Articles Tagged “San Francisco”

  • Rally for Ross Mirkarimi at Noon Today at City Hall

    by FCJ Editor on Oct 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.

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    Former Mirkarimi Girlfriend, Evelyn Nieves, Speaks Out

    by FCJ Editor on Oct 08, 2012 | 13 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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    NoPa+/Divisadero Merchants Association Release D5 Debate Video

    by Luke Thomas on Oct 05, 2012 | 11 Comments

    NoPa+ and Divisadero Merchants Association today released video of their spirited public debate between candidates vying to be the next elected District 5 Supervisor.

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    Eliana Lopez Speaks Out

    by FCJ Editor on Oct 03, 2012 | 26 Comments

    Since this nightmare began nine months ago, my integrity, intelligence and independence have been attacked over and over again by individuals claiming to defend me. In every instance, I’ve been cast as an immigrant woman with limited English proficiency who is incapable of asserting her rights, understanding domestic violence, or speaking with her own voice

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    A Call to Action for Eric Mar

    by FCJ Editor on Oct 03, 2012 | 18 Comments

    District 1 Supervisor Eric Mar is facing a difficult reelection bid. Having won his seat by a mere 347 votes in 2008, Eric’s challenges grew greater when redistricting made his District more conservative for the 2012 election. He needs your support.

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    Overheard in Fog City: Olague Storms Off Stage During D5 Debate

    by Luke Thomas on Oct 01, 2012 | 33 Comments

    Things got a little heated during a public debate last Wednesday prompting appointed District 5 Supervisor Christina Olague to storm off stage, multiple sources have confirmed.

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    Update on Ranked Choice Voting in San Francisco

    by Steven Hill on Sep 28, 2012 | 13 Comments

    I am happy to report that we were able to beat back the attacks on Ranked Choice Voting in both San Francisco and Oakland. These were very serious and well-coordinated attacks by conservative forces.

    Posted in Opinion, Politics