Craigslist founder endorses Obama

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark discusses his support for presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois) with SFWeekly reporter Will Harper at the grand opening of Obama’s San Francisco campaign offices in the Castro District. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas and Elaine Santore January 24, 2008 Presidential hopeful Barack Obama (D-Illinois) can add technology whiz [...]

 

Swiftboating

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass) Photo by Luke Thomas Editor’s Note: Fog City Journal received the following letter from Senator John Kerry on behalf of the Obama for America campaign. January 22, 2008 I support Barack Obama because he doesn’t seek to perfect the politics of Swiftboating — he seeks to end it. This is personal [...]

 

The Beagle Brigade: Stopping Entry
of Harmful Pests, Plants and Foodstuffs

Protecting U.S. agriculture, customs Inspector Carla Blackmon and her canine teammate, Chip, work the international baggage claim area of San Francisco International Airport to interdict contraband. Photos by Luke Thomas By Emmett Berg January 21, 2008 They barely made it to their baggage carousel in the International Terminal by the time the Feds closed in [...]

 

Bill Clinton touts Hillary Clinton’s plan
to stem foreclosures

Former President Bill Clinton follows Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums during a visit to Everett and Jones restaurant in Oakland Wednesday to promote Hillary Clinton’s plan to solve the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Photos by John Han By John Han January 17, 2008 Former President Bill Clinton said at a round table discussion in Oakland Wednesday that [...]

 

Notes from the ground: A San Franciscan in Iowa

By Tanene Allison January 4, 2008 The morning after the Iowa Caucus, Des Moines is eerily quiet. Media and campaign staffers and volunteers are fleeing en-masse from the city. This last week has seen Des Moines become a strange and almost fictional city; a temporarily overfilled city based on the premise that history, one way [...]