FCJ Interview with CA-10 Candidate Anthony Woods
Openly gay, Woods was discharged from the US military in December 2008 after he challenged the Pentagon’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, an ignominious slap in the face to a…
Herrera Concludes Supervisor Daly Domiciled
in District He Represents
Daly has maintained that he continues to reside at the couple's condominium on Stevenson Street in San Francisco, where he has lived since Nov. 2001. His wife and two children…
Top Five Health Care Reform Lies
Lie #1: President Obama wants to euthanize your grandma! The truth: These accusations—of "death panels" and forced euthanasia—are, of course, flatly untrue. As an article from the Associated Press puts…
SFPD Officer Threatens Healthcare Reformist
With Bodily Harm
During the rally, French-born rally participant Daniel Cohen was discussing healthcare reform with two anti-reformists when Sgt. J.S. Colla intervened and told Cohen to leave. “I was talking to two…
Herrera, Mirant Reach Accord
to Close Potrero Power Plant in 2010
Under terms of the agreement signed by Mirant officials today, the company will also pay at least $1 million to the City to help address pediatric asthma in nearby communities…
Religious Fundamentalism in Israel
The earlier influence of fundamentalist Rabbi Abraham Kook (1865 - 1935), or Kuk, was significant. He preached Jewish supremacy and said: "The difference between a Jewish soul and souls of…
Universal Healthcare: A Necessary Headache
The most frightening thing about the SF Bay Guardian’s article was the leak from a high-level congressional staff member indicating "many lawmakers won’t back a single-payer system in part because…