Summer Blobbing in Texas

June 6, 2008

 

Bonds Pleads Not Guilty To Perjury
and Obstruction of Justice

Asterisked home-run record holder Barry Bonds
pled not guilty today to 14 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
Photo by Stephen Dorian Miner
By Julia Cheever
June 6, 2008
Baseball champion Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to a revised indictment charging him with 14 counts of false statements and one count […]

 

City Spokeswoman Says Propostion G Passage
Hasn’t Changed Negotiations With 49ers

By Jason Bennert
June 4, 2008
A city of Santa Clara spokeswoman said today that negotiations between the city and the San Francisco 49ers over a proposed 68,000-seat stadium project remain on track despite the passage of Proposition G by San Francisco voters on Tuesday.
Deputy City Manager Carol McCarthy said city officials still hope to bring a […]

 

Peter Magowan Announces His Retirement

San Francisco Giants Managing General Partner Peter Magowan
yesterday announced his retirement.
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Maya Strausberg
May 17, 2008
The San Francisco Giants will be losing one of their own at the end of the regular season but it won’t be based on a trade.
Managing General Partner Peter Magowan Friday announced that he will retire from his […]

 

Bike to Work Day Draws Record-High Participation

A sign of the times: As gas prices continue to rise,
a record number of San Francisco bicyclists opted for eco-friendly pedal power
to healthily commute to work on Bike to Work Day.
Photos by Adam Aufdencamp
By Laura Dudnick
May 15, 2008
Twice as many bicycles than cars traveled on Market Street in San Francisco this morning for the Bay […]

 

Zito’s back

Giants pitcher Barry Zito returns to the starting lineup tonight against the Pirates.
Photo by Stephen Dorian Miner
By Stephen Dorian Miner
May 7, 2008
Barry Zito, the $126 million pitcher Giants fans love to hate lately, will return to the starting rotation tonight to face the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
After going 0-6 as the Giants starting pitcher, Zito was […]

 

Court Jester: Poverty Pimps for Leno!

h. brown
Photo by Luke Thomas
By h. brown
April 22, 2008
Editor’s Note: Views expressed by columnists published on FogCityJournal.com are not necessarily the views or beliefs of Fog City Journal. Fog City Journal supports free speech in all its varied forms and provides a forum for a complete spectrum of viewpoints. Read and believe at your […]

 

Calls for Beijing boycott, appropriate

By John Han
April 11, 2008
Hours before the Olympic Torch Relay opening ceremony began at McCovey Cove Wednesday, I interviewed Chinese-American Xiao Tan who supports the Tibetan struggle for independence. Like thousands of Olympic Games supporters, Tan attended the opening Olympic torch relay ceremony to celebrate the spirit of the Olympic Games.
While echoing sympathy and support […]

 

Newsom announces Olympic torchbearers

Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced during a news conference at Portsmouth Plaza
that 80 Bay Area residents have been selected to carry the Olympic torch through San Francisco,
April 9.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Caitlin Cassady
April 5, 2008
Amid rising concerns surrounding the Chinese government’s recent crackdown on the people of Tibet, Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced a fisheries […]