The Other Side of the Story
By Terry Canaan October 31, 2008 Let’s take a look at the economic situation. Never mind the naysayers, the gloom-and-doomers, the glass-half-empty types, some of us are doing just fine.…
The End of Prosperity
By Stephen Lendman October 31, 2008 From too much of a good thing. From the 1980s and 1990s excesses. From the longest ever US bull market. Heavily manipulated to keep…
Brugmann Blasts San Francisco Chronicle, PG&E
By Luke Thomas October 30, 2008 San Francisco Bay Guardian publisher Bruce Brugmann yesterday blasted Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for its efforts to buy the November election and…
Political Paradigm Shift? Not in Newsom’s San Francisco
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Photo by Luke Thomas By Marc Salomon October 29, 2008 While the Democratic Party has followed Barack Obama and embarked in an historic shift away…
How Did The Green Vote Grow?
Bay Area Representatives
Cast Significant Percentage of Green Votes
From California Sierra Club October 29, 2008 SACRAMENTO – Some Bay Area representatives voted sustainably, while others voted against California’s air, water and wild places, Sierra Club California’s annual Legislative…
The Newsom Era Ends With A Whimper
 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom File photo by Luke Thomas By Milkcluber October 28, 2008 Republican presidential John McCain got a surprising endorsement for his economic recovery strategy last…
Star Witness Pleads Fifth
Over Evidence Tampering Complaint
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd aide, Olivia Scanlon. File photo by Luke Thomas Case Against Hall Evaporates When Aide to Sup. Sean Elsbernd Refuses to Answer Questions About Allegedly Forged Campaign Documents…