Hollis’ Story, Our Story:
A Tale of Immense Riches During Hard Times

March 17, 2009 | No Comments

Hollis Hawthorne By Cat Rauschuber, special to FogCityJournal.com March 17, 2009 Last Thursday, March 12 a benefit was held at Slim’s in San Francisco for Hollis Hawthorne, a friend and fellow dancer. The event, which…

Stay Tuned: Throw the Book at Pelosi

Stay Tuned: Throw the Book at Pelosi

March 17, 2009 | 11 Comments

Hope Johnson Photos by Luke Thomas By Hope Johnson March 17, 2009 Pelosi – Throw the Book at Her Which book? Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, of course! Madame Speaker, in…

Posted in Opinion, Politics

Tony Hall Files SFPD Criminal Complaint Against Supervisor Sean Elsbernd Aide

Tony Hall Files SFPD Criminal Complaint Against Supervisor Sean Elsbernd Aide

March 16, 2009 | 7 Comments

Former District 7 Supervisor Tony Hall. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas March 16, 2009, 3:42 pm. Former Supervisor Tony Hall has refiled his criminal complaint against Supervisor Sean Elsbernd aide Olivia Scanlon with…

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The CrackBerry Chronicles: Luck o’ the Irish Edition

The CrackBerry Chronicles: Luck o’ the Irish Edition

March 16, 2009 | 13 Comments

Elaine Santore is generally not a fan of you. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore March 16, 2009 Not enough hash for your corned beef Every once in a while there comes an event…

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Is There Merit in Merit Pay?

Is There Merit in Merit Pay?

March 13, 2009 | 3 Comments

By Jill Chapin March 13, 2009 President Obama is ready to talk merit pay for teachers. He says this because he believes that the most important factor in a child’s success in school is the…

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Budget Crisis: Funding Cuts, Civil Service Rules to Blame for Rec Center Program Terminations

Budget Crisis: Funding Cuts, Civil Service Rules
to Blame for Rec Center Program Terminations

March 12, 2009 | 6 Comments

By Luke Thomas and Fanny Dassie March 12, 2009 Many of San Francisco’s early childhood development programs will be terminated in May due to funding cuts and strict civil service rules, confirmed Recreation and Park…

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David Korten: “Agenda for a New Economy:
From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth”

March 11, 2009 | No Comments

By Steven Chapman “Korten argues that we must abandon our current narratives of Empire and domination, and embrace new narratives which would situate humanity in its proper ecological context, and allow for the co-evolution of…

Posted in Culture, Opinion