Articles Posted March 2009
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies GGRA Emergency Stay
By Luke Thomas March 30, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s application for an emergency order that would have immediately halted the employer-spending requirement of the San Francisco Health…
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What About the U.S. Drug Demand?
Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force By Ralph E. Stone March 30, 2009 Recently, President Obama promised to send more money, technology, and manpower to help Mexico fight the drug cartels. This is not just foreign…
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Not Legalize Marijuana? What’re You Smokin??
By Jill Chapin March 30, 2009 President Obama recently responded in the negative to a query on whether it’s time to legalize marijuana. Being a smart, rational guy, I guess he knew better than to…
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Pro-Zionism: Defending the Indefensible
By Stephen Lendman March 30, 2009 This article responds to a March 15 Los Angeles Times Judea Pearl one headlined: “Is anti-Zionism hate?” Pearl teaches computer science at UCLA, is the father of slain journalist…
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Post Office to the Poor: No Mail for You?
Joe Jackson, 70, is a retiree living on a fixed income in a Single Residence Occupancy hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Due to USPS fiscal shortages and service cutbacks, low-income tenants like Jackson are…
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DCCC Immigration Resolution Demands Newsom Support Sanctuary City Ordinance
A resolution requiring Mayor Gavin Newsom to redirect SFPD law enforcement efforts away from criminalizing law-abiding immigrants, was passed yesterday during a meeting of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee. File photo by Luke…
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Controversial Foie Gras Resolution Sets Up Food Fight
A resolution passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday commends restaurants that voluntarily remove foie gras from their menus ahead of California statewide ban in 2012. By Fanny Dassie March 26, 2009 While…
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