Articles Posted in the Opinion Category

  • Alix Rosenthal: I’m Not Running, But Here’s Who Is

    Alix Rosenthal By Alix Rosenthal, special to Fog City Journal February 27, 2009 I’m not running for District 8 Supervisor. There, I said it. And while the election is 21 months away, it’s already getting…

  • Stay Tuned: Keepin’ it reel

    Stay Tuned: Keepin’ it reel

    Hope Johnson Photos by Luke Thomas By Hope Johnson February 24, 2009 Keepin’ it reel Greetings you commie, homo-loving, FCJ readers! Ask around before drafting ‘eff-you, be more PC’ letters to FCJ. It’s a tribute…

  • Fascist Rule in Israel

    Fascist Rule in Israel

    By Stephen Lendman February 20, 2009 On February 10, Israel held parliamentary elections for 120 seats in its 18th Knesset. The process repeats every four years unless the body calls an earlier election by majority…

  • Newsom Headed to White House

    Newsom Headed to White House

    Mayor Gavin Newsom Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas February 19, 2009, 6:10 pm Just received notice of Mayor Gavin Newsom’s schedule tomorrow – he’s heading to the White House to meet with President…

  • The CrackBerry Chronicles: The Big Reveal

    The CrackBerry Chronicles: The Big Reveal

    Elaine Santore, aka Crackberry Lascivious Carriage, getting ready to perform with the Burlesqueteers at the Uptown Club in Oakland, Feb. 16. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore February 19, 2009 The Siebel-Newsom spawn: because…

  • San Francisco’s Absent City Father

    San Francisco’s Absent City Father

    Gubernatorial hopeful Mayor Gavin Newsom appears more interested in running for higher office than running the City of San Francisco. Photo by Luke Thomas By Patrick Monette-Shaw February 18, 2009 You have to wonder whether…

  • What’s Next in Afghanistan?

    By Ralph E. Stone February 17, 2009 President Obama announced today he is sending 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan.   But he is still faced with a decision about what to do long term in…