Category: Human Interest
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Former Refugee Discusses War and Violence in Sudan
Valentino Achak Deng By Fanny Dassie April 29, 2009 Losing a friend due to a lack of food and water and coming across dead bodies lying along the roadside, is a reality that Valentino Achak Deng experienced as a refugee from war-torn Darfur in the late 1980’s, a first hand experience he discussed during a…
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Hollis’ Story, Our Story:
A Tale of Immense Riches During Hard TimesHollis Hawthorne By Cat Rauschuber, special to FogCityJournal.com March 17, 2009 Last Thursday, March 12 a benefit was held at Slim’s in San Francisco for Hollis Hawthorne, a friend and fellow dancer. The event, which brought together her diverse communities of activists, artists, and friends, featured over one hundred performers on the stage throughout the…
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The CrackBerry Chronicles: The Big Reveal
Elaine Santore, aka Crackberry Lascivious Carriage, getting ready to perform with the Burlesqueteers at the Uptown Club in Oakland, Feb. 16. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore February 19, 2009 The Siebel-Newsom spawn: because population control is so 2008 Good news: the economy can’t be that bad if the first couple of San Francisco…
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Siebel Newsom Preggas
Mayor Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Newsom Siebel Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas February 18, 2009, 4:00 pm Mayor Gavin Newsom spokesperson Nathan Ballard today confirmed Jennifer Siebel Newsom is pregnant. “We are pleased to confirm that Mayor Gavin Newsom and First Lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom are starting a family,” Ballard said in a…
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Update on Injured San Francisco Firefighters’ Conditions
From the San Francisco Fire Department February 6, 2009 Two of the Six San Francisco Firefighters that were injured in an early morning fire in the Portola District yesterday remain in the hospital this morning. Lieutenant James App, an 8 year veteran of the Department, suffered 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns as a roof…
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San Francisco Honors Neighborhood Activist
Neighborhood activist Ernestine Weiss holds up a photograph showing how downtown San Francisco looked before the city was struck by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Following the 6.9 temblor and subsequent removal of the Embarcadero Freeway (foreground), Weiss launched a successful campaign to transform a former parking lot into Ferry Park. Photos by Luke Thomas…
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The CrackBerry Chronicles: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Elaine Santore with Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi’s “Baby Mama,” Venezuelan soap opera actress Eliana Lopez, at the swearing-in after-party held at Temple Nightclub, Thursday. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore January 12, 2009 Happy New Year, Foggers! The new Board of Supervisors was sworn in Thursday amid massive fanfare, haters, and drama. Watching the inaugural…