Tenderloin Police Recognize Glide Memorial’s Hep-C, HIV Program Manager Paul Harkin

February 10, 2015 | 2 Comments

Each month Tenderloin Police Station features a citizen who represents the unique flavor of the Tenderloin. This month we interviewed Paul Harkin. Paul has been working at Glide Memorial Church for the last five years.

Guardian-in-Exile Commemorative Edition Hits Streets Thursday

January 20, 2015 | 1 Comment

The San Francisco Bay Guardian will come back to life this Thursday, January 22, with the release of the Guardian-in-Exile Project’s commemorative final print edition, celebrating the defunct newspaper’s 48-year history of “printing the news and raising hell” and discussing what happened and what’s next.

Posted in Media, News

Thoughts on Freedom of Expression in the Aftermath of Charlie Hebdo Massacre

January 19, 2015 | 2 Comments

Freedom of expression is a right but it comes with a responsibility.

Posted in Media, Opinion, Religion

Normalization of US-Cuba Relations Begins

December 26, 2014 | No Comments

President Obama’s move to normalize relations with Cuba deserves applause. Normalization, however, will not be complete until the U.S. ends its economic embargo and returns Guantánamo Bay to Cuba.

Posted in Opinion, Politics

Public Defenders Hold ‘Hands Up’ Protest, Vigil

December 18, 2014 | 1 Comment

San Francisco, CA—More than 200 public defenders and allies held a “hands up, don’t shoot” protest today on the steps of San Francisco’s criminal courthouse to show support for racial justice and stand in solidarity with protesters in New York, Ferguson and around the country.

Posted in Crime, Law

Senate Torture Report Released But Does the American Public Really Care?

December 18, 2014 | No Comments

The Senate Torture Report found, among other things, that the CIA misled Congress, the Justice Department and President George W. Bush about the “effectiveness” of torture methods used, including waterboarding, rectal feeding, shackling detainees in painful positions, prolonged sleep deprivation and slamming detainees against walls.

Posted in Opinion, Politics, War

Thoughts on the Ferguson Matter

November 28, 2014 | 6 Comments

There is a saying that if a prosecutor wants it, the grand jury would indict a ham sandwich. However, in cases involving police shootings, grand juries tend not to indict.

Posted in Crime, Law, Opinion