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Bad grades
Audit supports allegations of problems with bond money at City College
BY G.W. SCHULZ

Fighting for the right to party
Proposed ballot measure would make it city policy to better facilitate concerts and street fairs
BY STEVEN T. JONES

Bad medicine
Under the guise of helpfulness, Big Pharma is after your confidential medical records
BY JAKE WHITNEY

The dirty fight over clean power
PG&E works to thwart a renewable public power measure
BY AMANDA WITHERELL

Nine years of everything
Don't ever stop ruthlessly criticizing everything that exists. It's the only way we'll survive
BY ANNALEE NEWITZ

news & culture
Editor's Notes
Let me politely suggest that if the Marines invade San Francisco, the pistol in your attic won't be much help
BY TIM REDMOND

Opinion: Save SF's campaign finance program
Dipping into the public financing fund for any reason sets a terrible precedent
BY ROB ARNOW AND STEVEN HILL

Editorial: Peskin for DCCC chair
We're not happy with the level of animosity here
GUARDIAN EDITORIAL

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BY DEBORAH GIATTINA

Letters
Gay marriage kerfuffle, Western Addition excuses
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FOOD & DRINK
Review: Jardiniere
After 11 years, still breaking out the bubbly beneath the gardener's dome
BY PAUL REIDINGER

Cheap Eats: Catlady
Pho Hoa Lao #2
BY L.E. LEONE

The Blender
What we've been eatin'
HUNGRY GUARDIAN STAFF

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Hotlist
Hell's Ground - Gore goes global with this awesome, grotesquely over-the-top first horror film from Pakistan. More...
7:30pm, $5. Hypnodrome Theater, 575 10th St., SF. (415) 377-4202, www.deadchannels.com

Gilberto Gil - The bossa nova legend and free-spirited progressive channels melodic karma and finger-picked poetics. More...
7:30pm, $25-85. Masonic Center, 1111 California, SF. (866) 920-5299, www.sfjazz.com
"Baby Boomers Fucked Everything" - A psychedelic light show and sound excursion questioning the military-industrial complex, on Independence Day eve. More...
10pm, free. Southern Exposure, 417 14th St., SF. (415) 863-2141, www.soex.org

Sex Vid - Frenzied, chaotic '80s-style hardcore that exists on a diet of broken glass, anguished moans, and battery acid. More...
9:30pm, $7. Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk, SF. (415) 923-0923, www.hemlocktavern.com
Fourth of July at the Berkeley Marina - Free sail- and dragon-boat races, Taiko drummers, belly dancers, a potato sack race, and, of course, fireworks. More...
Noon-9:30pm, free. University at the Bay, Berk. (510) 548-5335.

Born on the Fourth of Julive - A festive mess of compelling local experimental bands, including the Oh Sees, Sic Alps, and Death Sentence: Panda! More...
8pm, $7. CELLSpace, 2050 Bryant, SF. (415) 648-7562, www.cellspace.org
Tidal Wave Festival - An all-weekend heavy metal tsunami with Hirax, Exodus, Havoc, Psychosomatic, and many deliciously wicked more. More...
Noon-6pm, free. (Also Sun/6) Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, John McLaren Park, 45 Shelley, SF. www.thetidalwave.org

Mr. V - The bumpin' Nuyorican house DJ and gentle rapper is giving you "Somethin' with Jazz" at the "For the Love of House" party. More...
10pm, $10 advance. Mighty, 119 Utah, SF. (415) 626-7001, www.mighty119.com
Fillmore Jazz Festival - After 24 years, this classic draws almost 100,000 fans to the Fillmore for smooth tunes, legendary artists, and street food. More...
10am-6pm, free. Fillmore between Eddy and Jackson, SF. (800) 310-6563, www.fillmorejazzfestival.com

Todd Rundgren - The still-prolific king of mid-'70s power pop storms into town to revive the stadium rock sound of yore. More...
8pm, $22. Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, SF. (415) 885-0750, www.gamh.com
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson - Director Alex Gibney fleshes out the icon of cool's spectacular success and downfall. More...
In Bay Area Theaters, see Movie Guide below for details.

Scott Amendola Band - A prime mover of the Bay's contemporary jazz scene, percussionist Amendola incorporates Afrobeat and Celtic influences into his sonorous lounge sets. More...
8pm, $15. Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market St., SF. (415) 861-5016, www.cafedunord.com
Tilly and the Wall - Girl-gang vocals, dazzling finery, tap-dancing aplomb, and virtual confetti in the air from this Omaha, Neb. five-piece bundle of musical joy. More...
9pm, $17. Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell, SF. (415) 885-0750, www.gamh.com

Big Business - Face-melting, gutteral grooving, wholly unpretentious big-guy rock from this blistering trio of rock vets. More...
9pm, $12. 12 Galaxies, 2565 Mission, SF. (415) 970-9777, www.12galaxies.com

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SFBG Video pick


14 months, 42 countries, 1 big goof ... Yep, we're suckers for Matt Harding's "Where the Hell is Matt?"
arts & entertainment
Stage: Domestic unrest
Visiting artists home-invade through dance, with varying results
BY RITA FELCIANO

Event: Laborfest 2008
Workers of the world, unite! For a radically good time!
BY LAURA MOJONNIER

Trash: Gore gone global
At last -- a Pakistani horror film that rocks
BY DENNIS HARVEY

The Mix
What we've been up to
ADVENTUROUS GUARDIAN STAFF

Dance: Scott Wells and Dancers
Wells offers the real thing: the experience that there is only one moment, and it's now
BY RITA FELCIANO

Lit: Speed Reading
Fashion: A Philosophy tumbles on the runway
BY D. SCOT MILLER

Lit: Flight or write
Sense and sensitivity in Horacio Castellanos Moya's Senselessness
BY ARI MESSER

Our Weekly Picks
What to do July 2-8, 2007

Visual art: "Jim Campbell: Home Movies"
The technophile artist has arrived at a startling depiction of memory and magic
BY ERIK MORSE

Music
Sonic Reducer: Centiclubs
A threesome of venerable venues hit 100. Plus: Battlehooch, Megafaun, and more
BY KIMBERLY CHUN

Grooves
Lil Wayne goofs, Silver Jews rake it over, Al Green lays it down, and Judas Priest prophesies
NEW RELEASES

At his Beck and call
Polyglot rot: Down-home gets down and dirty with Meth Teeth
BY CHRIS SABBATH

No wallflowers
Tilly and the Wall enjoy the ride
BY KIMBERLY CHUN

Hirocks
Digging up veteran thrash combo Hirax for the free outdoor metal fest, Tidal Wave
BY BEN RICHARDSON

Fillmore Jazz Festival
Twenty-four years, 100,000 jazz lovers
BY KEVIN LEE

Mr. V
The Nuyorican house DJ's giving you somethin' with jazz
BY MARKE B.

Back Fasheezy
East Oakland hyphy god Keak da Sneak drops his new full-length
BY GARRETT CAPLES

Film
"Hancock"
It's no Men in Black, but still teems with destruction, funniness
BY AMBER HUMPHREY

Hunter, haunted
Gonzo looks into the minds of Hunter S. Thompson
BY CHERYL EDDY

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