Pelosi double talk rears its ugly head, again
No laughing matter: U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) has supported a half-trillion dollars in appropriations for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan under the double talk guise of “no…
“Epidemic of suicides”
Veterans’ claims of inadequate care go to trial
By Julia Cheever April 19, 2008 A two-week federal trial will begin in San Francisco on Monday on claims by two veterans’ groups that the government is failing woefully to…
Fatal shootings within 15 minutes leave two dead
By Laura Dudnick April 19, 2008 A Vallejo man and a San Francisco resident were the two victims of separate homicides that occurred within 15 minutes of each other Friday…
Sutter Health settles disability access class-action lawsuit
By Ari Burack April 19, 2008 Disability rights groups announced Friday they have reached a settlement with Northern California’s Sutter Health to improve hospital access and services for disabled patients.…
Judge issues injunction against plastic bag ban
Photo courtesy Planet Ark By Jeff Shuttleworth April 19, 2008 A judge who reviewed an Oakland ordinance that would have banned plastic shopping bags has told the city to bag…
Appeals court mulls San Francisco health plan
By Julia Cheever April 17, 2008 A federal appeals court is now pondering the legality of a San Francisco measure requiring employers to help pay for the city’s pioneering universal…