  

The San Francisco Bay Guardian Company on Tuesday was granted its motion to intercept the income of the SF Weekly, one of the newspapers in the Village Voice Media chain.The Bay Guardian is pursuing the collection of its nearly $21 million judgment against the SF Weekly and New Times Media LLC, the holding company for the Village Voice chain.The Village Voice chain is financed by a consortium of banks lead by Bank of Montreal, which has...  

Well, it's taken some time for me to get over the first-base poll. Not that Will Clark is a poor choice. On the contrary. It just seems Willie McCovey is the logical choice, being as the website is named after him. That's all I have to say on the matter. Long live The Thrill. Results of the first-base voting: Will Clark 45%, Willie McCovey 32%, J.T. Snow 20%. This is the poll for the all-time favorite San Francisco Giants closer. To avoid...  

While your editor works from his hometown in Southern California, local writer Beth Spotswood (SF Appeal and SFGate) and birthday sharer (same day the Challenger blew to bits, too!) will sit in as guest host. She and SF Appeal editor Eve Batey will discuss the top SF stories of 2009. Wee. Enjoy. Happy holidays, folks. And you can watch it all live at 4. View it after the jump...