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.

  • Supes Pass Interim Budget

    Supes Pass Interim Budget

    by Luke Thomas on Jun 17, 2009 | No Comments

    Following several hours of impassioned testimony Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-3 to deappropriate $82 million from Mayor Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas June 17, 2009…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Buchanan Kicks Off Campaign to Replace Tauscher

    Buchanan Kicks Off Campaign to Replace Tauscher

    by Luke Thomas on Jun 16, 2009 | No Comments

    Assemblymember Joan Buchanan Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas June 16, 2009 Democratic Party Assemblymember Joan Buchanan kicked off her campaign Sunday to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher in the tenth congressional district. “The reason…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Mousavi Under House Arrest, Rafsanjani Resigns,
    Protests Grow

    by Luke Thomas on Jun 13, 2009 | 1 Comment

    Mir Hossein Mousavi By Luke Thomas June 13, 2009 As protests are growing in intensity following Iran’s questionable presidential election, Tweets are streaming in from Twitter users reporting challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi is under house…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Mandelman First to Declare District 8 Candidacy

    Mandelman First to Declare District 8 Candidacy

    by Luke Thomas on Jun 11, 2009 | 9 Comments

    Rafael Mandelman is the first candidate to declare candidacy in the 2010 race for District 8 Supervisor. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas June 11, 2009 Lawyer and Board of Appeals Commissioner Rafael Mandelman…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Budget Committee to Discuss Budget Cuts to Firefighters and Cops

    This is currently a hot topic

    Budget Committee to Discuss Budget Cuts
    to Firefighters and Cops

    by Luke Thomas on Jun 10, 2009 | 13 Comments

    By Luke Thomas June 10, 2009 2:39 pm Just got word that this afternoon’s Budget and Finance Committee meeting, to reconvene at 3:00 pm, will discuss possible cuts to SFFD and SFPD to help balance…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Herrera Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign

    This is currently a hot topic

    Herrera Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign

    by Luke Thomas on Jun 08, 2009 | 15 Comments

    City Attorney Dennis Herrera held his re-election campaign kickoff event yesterday at the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas June 7, 2009 City Attorney Dennis Herrera kicked…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • PG&E Vault Fire Rages, 4500 Without Power

    PG&E Vault Fire Rages, 4500 Without Power

    by Luke Thomas on Jun 05, 2009 | 4 Comments

    A PG&E electrical fire rages at the intersection of O’Farrell and Polk streets in San Francisco. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas June 5, 2009 2:30 pm Forty-five hundred San Francisco residents are without…

    Posted in News