Concerned citizens watch a February 26 meeting
of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
which met to discuss Muni service cuts and fare increases
to close a $12.1 million budget shortfall in the current fiscal year.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Sue Vaughan
March 10, 2010
On Friday, February 26, facing yet another in an ongoing series of deficits, the seven members […]
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From the Office of Mayor Gavin Newsom
Editor’s Note: We welcome and laud Mayor Newsom’s renewed efforts to close an unprecedented $522 million budget shortfall while preserving jobs and services. However, we believe more can be done to save all jobs and preserve all services whole. Missing from his shared sacrifice approach are cuts to all […]
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By Luke Thomas
March 5, 2010
As many as ten thousand students, parents, school faculty and union members took to the streets of San Francisco yesterday as part of a coordinated day of action to protest cuts to education.
Dubbed “The Strike and Day of Action to Defend Public Education,” the largely peaceful statewide rallies […]
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The illegal wars and occupations, the largest transference of wealth upward in American history and the egregious assault on civil liberties, all begun under George W. Bush, raise only a flicker of tepid protest from liberals when propagated by the Democrats. Liberals, unlike the right wing, are emotionally disabled. They appear not to feel. The tea-party protesters, the myopic supporters of Sarah Palin, the veterans signing up for Oath Keepers and the myriad of armed patriot groups have swept into their ranks legions of disenfranchised workers, angry libertarians, John Birchers and many who, until now, were never politically active. They articulate a legitimate rage. Yet liberals continue to speak in the bloodless language of issues and policies, and leave emotion and anger to the protofascists. Take a look at the 3,000-word suicide note left by Joe Stack, who flew his Piper Cherokee last month into an IRS office in Austin, Texas, murdering an IRS worker and injuring dozens. He was not alone in his rage.
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Economic inequality and the myth of Reagan trickle down logic are shown by new data from the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston. The report noted: “What has been missing from the public debate over the labor market crisis is an honest and detailed analysis of which American workers have been most adversely affected by the deep deterioration in labor markets.”
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Supervisor Sean Elsbernd.
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By Hope Johnson
January 26, 2010
District 7 Supervisor Sean Elsbernd is mad as hell that a city charter amendment he urged voters pass in 2007 is not as fiscally responsible as previously hoped. He’s made it clear someone is going to pay for his mistake and it damn well better not […]
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California High Speed Trains: Business Plan.
By Matt Drake, guest editorial
January 18, 2010
In November of 2008, Californians voted yes on Proposition 1A, a bond measure raising $10 billion to construct a high speed rail line linking San Francisco and southern California. When it is completed, we will be able to travel from downtown San Francisco to […]
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Filed under: Economy, Environment, Land Use, Opinion, Politics, Transportation
Markese Bryant raps about the legacy of Dr. King, President Obama, and how a growing movementis creating opportunities for communities of color through the green economy.
By Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
January 18, 2010
America is struggling.
Families strive to make ends meet while facing an uncertain economic future. The deterioration of our environment - rather than slowing - continues to […]
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Supervisor Chris Daly
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Chris Daly, special to FogCityJournal.com
January 11, 2010
For 2010, I vow to use the word “fuck” in each of my remaining Board of Supervisors meetings.
A funny little status update on Facebook - 15 seconds to compose and share with my group of on-line friends. A minute more to link to […]
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