Thousands Amass to Protest Education Budget Cuts
Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas March 5, 2010 As many as ten thousand students, parents, school faculty and union members took to the streets of San Francisco yesterday…
ICE Grants Washington Family 60-Day Reprieve
Charles Washington’s wife and his Australian-born 13-year-old stepson (not pictured) won a 60-day reprieve yesterday from deportation proceedings following a reexamination by federal immigration authorities of the family’s legal status.…
Daly Pens Letter Urging Support
of Tenant Financial Hardship Measure
Cartoon by Jose Luis Pavon By Luke Thomas March 2, 2010 In a letter addressed to Board President David Chiu, Supervisors David Campos, Ross Mirkarimi and John Avalos, District 6…
Harvey Milk Club to Host Public Forum
on CleanPowerSF Project
Former State Senator Carole Migden (AB117), CleanPowerSF founder Paul Fenn, San Francisco Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and David Campos, Sierra Club's John Rizzo, and others, will speak and answer questions about…
Stay Tuned: Let Me Speak to Your Manager, Please
Rather than demand substantive improvements of themselves, they prefer to aim Muni rider anger toward average Muni workers, creating the false impression operator salaries and attitude have caused the MTA's…
Mayor Bates Shoves Protester
During PG&E Prop 16 Advisory Meeting
The physical altercation ensued following opening remarks by Mayor Bates when Mark Toney, Executive Director of The Utility Reform Network (TURN), interrupted the meeting to make a statement of protest…
Mystery Author Dick Francis Dead at 89
Mystery Author Dick Francis in 2000. By Ralph E. Stone February 17, 2010 I enjoy a good mystery, but I was hesitant at first to pick up a Dick Francis…