The Oakland Tax Raiders: Why Professional Sports Teams Should Be Publicly Owned
Team owner Mark Davis blackmailed the city into coughing up money for the team time and time again at the expense of Oakland’s citizenry....
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Raider Revolution: How Oakland Could Use the 5th Amendment to Keep the Raiders
If Oakland were to use this constitutionally approved means of keeping the team, it could start a populist revolution in the NFL....
Meet the Children who Swim to Alcatraz
Just keep swimming just keep swimming...
Better Names for Bay Area Sports Teams
Our geographic region isn’t known for its medieval Giants or Spartan warriors — here are more culturally apt names for our sportsmen....
What It Means to Be a Runner in the Bay Area
There are many wonderful subcultures that exist in the Bay Area, but one in particular can’t be avoided — they zip half-naked down the city streets, breathing heavily and dripping with sweat....
Stop Bitching and Enjoy the Super Bowl (Plus, a Guide to Events)
I’ve been reading many complaints lately about how San Francisco should be pissed off about the Super Bowl....
The Seven People You’ll Have on Your Rec-League Team
With fitness-crazed residents and splendid weather year-round, San Francisco offers a panoply of team-sports leagues....
How I took up Surfing in San Francisco (and you can too)
My first time on a surfboard was when I was 13 years old during a vacation in Florida with my aunt, uncle and cousin....
Some A’s Fans Prove to Be Just as Ignorant as Indiana’s Governor
Indiana’s governor sucks. I think we can all agree that prejudice against any race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual identity is BS....
Everything You Need to Know About Your New Favorite Giants Pre-Game Spot, The Yard
Baseball season is less than two weeks away (!!!) and San Francisco is officially title town....
The Last Photos You’ll Ever See Inside Candlestick Park
It was pretty bizarre seeing the former home of the 49ers not only empty of cheering fans, but stripped of nearly everything but the bare infrastructure....
7 Charts & Graphs For the Super Bowl
By Adrian Spinelli...