855 days ago - San Francisco’s board of supervisors on Tuesday unanimously passed several new gun control laws for The City.

855 days ago - If you liked “Under the Tuscan Sun,” you’ll love hearing the adventures of “LA Law” stars Michael Tucker and Jill Eickenberry today at noon at the Commonwealth Club.

856 days ago - Their grandmother survived the holocaust, but their family might not survive an interfaith marriage.

“Out of Faith,” a documentary featured at a pre-release screening tonight at Adath Israel Congregation in San Francisco, chronicles the conflict between a grandmother who considers intermarriage an unforgivable betrayal and grandchildren who choose to marry partners who are not Jewish.

“I paid the highest price possible for my Jewish faith,” says Leah Welbel, who survived three years in Auschwitz. “I paid it with blood. And that alone reminds me, stick to your faith.”

At the start of the film, Leah has not spoken to her first grandchild to “marry out” in six years. Then her granddaughter decides to marry a Christian and Leah is forced to reconsider her position.

At the center of the documentary is one of the basic issues facing our nation of immigrants; does our strength lie in assimilation or heterogeneity? Are we better off as a melting pot or as a mosaic?

IF YOU GO

“Out of Faith”

When: Tuesday, July 24

Where: Adath Israel Congregation, 1851 Noreiga St., San Francisco

Tickets: $10

Contact: 415-564-5665

856 days ago - It’s a big night for the Giants, with Barry Bonds celebrating his 43rd birthday and keeping fans on the edge of their seats as he closes in on the all-time home run record. But it may be an even bigger night for San Francisco’s Project Homeless Connect, which will receive half of the proceeds from ticket sales to tonight’s sold-out game.

860 days ago - Any day now, on anyone's turf in any town, Barry Bonds could blast his 754th, 755th and 756th career home runs and break Henry Aaron's all-time career home run mark, a record believed to be the most prestigious in any sport. Vote in our poll: When will he do it? Should he get an asterisk in the record books?

860 days ago - Russia’s foreign affairs committee chairman, Mikhail V. Margelov, a close adviser to Vladimir Putin, will be at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco today for a forum on why the U.S. should care about Russia.

860 days ago - A 4.2 magnitude earthquake centered 2 miles northeast of downtown Oakland shook both sides of the bay this morning, leaving more than 1,400 residents without power and causing delays on BART.

860 days ago - A 4.2 magnitude earthquake centered 2 miles northeast of downtown Oakland shook both sides of the bay this morning, leaving more than 1,400 residents without power and causing delays on BART.

The quake, which occurred at 4:42 a.m., according to early reports from the U.S. Geological Survey, was felt throughout the entire East Bay and in San Francisco, though no damage has been reported in The City.

BART was not damaged, said spokesperson Linton Johnson, although all trains were immediately stopped so tracks could be checked for damages.

As service resumed, trains were running at half speed so drivers could assess the stability of the tracks in front of them. Morning commuters experienced five- to seven-minute delays.

There were 20 separate power outages, all in the East Bay, according to PG&E. The majority of outages occurred in Oakland. Crews are still investigating the extent of the problem.

Residents reported items falling off shelves and broken glass, but no serious injuries have been reported.

The USGS said the epicenter of the earthquake was east of Highway 13 near Holy Names University and Joaquin Miller Park, in the Oakland hills.

861 days ago - Described by organizers as a “ballyhoo of beer and bikes,” the Tour de Fat comes back to Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park this weekend.

The free event, which benefits the San Francisco Bike Coalition and the Bay Ridge Trails Council, is sponsored by New Belgium Brewing Company, which explains the beer part.

The bike part is a 10 a.m. costumed cruise through the park.

Fire-jumping bike acts, aerialists, and at least five bands – Handsome Little Devils, the Asylum Street Spankers, Circus Contraption, the Sprockettes and Lord Loves a Working Man – presumably comprise the ballyhoo part.

All proceeds from beer sales ($4 for 16 oz.) go to the SFBC and the Ridge Trail Council (the benefit part).

And now for the best part: The entire event is solar/b100 biodiesel fueled.

For more information, call 415-431-BIKE or visit www.sfbike.org.