Articles Posted May 2009
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Social Safety Nets and the Budget Crisis
California’s economic crisis is forcing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to impose catastrophic budget cuts to life-sustaining social safety net programs, cuts that will greatly impact the most vulnerable in society. Photo by Luke Thomas By Ralph…
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No Justice From Our Justices
By Jill Chapin May 29, 2009 Proposition 8 has been upheld in California to legally prevent two people in love from marrying each other, for the sole reason that they share the same genitalia. Don’t…
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Renewable Energy Can Supply
America’s New Energy DemandBy Dennis Markatos-Soriano, American Forum May 28, 2009 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission director Jon Wellinghoff recently stated that the U.S. may not need any new coal or nuclear power plants. Due to our tremendous renewable…
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San Francisco Reacts to Prop 8 Decision
A performance artist stood on the ledge of the Martin Luther King Memorial at Yerba Buena Gardens during an evening rally following the California Supreme Court’s decision that upheld Proposition 8. Photos by Luke Thomas…
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Honoring the Fallen by Fighting for the Future
Tenth Congressional District candidate Adriel Hampton with his first son, aged 4, at the Lafayette Hillside Memorial on Memorial Day. Photo by Jeremy Maurer By Adriel Hampton May 25, 2009 Remarks for the Memorial Day…
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Stay Tuned: MUNI & Me
Mind the MTA budget gap: Swing vote Supervisor Sophie Maxwell took a bold step Tuesday when she joined her Progressive colleagues and voted for a continuance of the MTA budget. Photos by Luke Thomas By…
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California Supreme Court to Announce Prop 8 Ruling
From Judicial Council of California Editor’s Note: For an analysis of how the Supreme Court might rule, check out Melissa Griffin’s excellent summary. May 22, 2009 San Francisco—The California Supreme Court today announced that it…
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