Time for Israel to Accept Arab Peace Initiative as Basis for Peace Negotiations
May 24, 2013 | No Comments
What happened to the recent Arab Peace Initiative (API) unanimously endorsed by the 22-member Arab League in 2002 at the Beirut Summit of the Arab League? It is time for Israel to accept the API as a basis for peace negotiations.
Tears and Smiles – Mothers Day at the SF County Jail
May 17, 2013 | No Comments
At the women’s county jail on Mother’s Day, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced the department’s doula program for pregnant inmates, a humanitarian program which aims to improve family-based services for inmates, formerly incarcerated men and women, and their families.
Marketing 101 for Activists
May 16, 2013 | 3 Comments
If you have ever been to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, there is one thing that you would have noticed for sure. No, I am not talking about the babes and the beads. I am referring to a bunch of guys holding signs like “Repent” and “Trust Jesus, He Hates Sin.” Millions of drunk guys and gals have walked by these sincere advocates, but how many people do you think instantly dropped their shots and accepted Jesus into their hearts?
Climate Change Ushers In Early California Fire Season
May 13, 2013 | 5 Comments
California’s wildfire season began early this year as nearly a dozen fires fueled by record high temperatures and extremely low water levels broke out across the state during the first week of May.
Groups Allege California Prison Policies Amount to State-Sanctioned Torture
May 02, 2013 | 1 Comment
Earlier this month during Oakland’s monthly First Fridays/Art Murmur event, a candlelit vigil was held by a couple dozen protesters – many wearing T-shirts with the message “Stop Torture CA” – to bring attention to California state prison solitary confinement policies which they say amounts to state-sanctioned torture.
Syria and Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction
May 01, 2013 | 1 Comment
Evidence of alleged sarin gas use has supposedly come from human tissue samples. A few dozen Syrians are said to have been killed. If true, did Assad forces or the opposition forces use these chemical weapons and why was only a small amount of sarin used?
Bay Area News Briefs
February 27, 2008 | No Comments
By Ananda Shorey February 27, 2008 FBI leads raid of alleged family-run meth operation A two-year investigation into an alleged methamphetamine operation centered in the South Bay culminated today with the service of numerous search…
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Man accused of vandalizing historic fire chief’s home
pleads not guilty
February 27, 2008 | No Comments
By Ari Burack February 27, 2008 A man accused of setting fire to and vandalizing the historic residence of the San Francisco fire chief pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him this morning…
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ACLU and EFF file to intervene
in internet free speech lawsuit
February 27, 2008 | No Comments
From the American Civil Liberties Union February 27, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) last night filed a motion to intervene…
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Newsom moves to implement Muni study recommendations
February 27, 2008 | No Comments
By Stephen Dorian Miner February 27, 2008 Muni got a potential shot in the arm Tuesday with Mayor Gavin Newsom’s announcement of plans to implement recommendations from a San Francisco Transit Effectiveness Project (SFTEP) study.…
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Peskin realigns committee assignments
February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment
Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas February 26, 2008 Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin announced sweeping changes to several committees of the Board of Supervisors today during…
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$30,000 in damages for fire chief’s historic residence
February 26, 2008 | No Comments
By Ari Burack February 26, 2008 The landmark residence of the San Francisco fire chief sustained as estimated $30,000 in damage in a Friday night fire, allegedly set by the boyfriend of the city’s new…
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Resolution condemns DEA threats
to marijuana dispensary landlords
February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment
By Ari Burack February 26, 2008 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today passed a resolution condemning federal authorities for sending letters to landlords of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, notifying them of the…
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Contra Costa supes ban medical marijuana dispensaries
February 26, 2008 | No Comments
By Caitilin McAdoo February 26, 2008 Contra Costa County Supervisors voted unanimously today to permanently ban medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the county. The ordinance prohibits all land uses that violate state or…
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Judge denies Reiser’s motion for a mistrial
February 26, 2008 | No Comments
Hans Reiser Police photo By Jeff Shuttleworth February 26, 2008 Murder defendant Hans Reiser lost two rulings today when a judge denied his motion for a mistrial as well as a motion to have his…
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Reiser not emotional enough to commit murder,
according to defense testimony
February 26, 2008 | No Comments
Hans Reiser Police photo By Jeff Shuttleworth February 25, 2008 A longtime friend of Oakland computer engineer Hans Reiser said today that Reiser is less emotional than most people. Defense lawyer William DuBois called Cimarron…
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Five candidates vie for Lantos’ seat
February 26, 2008 | No Comments
By Caitlin Cassady February 26, 2008 Five candidates who filed to run in the April 8 special election to fill the vacant congressional seat left by the late Tom Lantos will have to wait to…
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The CrackBerry Chronicles
February 25, 2008 | 3 Comments
Elaine Santore Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore February 26, 2008 Nader urges “Jeffersonian Revolution” Presidential candidate Ralph Nader. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced his candidacy for president on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday…
San Francisco named second greenest city in U.S.
February 25, 2008 | No Comments
An easterly view of San Francisco shows the Moscone Convention Center with rooftop solar panels, one of several qualifications used by Popular Science Magazine to nominate San Francisco as the second greenest city in the…
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SF Music Listings
February 29 to March 9
February 25, 2008 | No Comments
By Khalida Sarwari February 25, 2008 THE INDEPENDENT — The Helio Sequence, Film School, The Builders And The Butchers, Built For The Sea, Feb. 29. $14. The Mountain Goats, David Dondero, Tulsa, Conspiracy of Venus,…
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SF Event Listings
February 29 to March 9
February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
By Khalida Sarwari February 25, 2008 “CROSSROAD IRISH AMERICAN FESTIVAL,” — March 8 through March 16. An annual, cultural arts, and literary event that explores and celebrates the history of the Irish Diaspora throughout the…
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SF Gallery Listings
February 29 to March 9
February 25, 2008 | No Comments
By Khalida Sarwari February 25, 2008 AFRICAN AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE COMPLEX — “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” through April 6. An art exhibition featuring over 50 portraits of Americans who have stood up for…
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Bay Area News Briefs
February 25, 2008 | No Comments
By Maya Strausberg February 25, 2008 Missing Tenderloin girl found A 10-year-old girl who was reported missing Saturday from the Tenderloin neighborhood turned up in a residence Sunday, according to San Francisco police spokesman Steve…
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