Articles Posted in 2008

  • Tortured Logic

    Tortured Logic

    By Terry Canaan November 4, 2008 If Bush is remembered for anything, it’s my hope that he’s remembered for torture. If the Republican party under Bush is remembered for anything, I hope it’s for being…

  • Newsom to Swear in Campos

    Newsom to Swear in Campos

    Supervisor-elect David Campos will be sworn in to office by Mayor Gavin Newsom tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas December 3, 2008, 5:45 p.m. Mayor Gavin Newsom will swear in…

  • Herrera Moves to Modify Bike Plan Injunction

    Herrera Moves to Modify Bike Plan Injunction

    San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Photo by Luke Thomas Market and Octavia Intersection Leads List of Locations Where Cyclists Have Suffered an Alarming Increase in Collisions with Cars From the Office of City Attorney…

  • A Return to Reality in Fighting HIV/AIDS

    A Return to Reality in Fighting HIV/AIDS

    By Terry Canaan December 1, 2008 Back in 2006, I wrote a post I called “A Delusion-Based Global AIDS Policy.” Since it was way back in the days before we had any hope of reason…

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    Battle for the Board’s Helm

    Once the final results of ranked choice voting for district supervisors ended three weeks ago and it was assured that progressives had held on to a majority of the board’s seats, discussion turned to which among them should serve as president.

  • Art Scales a Ladder in North Beach

    Artiste Brian Goggin ascends a ladder at the intersection of Broadway and Columbus in North Beach, 11/23, to put the final touches on Language of the Birds, a new solar powered art sculpture designed by…

  • Welcome to the Age of Celebrity Terrorism

    Welcome to the Age of Celebrity Terrorism

    By Paul Cornish, Chairman, Chatham House International Security Programme November 30, 2008 Quite apart from the scores murdered and the hundreds injured, what the Mumbai terrorists really wanted was an exaggerated – and preferably extreme…