Politicians and Pundits Want to Know: Where’s the Outrage?
June 17, 2013 | No Comments
Having been bombarded lately with one scandal after another, it’s understandable that they may have canceled each other out, numbing our reaction to otherwise serious issues. But there may be more to the public’s lack of fury besides information overload. Americans simply don’t trust their government…
The Bradley Manning Matter
June 15, 2013 | 2 Comments
Bradley Manning, a U.S. Army soldier, admitted sending 700,000 government documents to Wikileaks in 2010. It was the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.
Vogt Fires Bay Guardian Editor for Refusing to Cut Half of News Staff
June 14, 2013 | 17 Comments
Todd Vogt, co-owner of the San Francisco Newspaper Company, which owns a growing portfolio of San Francisco print publications, today fired longstanding San Francisco Bay Guardian editor Tim Redmond.
Whistleblower Explains Motives Behind Exposing NSA Surveillance Program
June 09, 2013 | 2 Comments
The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.
GOP Senators Kill Paycheck Fairness Act
June 09, 2013 | 1 Comment
The entire cast of Republican Senators voted June 4 to kill the Paycheck Fairness Act (PFA), equal pay legislation intended to close loopholes in the Equal Pay Act (EPA), first signed into law by President Kennedy over 50 years ago.
Can the U.S. Claim Victory in Iraq?
June 03, 2013 | 2 Comments
Following the withdrawal of combat forces from Iraq in December 2011, can the U.S. claim victory or did the Obama administration adopt the face-saving solution of “Just declare victory and get out,” a position proposed by the late Senator George Akin of Vermont at the end of the Vietnam war?
Consumer Action Launches “Know Your Card” Website to Help Consumers
November 01, 2012 | No Comments
Consumer Action (www.consumer-action.org) launched its new website (www.knowyourcard.org) to help consumers understand the new laws and other changes regarding credit, debit, prepaid, and gift cards.
Posted in News
City of Berkeley Seeks to Criminalize Homelessness
November 01, 2012 | 4 Comments
Nearly half of America is poor or “near-poor,” government statistics show—below or near the poverty line, barely making ends meet. Anywhere from 1.5 million to 3.5 million Americans are homeless, and one in six children go hungry. Yet here in Berkeley, California, one of the country’s most famously liberal cities, business leaders aim to fine homeless people $75 for sitting on the sidewalk in commercial strips.
Posted in Homelessness, Opinion, Politics
Olague, Rizzo Endorse Eachother in D5 Ranked Choice Race
November 01, 2012 | 14 Comments
Supervisor candidates Christina Olague and John Rizzo announced today that they are placing their support behind one another in the competitive race to be the next District 5 supervisor. Both candidates agreed it is important that District 5 continue to be represented by a progressive policy maker, and that this election provides an opportunity for building progressive unity.
Fool Me Once, Shame on You; Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me
November 01, 2012 | 5 Comments
Mother Nature must have really wanted to get our attention, and She sure did by sending in Her messenger Sandy to give us the lowdown on what to expect with future encounters with Her tempestuous friends.
Posted in Environment, Opinion
D5 Candidates Johnson, Resignato Announce People’s Bill of Rights
October 30, 2012 | 5 Comments
Committees to Elect Johnson & Resignato – District 5 supervisorial candidates Hope Johnson and Andrew “Ellard” Resignato today released a Bill of Rights for the People of District 5. The Bill outlines underlying economic and social rights the District 5 community can expect both candidates to stand for at City Hall.
SF Mayor Announces Civic Center Broadcast of Giants Game Four
October 28, 2012 | 2 Comments
San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that Sunday’s Game Four of 2012 World Series will be publicly broadcast live in Civic Center Plaza for families and fans to gather and cheer the San Francisco Giants onto a potential World Championship against the Detroit Tigers.
Posted in Sports
Pacific Media Workers Guild to Hold Health Care Rally, Thursday
October 24, 2012 | No Comments
After five months trying to negotiate a contract for workers at the San Francisco Chronicle, the Pacific Media Workers Guild said it is appealing for public and labor support to win a fair settlement with the Hearst Corp., the Chronicle’s New York-based corporate owner.
Posted in Healthcare, Labor, News
Fifty Shades of Loving Your Candidate
October 23, 2012 | 34 Comments
After carefully listening to many formerly rabid 2008 Obama supporters, the most common thread of disenchantment seems to be that they no longer feel the passion and ardor of those glory days of instant palpitations over their new beau.
Tasers May Not Be As Safe As Advertised
October 23, 2012 | 3 Comments
According to Wikipedia a taser is an electroshock weapon sold by Taser International, Inc. It uses electric current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles causing neuromuscular incapacitation. Someone struck by a Taser experiences stimulation of his or her sensory nerves and motor nerves, resulting in strong involuntary muscle contractions.
Posted in Opinion
New Details Emerge in Smear Campaign Against Davis
October 22, 2012 | 58 Comments
New details have emerged in the effort to derail the Julian Davis campaign for District 5 Supervisor, details that shed light on why Kay Vasilyeva, the woman who has accused Davis of sexual assault, went public with her claim six years later, and three weeks before Election Day.
Avalos Explains Endorsement Revocation, Calls for Davis to “Consider” Withdrawing Candidacy
October 19, 2012 | 19 Comments
District 11 Supervisor John Avalos posted a statement on Facebook Wednesday denouncing “tactics of marginalization and disenfranchisement,” a reference to a cease-and-desist letter sent by District 5 candidate Julian Davis to Kay Vasilyeva, the woman who has publicly accused Davis of sexual assault, an allegation Davis refutes.
D5 Candidates Johnson and Resignato Join Forces on “The People’s Ticket”
October 19, 2012 | 18 Comments
District 5 supervisorial candidates Hope Johnson and Andrew “Ellard” Resignato announced Thursday that they have joined forces in the highly contentious District 5 race. They will officially launch what they are calling The People’s Ticket on Wednesday, October 24, at Madrone Art Bar (500 Divisadero) in District 5.
Davis Releases Statement, “Sets the Record Straight”
October 17, 2012 | 35 Comments
Julian Davis, a leading progressive candidate running in the race for District 5 Supervisor, today released a statement that, in his words, “sets the record straight.”
D.A. Gascón, Department of Elections Announce Creation of Elections Fraud Hotline
October 15, 2012 | 16 Comments
Following on the heels of a fruitless criminal investigation by the district attorney’s office into alleged voter fraud during last year’s race for mayor, District Attorney George Gascón and San Francisco Department of Elections Director John Arntz announced today the creation of an election fraud hotline.
TNDC Celebrates Wet and Wild 20th Annual Celebrity Pool Toss
October 11, 2012 | 2 Comments
A banker, a model, a former mayoral candidate, Miss Yvonne from the Pee-Wee Herman show, and a guy in a Lou Seal costume – what could these folks have in common? They all participated in last night’s 20th annual Celebrity Pool Toss, an only-in-San Francisco fundraising tradition started by the Tenderloin Housing Development Corporation with proceeds benefiting after school programs for low-income families.
Rally for Ross Mirkarimi at Noon Today at City Hall
October 09, 2012 | No Comments
Join Sheriff Michael Hennessey; Mayor Art Agnos; Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the UFW & Medal of Freedom Recipient; Supervisors Sophie Maxwell, Harry Britt, Doris Ward, Willie Kennedy and Carol Ruth Silver; Public Defender Geoff Brown and others in calling for the reinstatement of Sheriff Mirkarimi this Tuesday before the Board of Supervisors Vote.
Former Mirkarimi Girlfriend, Evelyn Nieves, Speaks Out
October 08, 2012 | 12 Comments
For months, I’ve watched as Ross Mirkarimi has been slandered as a “wife beater”—by the Mayor of San Francisco, no less—and vilified in the press based on lies, half-truths and innuendo. It has been heart-breaking, nauseating, to witness.
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