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?
‘Dead Man Walking’ Author to Speak in SF
April 29, 2013 | No Comments
Author and anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean, whose bond with a condemned man inspired the Oscar winning film Dead Man Walking, will speak in San Francisco May 9 in a free, community event presented by the San Francisco Public Defender’s office.
Supporters Rally to Rename SFO After Gay Civil Rights Leader
February 23, 2013 | 7 Comments
As many as two-hundred supporters representing a growing coalition of organizations convened Friday on the steps of City Hall to rally support for the renaming of San Francisco International Airport in honor of Harvey Milk, the slain civil rights leader and LGBT icon.
Time to Implement Laura’s Law
February 23, 2013 | 15 Comments
AB 1569 was recently signed into law, which means authority in the Laura’s Law statute for a county to operate, establish or continue a program of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), has been extended until December 31, 2017.
Posted in Crime, Healthcare, Law, Opinion, Politics
Man Acquitted of Battery in Case Public Defender Cites as “Tremendous Waste of Resources”
February 22, 2013 | 3 Comments
A man whose night of revelry in North Beach ended in an altercation and arrest was acquitted of misdemeanor domestic violence, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
Sheriff Mirkarimi, Lopez Shine During One Billion Rising Campaign Event
February 16, 2013 | 12 Comments
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, his wife, Eliana Lopez, and their four-year-old son, Theo, shone Thursday during a Valentine’s Day celebration of “One Billion Rising,” a global awareness campaign demanding an end to violence against women and girls.
Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Crime, Events, News, Politics
It’s Show Time! And Violence is Golden
February 13, 2013 | No Comments
It’s doubtful anyone can prove a direct link between “movie violence” and the abhorrent level of murder by guns in the US. But it is certainly part of the reinvigorated and broader debate on gun control following the horrifying mass murders at the Newtown Elementary School – an issue caught in the “cultural violence” element of the debate that also includes video games, television and the like.
Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Culture, Media, Opinion, Politics
Obama: End CIA-Directed Drone Strikes Now
February 12, 2013 | 4 Comments
Drone strikes have dramatically increased under the Obama administration. As of September 2012, Obama has authorized 238 drone strikes in Pakistan, six times more than during President George W. Bush’s eight years in office, resulting in between 1,494 and 2,618 estimated deaths with only about 13 percent of them of a militant leader.
Posted in Opinion, Politics, Religion, Technology, War
Diamond in the Rough: Justin Giarla Brightens Up the Tenderloin
February 04, 2013 | 7 Comments
Artist Justin Giarla made a bold choice to open a gallery in the Tenderloin district back in 2002 when he opened The Shooting Gallery. Other than the occasional drunks that may stumble in, Justin has had a great response from the neighborhood.
Posted in Arts and Entertainment
Osama, Where Art Thou?
February 04, 2013 | 5 Comments
Osama bin Laden was assassinated by US military forces in May 2011, but the Obama administration’s refusal to release photographic evidence of the deceased bin Laden is fueling conspiracy theories that espouse the notion bin Laden may still be alive.
Event: You Are Not A Loan, a Benefit for Strike Debt Bay Area
January 26, 2013 | 2 Comments
Occupy Wall Street has moved out of the streets and into the spreadsheets by launching a “Bailout of the People by the People” campaign, a campaign aimed at buying and forgiving consumer debt.
Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Economy, Events
Axe Falls on SF Weekly Editor
January 19, 2013 | 3 Comments
SF Weekly editor Tom Walsh was terminated with immediate effect Thursday, confirmed Todd Vogt, co-owner of the San Francisco Newspaper Company, the parent company that previously added the SF Examiner daily in 2011 and the SF Bay Guardian weekly in 2012 to its ever-expanding acquisitions portfolio.
Academy Members Shouldn’t Shun Zero Dark Thirty
January 15, 2013 | 2 Comments
Actor David Clennon, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, claims the movie Zero Dark Thirty “promotes the acceptance of the crime of torture, as a legitimate weapon in America’s so-called War on Terror.”
Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Opinion, Politics, War
Joan McLoughlin’s “Eterno” Exhibit, Truly Endless
January 15, 2013 | 9 Comments
Joan McLoughlin, owner of The McLoughlin Gallery at 49 Geary, is making her mark in the San Francisco Art community. In just a couple of years Joan has managed to become one of the top gallery owners in San Francisco, in one of the most prominent gallery districts
Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Culture
Zero Dark Thirty: Turning the Spotlight on US Use of Torture
January 07, 2013 | No Comments
Zero Dark Thirty tells the story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The film shows graphic scenes of US torture including waterboarding, beating, sleep deprivation, humiliation, and psychological torture.
Posted in Arts and Entertainment, Opinion, Politics, War
Is the U.S. Finally Serious About Gun Control?
December 23, 2012 | 6 Comments
Today in America, a gun is status among too many. That’s why they call it an equalizer. And unfortunately what’s happening today is that everybody is getting more and more equal because everybody has one.
Posted in Crime, Culture, Healthcare, Opinion
America Faces Gun Culture Crossroads
December 19, 2012 | 2 Comments
Our nation stands challenged by yet one more horrific, violent act at the hands of another deranged, damaged soul who had access to weapons of mass destruction that should not have been available to him under any circumstances. When, at long last, is enough enough?
Senior and Disability Groups Protest Wells Fargo Evictions, Shutter Accounts
December 18, 2012 | 1 Comment
A fiery crowd of as many as 50 seniors and their supporters including green-clad, Doctor Seuss-styled grinches, rallied this afternoon in front of Wells Fargo Bank at the intersection of Market and Grant streets, calling on the national bank to halt its evictions of struggling homeowners and to change its foreclosure practices.
Posted in Economy, Homelessness, Housing, News
Fog City Artist Brings Fog to Canvas
December 15, 2012 | 8 Comments
Bay Area artist Gregorio De Masi blows away the San Francisco art scene with a unique punk style and bringing true craftsmanship to each of his pieces.
Posted in Arts and Entertainment
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