Mayoral hopefuls City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi attended a Democratic Party fundraiser/party yesterday to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama to the US presidency. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas January…
In the days following the election of a new Board president on January 8, political activists and observers speculated that the seven rounds of voting – ending in the selection of newly-minted District Three Supervisor David Chiu – was the result of a carefully orchestrated plan.
By Terry Canaan January 16, 2009 Let’s start out with a few quotes. I think on the left wing of the Democratic Party there are some people who believe that we really tortured. —Dick Cheney…
A Qantas Airways Airbus 380 jumbo jet from Sydney, Australia, landed for the first time in San Francisco yesterday. Qantas announced it will replace its existing Sydney to San Francisco B747 service with the A380…
Neighborhood activist Ernestine Weiss holds up a photograph showing how downtown San Francisco looked before the city was struck by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Following the 6.9 temblor and subsequent removal of the Embarcadero…
By Terry Canaan January 14, 2009 I usually hate these “two headlines” things, where two sources report the same event and come up with entirely different takes. Usually, this means that, of the two, one…
Elaine Santore with Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi’s “Baby Mama,” Venezuelan soap opera actress Eliana Lopez, at the swearing-in after-party held at Temple Nightclub, Thursday. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore January 12, 2009 Happy New…
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