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.

  • U.S. Supreme Court Denies GGRA Emergency Stay

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 30, 2009 | 1 Comment

    By Luke Thomas March 30, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s application for an emergency order that would have immediately halted the employer-spending requirement of the San Francisco Health…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Post Office to the Poor: No Mail for You?

    Post Office to the Poor: No Mail for You?

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 29, 2009 | 3 Comments

    Joe Jackson, 70, is a retiree living on a fixed income in a Single Residence Occupancy hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Due to USPS fiscal shortages and service cutbacks, low-income tenants like Jackson are…

    Posted in News

  • DCCC Immigration Resolution Demands Newsom Support Sanctuary City Ordinance

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    DCCC Immigration Resolution Demands Newsom Support Sanctuary City Ordinance

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 26, 2009 | 14 Comments

    A resolution requiring Mayor Gavin Newsom to redirect SFPD law enforcement efforts away from criminalizing law-abiding immigrants, was passed yesterday during a meeting of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee. File photo by Luke…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Adriel Hampton to Run for Congress

    Adriel Hampton to Run for Congress

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

    Adriel Hampton Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas March 21, 2009, 11:52 am San Francisco City Attorney Analyst Adriel Hampton will declare his candidacy in the race for California’s tenth congressional district, a source…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Campos Drops Support for Mazzola Appointment

    Campos Drops Support for Mazzola Appointment

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 19, 2009 | 7 Comments

    Supervisor David Campos Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas March 19, 2009 Supervisor David Campos provided the swing vote to upend the appointment of Local 38 business manager Larry Mazzola Jr. to the Golden…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Are We Living in a Police State?

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    Are We Living in a Police State?

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 18, 2009 | 16 Comments

    Your browser is not able to display this multimedia content. By Luke Thomas March 18, 2009 Watch this unedited video of a demonstration outside the Israeli embassy on Tuesday in downtown San Francisco and ask…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Tony Hall Files SFPD Criminal Complaint Against Supervisor Sean Elsbernd Aide

    Tony Hall Files SFPD Criminal Complaint Against Supervisor Sean Elsbernd Aide

    by Luke Thomas on Mar 16, 2009 | 7 Comments

    Former District 7 Supervisor Tony Hall. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas March 16, 2009, 3:42 pm. Former Supervisor Tony Hall has refiled his criminal complaint against Supervisor Sean Elsbernd aide Olivia Scanlon with…

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