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TRASHED. If movie called TRASHED, a documentary made by Chicago filmmaker Bill Kurkos, lives up to the the trailer for TRASHED, we're talking about one incredible flick. See it tonight at a special screening at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas at 1881 Post Street at Fi||more Street from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM, tonight, April 11th, Thursday. TRASHED is called "the story of trash" and will make you think twice about throwing anything, no matter how large or small, not even a cigarrette butt, out of the window, and to the ground. It's estimated that we produce 5,000 pounds of trash per day and our actions fuel a multi-billion-dollar industry. Here's a Chicago Tonight segment on TRASHED: This next trailer, made in 2007, gives the grim statistical picture at that time: If you're in San Francisco or The SF Bay Area, see the movie tonight. Stay tuned. Originally at Zennie62: TRASHED Starring Jeremy Irons; See It Tonight In SF: Sundance Kabuki

San Francisco's TransBay Transit Center Reaches Milestone Today - Stephanie Reichin explains the construction process achievement in interview today. The Transbay Project is reaching a new milestone as contractors prepare to install the third and final traffic bridge over the Transbay Excavation. The bridge enables excavation to proceed under city streets without impacting local traffic. The work taking place - and between Beale Street, between Mission and Howard Streets from Friday, April 5, at 7:00 p.m., until Monday, April 8, at 5:00 a.m. - to install the Beale Street Bridge will include demolition of the existing road and concrete base, installation of the traffic bridge using two cranes, and paving of the new traffic bridge. The TransBay Transit Center will be the Grand Central Station of The West Coast when it opens in 2017. Stay tuned.

According to Zennie62.com ( Oakland City Auditor Wrong: Staff Asked Black Local Firm To Front For White Livermore Company ) A key part of the “non-interference” report issued by Courtney Ruby, the Oakland City Auditor, and that blamed Councilmember Larry Reid (District 7) and Councilmember Desley Brooks (District 6), leading this blogger to brand it as racist, was proven to be completely wrong in a bombshell speech and interview at last night’s Oakland City Council meeting. Ken Houston, who represents Turner Group, stepped forward during the public comment period on the Oakland Budget, to explain that his firm was not offered as an alternative to Top Grade Construction, but that Pat Cashman, who has been the City of Oakland’s Staff point person on the Oakland Army Base Project (and someone I worked with in the past, and a friend, so this is not intended to be hostile), asked Turner Group to be in the project and such that the black construction organization would be a “front” ...

This press release was circulated to Oakland-related message boards: Oakland, CA —Oakland Police investigators released the attached photos of an individual they believe to be responsible for a bank robbery . On March 26, 2013 at approximately 11:46 AM, the suspect entered a downtown bank in the 1900 block of Harrison Street. He approached a teller and demanded money. After committing the robbery , the suspect fled on foot with the loss. Suspect-1 is described as an African-American male in his forties, 5’8”, with a large build, medium-to-dark complexion, shaved head, thin mustache, wearing a short sleeved polo style shirt, light blue, with horizontal stripes. After the robbery , the suspect was seen walking in the area of 20th and Webster streets at about noon. The attached photos show the suspect in the bank at the time of the robbery . This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Douglas Keely at (510) 238-7959 or the ...

SF Recology announces The Annual Great Compost Giveaway - a “bring your own bucket” event providing up to 10 gallons of prized compost to San Francisco residents for free. The finished compost, a custom blend made from food scraps and plant trimmings collected from Recology’s green bin program, is a great planting mix for home gardens and outdoor container plants. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held Saturday, April 6, 2013, 8 a.m. to Noon, Rain or Shine and at three locations in San Francisco: McLaren Park – Jerry Garcia Amphitheater Parking Lot John F. Shelley Dr. at Mansell Street Ocean Beach Parking Lot 850 Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Fulton St. Recology Golden Gate 900 7th @ Berry St. Enter on Berry St. Recology, the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department and the San Francisco Department of Environment host this annual event to thank residents for the recycling and comp...

The Warriors play the New Orleans Hornets tonight at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. The Hornets aren't "going quietly into that goodnight." Although the team has long since been eliminated from the playoffs, Nahlens is coming off a 4-3 homestand with wins against three playoff bound teams, including the Memphis Grizzlies, a team that gives the Warriors fits!

There is such a thing as a Sports Illustrated cover jinx. Golden State Warriors Guard Stephan Curry is on the cover of the latest issue. However, because this issue did not come out just before Curry's rookie season or just before the playoffs, history says Curry can escape the dreaded jinx. The magazine has even acknowledged the legend of the cover jinx and tried to have fun with the issue itself. I guess they figured if they addressed the issue as a joke the whole thing would, from then on, be treated as a joke. Nope. *Just about a week ago, Indiana Hoosiers forward Victor Oladipo was featured on the cover. In their next game, Indiana fell to 4th-seeded Syracuse Orange in the sweet sixteen. *December 2012: Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets struggles and gets injured soon after being on the cover of Sports Illustrated in the off season. This was one of the worst streaks of his NBA career. *November 13, 2012: Kansas State University quarterback Collin Klein is featur...