Articles Posted May 2008

  • Trade Unionism

    Trade Unionism

    San Francisco Labor Council Executive Director Tim Paulson Photo by Luke Thomas By Tim Paulson, special to Fog City Journal Editor’s Note: Mr. Paulson is responding to Supervisor Chris Daly’s May 22 op-ed titled, “Big…

  • Bay Area News Briefs

    Bay Area News Briefs

    Bay City News May 28, 2008 Multiple-Vehicle Collision Shuts Down Highway 101 for Four Hours A big-rig truck carrying about 55,000 pounds of powdered cement Tuesday was involved in a multi-vehicle collision that shut down…

  • Ambush at Rules – St. Croix blindsides Comstock

    Ambush at Rules – St. Croix blindsides Comstock

    By Joe Lynn May 28, 2008 When the Rules Committee met on May 15 to continue the consideration of Doug Comstock’s application to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, John St. Croix sat in the audience…

  • State High Court to Hear CasePitting Religious Freedom Against Civil Rights

    State High Court to Hear Case
    Pitting Religious Freedom Against Civil Rights

    By Julia Cheever May 27, 2008 The California Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in San Francisco Wednesday in a case that pits the religious freedom rights of doctors against the civil rights of…

  • The CrackBerry Chronicles:Harvey Milk Busted

    The CrackBerry Chronicles:
    Harvey Milk Busted

    Elaine Santore Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore May 27, 2008 Spotted: G & R on 20th St. btwn Dolores & Guerrero Um, not really. But Mission Mission posted some photos of an awesome…

  • Bay Area News Briefs

    Bay Area News Briefs

    Bay City News May 27, 2008 Summit Fire Reaches 80 Percent Containment, 4,270 Acres Slowly but surely, the firefighters battling the Summit Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains since Thursday are getting the flames under…

  • Memorial Day Tears on the Tombstones of War

    Memorial Day Tears on the Tombstones of War

    Cindy Sheehan Photo by Luke Thomas By Cindy Sheehan May 24, 2008 Memorial Day is a double-whammy for me. You see, my son Casey was born on Memorial Day 29 years ago. When he was…