Defending the Public Defender
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. Photos by Luke Thomas By Matt Gonzalez and G. Whitney Leigh, special to Fog City Journal July 8, 2009 San Francisco Public Defender Jeff…
San Francisco Supes Reflect on Life of Michael Jackson
By Luke Thomas July 7, 2009 On the day of Michael Jackson’s memorial in Los Angeles, members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors today couldn’t resist an opportunity to…
The Last Empire: What is Left?
War correspondent, journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger was one of several outspoken keynote speakers at Socialism 2009 held at the Women’s Building in San Francisco, July 4th. Photos by…
Laguna Honda Hospital: Pot-bellies v. Beds?
By Patrick Monette-Shaw, first published in West of Twin Peaks Observer July 7, 2009 One outcome of California Pacific Medical Center’s (CPMC) plans to close three of its San Francisco…
Repeal Taft-Hartley
By Adriel Hampton July 5, 2009 Alongside my intense aversion to empire-building wars, the primary reason I am running for Congress is to ensure that California’s District 10 has a…
CA-10 Democratic Candidates Square Off in Antioch
 Democratic candidates in the race to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher in CA-10 squared off Thursday during a debate in Antioch. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas July 5,…
California Heading for Violent Class Warfare?
Governor Schwarzenegger is joined by California families as he discusses the state’s budget crisis. Photo courtesy the governor’s office. By Gino Rambetes July 3, 2009 The photograph above came out…