Articles Posted by Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas is a former software developer and computer consultant who proudly hails from London, England. In 2001, Thomas took a yearlong sabbatical to travel and develop a photographic portfolio. Upon his return to the US, Thomas studied photojournalism to pursue a career in journalism. In 2004, Thomas worked for several neighborhood newspapers in San Francisco before accepting a partnership agreement with the SanFranciscoSentinel.com, a news website formerly covering local, state and national politics. In September 2006, Thomas launched FogCityJournal.com. The BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, New York Times, Der Spiegel, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, 7x7, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Bay Guardian and the San Francisco Weekly, among other publications and news outlets, have published his work. Thomas is a member of the Freelance Unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521 and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.

  • Progressives, Newsom, Harris, Public Power Victorious

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    Progressives, Newsom, Harris, Public Power Victorious

    With all votes tallied, PG&E’s $50 million campaign to hoodwink the California electorate into voting against its best interests was defeated, as was Mercury Insurance’ Prop 17. Progressives also maintain control of the all important San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) wrested from Party moderate control by Chris Daly and Aaron Peskin in 2008.

  • Political Junkies Alert: June 8 Elections Results

    Political Junkies Alert: June 8 Elections Results

    In years past, San Francisco political junkies who want instant elections returns information, convene in North Light Court at City Hall where election results are tabulated and displayed on a giant monitor. This option is still available and we’ll likely see the usual suspects rubbing shoulders, interpreting results, and blogging their thoughts on the results in real time.

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    SF Green Party Calls for Worldwide Boycott of Israel

    In a statement published on its website, the SF Green Party is “actively engaging in a full boycott of all purchases of products and services, the financial gains of which will accrue to any individual or entity within Israel, until Israel is in compliance with all United Nations-recognized international laws; all resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council; and, all decisions and directions by all United Nations-recognized international courts, regardless of Israel’s participation in or ratification of such courts.”

  • Gonzalez Being Considered for Interim Mayoral Post?

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    Gonzalez Being Considered for Interim Mayoral Post?

    There’s good reason Gonzalez is being considered for the interim post: Gonzalez has the highest vote totals in a race for San Francisco mayor without winning, narrowly losing to Newsom in 2003 with 119,329 votes to Newsom’s 133,546 votes.

  • Newsom’s Lie on Sit/Lie

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    Newsom’s Lie on Sit/Lie

    And as for SFPD Chief Gascon, who is Newsom’s wingman on this caper, even he is careful not to admit that police enforcement of loitering laws is the solution to many of the problems being raised. No, instead, Gascon is now a politician in a taxpayers’ funded uniform, endorsing candidates and going along with Newsom’s sham like former Prime minister Tony Blair went along with George Bush’s pack of lies over weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

  • Candidates Respond to Daly’s Progressive Primary

    Of the twenty-five declared candidates solicited for comment, eleven candidates have responded, expressing a collective thumbs down on the primary. Robert Jordon is the only candidate to express a willingness to endorse the winner of the primary.

  • Laguna Honda Hospital Flack Refuses to Stop Touching I-Team Reporter

    Laguna Honda Hospital Flack
    Refuses to Stop Touching I-Team Reporter

    In a video posted by the I-Team, Noyes repeatedly asks Slavin to stop touching him. Slavin repeatedly ignores Noyes’ request and later in the video, Slavin prevents the I-Team videographer from documenting the confrontation.