Elaine Santore
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Elaine Santore
March 31, 2008
“Relax, all right? Don’t try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they’re fascist. Throw some ground balls - it’s more democratic.” - Crash Davis, Bull Durham.
Baseball’s back. Yay!
I typically use this space for making fun of politicians, sycophants and assorted socio-political climbers. Today’s CBChron […]
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Filed under: Culture, Opinion, Sports
h. “Court Jester” brown with Elaine Santore and Parker,
a Giant Fresno Grizzly mascot.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By h. brown
March 31, 2008
“They’re Baaaaaccckkk!!!”
(Bulldog voyeurs America’s ‘other’ pastime)
Go Giants!
Go Grizzlies!
Go away, Bruce Jenkins!
Sometimes the best way to get a new idea as to how to approach a problem is to bring in someone who doesn’t know shit about […]
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Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, Opinion, Sports
By Kamala Kelkar
March 28, 2008
The Coalition on Homelessness mimicked a 24-hour drop-in center for homeless people today outside of San Francisco’s City Hall to protest its impending closure due to the mayor’s budget cuts.
The center, Buster’s Place, located at 211 13th St., will close Monday at 5 p.m. It serves about 150 people daily with […]
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Filed under: Homelessness, News
By Luke Thomas
March 28, 2008
A lawyer representing two victims of a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo filed a civil claim Wednesday against the City of San Francisco.
Filed by Geragos and Geragos attorney Shepard Kopp representing brothers Amritpal Dhaliwal, 19, and Kulibar Dhaliwal, 23, the claim alleges the city was negligent in […]
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Supervisors Chris Daly and Ross Mirkarimi will host a community forum Monday
to mark the 75th anniversary of the New Deal
and to call for “universal access to meaningful employment and dignified work.”
Photo by Luke Thomas
From the Office of Supervisor Chris Daly
March 28, 2008
What: Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the New Deal, Supervisors Chris Daly and […]
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Filed under: Events
By Terry Canaan
March 28, 2008
Finally! Good news out of Iraq. If we look at yesterday’s Reuters Factbox for Iraq, we see the country awash in just freakin’ awesome news! In Baghdad:
-Nine people were killed and 95 others wounded in clashes between Iraqi security forces and Mehdi Army members in different parts of […]
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By Stephen Dorian Miner
March 28, 2008
The San Francisco Giants welcomed the press to the team’s annual “Media Open House” Wednesday at AT&T Park.
The media was provided a sneak peak at the organization’s plans for 2008 including the ballpark’s new features, and a chance to sample food from concession stands.
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Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin introduced legislation Tuesday
aimed at conserving energy use, requiring downtown office buildings
to turn off lights outside normal business hours.
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Ari Burack
March 26, 2008
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin yesterday announced legislation to conserve energy by requiring downtown office buildings to turn out the lights when workers hit the […]
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Filed under: Environment, News
In an effort to encourage the use of sustainable modes of transportation,
the SFMTA will hold an open house today at 6 p.m., 101 Grove Street
to discuss a doubling of San Francisco’s bicycle lanes.
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Kamala Kelkar
March 26, 2008
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will hold an open house today on possibly nearly doubling […]
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Filed under: Environment, News, Transportation
