Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos.
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Art Agnos, former Mayor of San Francisco
October 29, 2009
Proposition D on this Tuesday’s ballot would force a new electronic billboard zone on both sides of mid-Market Street between 5th and 7th streets. The last thing San Francisco needs is a Las Vegas style strip mall […]
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By Luke Thomas
October 28, 2009
The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club held an early 2010 endorsement meeting last eve and endorsed former club presidents Michael Goldstein (CCCF Board of Trustees), Rafael Mandelman (District 8), and Debra Walker (District 6).
Of a total of 107 votes cast, Goldstein received 97 votes, Mandelman received 101 votes, and Walker received […]
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A “Blitz Busking” Los Diablos de Amor played an hour-long set of Latin Grooves,
Blues, Reggae and Funk on the Embarcadero last week.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
October 28, 2009
There’s never a dull in moment on the streets of San Francisco. Just ask any out-of-towner about their experience in this fair city by the Bay […]
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Human Rights Commission Executive Director Theresa Sparks has positioned herself
as the downtown candidate in the 2010 race for District 6 Supervisor.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Chris Daly, special to FogCityJournal.com
October 26, 2009
The Big Rollout
Last week’s big rollout by District 6’s newest resident confirmed the rumor: Theresa Sparks has positioned herself to be downtown’s candidate in the […]
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Filed under: Homelessness, Housing, Land Use, Opinion, Politics
Former Mayor Willie Brown, former Supervisor Tony Hall and former ad-executive Bob Pritikin
performed at the Pritikin Mansion Sunday as part of an official ceremony
to unveil the world’s largest portrait mural.
Photos and video by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
October 26, 2009
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, former Supervisor Tony Hall and former ad-executive Bob Pritikin bedazzled an […]
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Blarney Castle
Photo by Judi Iranyi
By Ralph E. Stone
October 21, 2009
On our recent trip to the Republic of Ireland we stopped in Blarney, County Cork, where the 15-century Blarney Castle — and the Blarney stone –are located. Supposedly, anyone who kisses the Blarney stone will get the gift of blarney or gab.
According to Gerry O’Brien, […]
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The world’s largest portrait mural by artist Guy Colwell
will be officially unveiled Sunday at the Pritikin Mansion in San Francisco.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
October 21, 2009
Former Mayor Willie Brown will be the guest of honor during an invitation-only event Sunday at the famous Bob Pritikin Mansion in Noe Valley.
As masters of ceremonies, Brown […]
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By Ian Fletcher, guest editorial
October 14, 2009
In this November’s election, commercial interests are doing their best to ruin downtown San Francisco. Their primary initiative—Proposition D—would create an exemption to current law and allow them to erect giant, flashing billboards along Market Street, between 5th and 7th Streets.
The Proposition D proposal is a total scam.
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Filed under: Business, Environment, Land Use, Opinion, Politics, Technology
Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos.
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Art Agnos
October 13, 2009
Twenty years ago, the whole world watched as San Francisco faced its greatest disaster in modern times. Loma Prieta’s earthquake, reported as 7.1 then, broke up a first-ever Bay Area World Series, broke lives, buildings, highways and bridges. It was the most costly […]
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Filed under: Environment, Homelessness, Housing, Land Use, Opinion, Politics
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