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Chiu Releases Committee Assignments
Board of Supervisors President David Chiu today released his much anticipated committee assignments. Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas January 21, 2009 Following much anticipation, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu today…
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San Francisco Democrats Hail to Their Chief
Mayoral hopefuls City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi attended a Democratic Party fundraiser/party yesterday to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama to the US presidency. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas January…
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Chiu’s Path to the Board Presidency Revealed
In the days following the election of a new Board president on January 8, political activists and observers speculated that the seven rounds of voting – ending in the selection of newly-minted District Three Supervisor David Chiu – was the result of a carefully orchestrated plan.
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It’s Torture, We Tortured, There was Torture
By Terry Canaan January 16, 2009 Let’s start out with a few quotes. I think on the left wing of the Democratic Party there are some people who believe that we really tortured. —Dick Cheney…
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Qantas Lands Inaugural Airbus 380 Service
in San FranciscoA Qantas Airways Airbus 380 jumbo jet from Sydney, Australia, landed for the first time in San Francisco yesterday. Qantas announced it will replace its existing Sydney to San Francisco B747 service with the A380…
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San Francisco Honors Neighborhood Activist
Neighborhood activist Ernestine Weiss holds up a photograph showing how downtown San Francisco looked before the city was struck by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Following the 6.9 temblor and subsequent removal of the Embarcadero…
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The Unpunished Crime Might as Well be Legal
By Terry Canaan January 14, 2009 I usually hate these “two headlines” things, where two sources report the same event and come up with entirely different takes. Usually, this means that, of the two, one…
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