The Art of the Deal – by Kim Jung Un
June 16, 2018 | No Comments
Speaking impulsively without consulting South Korea or the U.S. military, Trump handed a gift to Kim on that proverbial silver platter – an unprecedented give-away with his unilaterally deciding to end joint military exercises with South Korea.
Paul Ryan – The Statesman He Could Have Been
April 13, 2018 | No Comments
Yet after the Orlando massacre, Ryan barely addressed the attack on the LGBTQ community by a Muslim, who pledged allegiance to ISIS.
Giving Priority to Homeless with Mental and Health Conditions
March 29, 2018 | No Comments
The mentally ill and those with physical conditions should be a priority in any plan to homelessness in San Francisco.
Modest Proposals to Address Gun Violence
March 01, 2018 | No Comments
The state of our gun laws is not because of the Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller that established the “right of an individual to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, but rather the power of the NRA on its members, Congress, and many politicians across the country.
An Open Letter to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Students
February 28, 2018 | 1 Comment
Because of you, companies are already scrambling to disassociate themselves from the NRA. Best of all, it is becoming deliciously obvious with each passing day that politicians have finally – finally – met their match.
Kissing the Blarney Stone
October 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
Blarney Castle Photo by Judi Iranyi By Ralph E. Stone October 21, 2009 On our recent trip to the Republic of Ireland we stopped in Blarney, County Cork, where the 15-century Blarney Castle — and…
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Brown, Pritikin to Co-Host Unveiling of World’s Largest Portrait Mural
October 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
The world’s largest portrait mural by artist Guy Colwell will be officially unveiled Sunday at the Pritikin Mansion in San Francisco. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas October 21, 2009 Former Mayor Willie Brown…
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Proposition D is a Billboard Scam
October 14, 2009 | 7 Comments
By Ian Fletcher, guest editorial October 14, 2009 In this November’s election, commercial interests are doing their best to ruin downtown San Francisco. Their primary initiative—Proposition D—would create an exemption to current law and allow…
Lessons from Loma Prieta, October 17, 1989
October 13, 2009 | 8 Comments
Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos. Photo by Luke Thomas By Art Agnos October 13, 2009 Twenty years ago, the whole world watched as San Francisco faced its greatest disaster in modern times. Loma Prieta’s…
Open Letter to the San Francisco Planning Commission
October 11, 2009 | 3 Comments
Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force Chair, Jim Meko. By Jim Meko October 12, 2009 During the dot com boom, speculative land use development swept over the formerly industrial portions of San Francisco. Families and…
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Activists Storm Leno’s Office,
Demand Schwarzenegger Veto Privatization Bill
October 10, 2009 | 8 Comments
Activists representing POWER entered the San Francisco offices of Senator Mark Leno yesterday to protest legislation he authored that would transfer State parkland to a private developer. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas October…
Noam Chomsky: Crisis and Hope in the Age of Obama
October 08, 2009 | 9 Comments
In spite of the many evils committed under the two Bush regimes, Chomsky warned that it was the Clinton Doctrine, claiming the US has the right to use extreme force to preserve its global interests, was the most sinister.
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