Articles Posted March 2008
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Bayview fire displaces five people,
causes $900,000 in damagesBy Kamala Kelkar March 25, 2008 A two-alarm blaze that displaced five people in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Sunday morning caused more than $900,000 in damage and was most likely accidental, fire officials said.…
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Suppressing the voice of the people
Nicholas Olczak Photo by Luke Thomas By Nicholas Olczak March 24, 2008 This has not been a good week for freedom of speech in America. During the Supervisors Budget and Finance meeting Wednesday, Supervisor Chris…
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The CrackBerry Chronicles: Nowruz Deed-o Bazdeed
Elaine Santore, Sopida Siadat, Beyond Persia’s Lalé Welsh, and Sasaneh Solaimani. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore March 24, 2008 Nowruz Deed-o Bazdeed After a week of anti-war protests, police brutality and comment sockpuppetry,…
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Should we boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?
Nicholas Olczak Photo by Luke Thomas Analysis by Nicholas Olczak March 24, 2008 On April 9, San Francisco will be the only North American city to host the Olympic torch on its relay journey between…
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Easter’s Fountain of Sorrow
District 8 Congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan. Photo by Luke Thomas By Cindy Sheehan, special to Fog City Journal March 23, 2008 “And while the future’s there for anyone to change, still you know its seems…
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Supervisors Chu and Elsbernd
support Chinese government oppressionSupervisors Carmen Chu and Sean Elsbernd yesterday derailed a resolution authored by Supervisor Chris Daly that condemns the Chinese government’s willful acts of oppression against the people of Tibet. Photos by Luke Thomas By h.…
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Supervisors freeze wheelchair ramp funds
By Nicholas Olczak March 21, 2008 The Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday decided that funds for a wheelchair ramp in board chambers should not be re-allocated to counterbalance mid-year cuts to mental health and chronic…
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