 Danger aheadSix months of shadowing the mayor’s climate-change czar, Wade Crowfoot, reveals that being truly green is still politically risky. |  Father's dayLocal literati Michael Chabon, Michael Lewis, and Po Bronson are known for bestsellers that mirror and define the moment. Now, they’re taking on the topic that hits closest to home. |
 The big splashA local scientist tries to get a grip on the rogue-wave phenomenon. Mavericks, anyone? |
Beyond Band-AidsA therapeutic drop-in center for San Francisco’s teenagers looks like it might stick. | A celluloid "Howl"On set as Franco channels Ginsberg. |
Saving faceSkincare diva Bella Schneider lays down the law on what you can't afford not to do. |
Inside In the Know
INSIDER
The Case of the Disappearing Score
May 27, 1967, wasn't the day the music died. It was the day the music disappeared
METROPOLUST
Just doing it
Complicated intimacy with women and men was nothing new to Anna. But when your sex buddy changes gender, the rules change, too.
SOCIETY
A fairly fair look at the city’s street fests
The summer outdoor festival season is upon us. With mass gatherings of shade tents, veggie corn dogs, and more muffin tops than the eye should see, San Francisco loves to celebrate itself. But let’s not forget that all street fairs are not created equal. Here’s the proof.
CULTURE
The L Weird
According to many women, the lesbian moment in the Bay Area has heteros acting very odd.
SOCIALIST
Generation Gap
The Antiques Show and the amfAR gala brought out both young and old. But society as we know it (see-and-be-seen socialites traveling the world and hosting like crazy) may be fading from view.
THE PROFILE
American Dream catcher
International microfinance grabs all the headlines, but right here in the Bay Area, Ben Mangan is helping people who make $20,000 or less start businesses and buy homes.
