Canada Hits Political Breaking Point and What it Means for Us
Unlike the US, Canada has a parliamentary system. But for those who don't know too much about the way our northern neighbor runs elections, they actually elect their Parliament in…
Mayor Lee Presents Budget Proposal
To help balance the budget, Lee’s proposed budget includes $106 million in reductions to city departments, including $32 million from the Department of Public Health, $26 million in salary increase…
Court Jester Surveys Political Field on Memorial Day
Same for Leland Yee whose one great ability is to raise money and hide its source in piles of litter. Ed Jew has a better chance of being elected Mayor…
Are For-Profit Prisons the Answer
to California Prison Overcrowding?
Why is the prison system overcrowded? California's tough-on-crime policies have led to the passage of hundreds of laws that increased prison terms. One of the most significant was the 1977…
Documentary of the Year: Lifting the Veil
Lifting the Veil is the long overdue film that powerfully, definitively, and finally exposes the deadly 21st century hypocrisy of U.S. internal and external policies, even as it imbues the…
Charleston: A Hodgepodge of Impressions,
Trivia and History
The Sesquicentennial did go out of its way to point out that Charleston's economic and political power were attained on the backs of thousands and thousands of slaves. As of…
2011 Justice Summit: An Ode to Criminal Defense
In his opening remarks at his annual summit on criminal justice on May 18, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi assured the audience that this year’s conference was to be…