"An unattended suitcase in front of the Palomar Hotel stopped traffic at Fourth and Market for over an hour while the SFPD investigated. While it turned out there was no foul play, I was surprised to see so little notice of the incident in our media, considering the recent Washington DC evacuation.

These are the real questions that linger throughout all our backstage farce over airline security, border patrol, and wars of choice. What is the real threat and whom can we believe?" - from Heart of the City 05/20/05