Articles Posted in the News Category

  • Only in America

    by Tim Arnold on Jul 25, 2012 | 1 Comment

    The massacre in the Aurora movie theater should surprise no one. After Virginia Tech, after Columbine, after Jordan Lee Loughner’s assault on Gabby Giffords, it should surprise no one. And that’s just the latest. Count on it, it’s going to happen again.

    Posted in Crime, Culture, Opinion, Politics

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    Ross, Eliana and Theo Mirkarimi Reunited

    by Luke Thomas on Jul 20, 2012 | 13 Comments

    It couldn’t have come soon enough, but today Eliana Lopez and suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and their three-year old son, Theo, are reunited and repatriated, thanks to the lifting of a stay away order imposed on the couple in January.

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Chronicle Should End Deal With Journatic

    by Kat Anderson on Jul 19, 2012 | No Comments

    Investigations, both internal and outside, have revealed that content outsourcer Journatic supplied fake bylines to its publishing customers which include the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, GateHouse Media and Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle and Houston Chronicle.

    Posted in Labor, Media, Opinion

  • Mending Fences in Laos

    by Ralph E. Stone on Jul 19, 2012 | 2 Comments

    Earlier this month U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the first high level U.S. official to visit Laos since the Vietnam War. Although not touted as such, the visit was an effort to mend fences with Laos, the most heavily bombed nation per capita in history.

    Posted in Opinion, Politics, War

  • Lopez Takes the Stand in Official Misconduct Case Against Suspended Sheriff

    by Joe Fitzgerald on Jul 19, 2012 | 9 Comments

    The Ethics Commission inquisition into whether suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is guilty of official misconduct continued last eve, and while the main star of the show was Mirkarimi’s wife, Eliana Lopez, it took a good two hours before she was called as a witness.

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Jerry Brown Signs High-Speed Rail Investment Bill

    by Brian Rinker on Jul 19, 2012 | 2 Comments

    Governor Jerry Brown approved Wednesday billions of dollars in government funding to initiate construction on a controversial high-speed rail line that will one day cut across the Central Valley and connect San Francisco with Los Angeles.

    Posted in News, Politics, Transportation

  • Board Stalls CPMC Environmental Impact Report Over Bad Faith Dealings

    by David Elliott Lewis on Jul 18, 2012 | No Comments

    The decision on the EIR was delayed for two weeks to provide Sutter Health one more opportunity to negotiate a good faith agreement with the city, one that hopefully guarantees to keep St. Luke’s open for at least 20 years.

    Posted in Healthcare, Opinion, Politics