San Francisco Bay Area News, Arts, Culture and Politics
By Patricia Cain October 20, 2008 The proponents of Proposition 8 have unleashed an ad in which a law professor proclaims that unless marriage rights are denied to same-sex couples,…
By Paul Kelly October 20, 2008 “When greed and profit mix, who are the biggest pricks? Buyers or sellers?” exclaims the graffiti close to Old Trafford, Manchester, England, home of…
By Jill Chapin October 20, 2008 As one of the largest voting blocs in the country, and with record numbers of you students having registered to vote in this pivotal…
October 19, 2008 San Francisco Unified School District School Board Commissioners Jane Kim and Norman Yee, who have opposing positions on the issue of JROTC in San Francisco public high…
Candidate for the 8th congressional district, Cindy Sheehan. Photo by Luke Thomas By Cindy Sheehan October 17, 2008 Just to be clear… I am having a little difficulty grasping what…
From the BBC October 17, 2008 The state-owned Cuban oil company says the country may have more than 20bn barrels of oil in its offshore fields – more than double…
By Terry Canaan October 17, 2008 It’s a case study in missing the damned point. During the final presidential debate, Barack Obama and John McCain spent a fairly good amount…