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This weekend: John Waters hosts Mosswood Meltdown, Kaskade at the Midway, Queer as Fourth and more

Culture

Plus, ‘First Caturday’ returns to Dolores Park, comedian Ismael Loutfi turns pain into standup gain, a Filipino pig roast from Abacá and Drew Banga throws down for The Town.

Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Money in politics: Recology spent big on lobbying to beat back threat to garbage monopoly

Politics

San Francisco trash-hauling giant Recology spent nearly $500,000 trying to influence City Hall officials last year after a corruption scandal forced the firm to admit to overcharging customers an astonishing amount and put its decades-old monopoly on local garbage at risk.

Christina Campodonico

A tale of two cities: Bus stop disparities are stark between city’s northern and southern halves

News

Riders in the south and north sides of the city are “effectively experiencing a different bus system.”

The Standard’s guide to shopping local this holiday season

Here are 20 staff recommendations for unique, offbeat, and affordable gifts for the people you love.

Julie Zigoris

The dark history of the eugenics movement in Northern California has chilling implications for today

A California law seeks to compensate victims of sterilization, but it’s much too late for many.

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This weekend: John Waters hosts Mosswood Meltdown, Kaskade at the Midway, Queer as Fourth and more

Money in politics: Recology spent big on lobbying to beat back threat to garbage monopoly

A tale of two cities: Bus stop disparities are stark between city’s northern and southern halves

The Standard’s guide to shopping local this holiday season

The dark history of the eugenics movement in Northern California has chilling implications for today