Articles Posted in 2008
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Port Workers Return to Work After Day of Protest
Bay Area longshore workers joined anti-war activists at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco yesterday, using the traditional May Day celebration of social and economic advancements made by the international labor movement, to protest the…
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“D.C. Madam” commits suicide, police say
May 2, 2008 By James Lanaras Former Vallejo resident Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the “D.C. Madam” who was convicted April 15 of running a Washington, D.C., escort service, was found hanging from a nylon rope in…
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“Epidemic of Suicides:” Veterans Combat VA in Lawsuit Seeking Adequate and Timely Healthcare
By John F. Hoctor May 1, 2008 Alarming rates of suicide compared to previous U.S. military conflicts have united veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in a declaration of war on their own soil against the…
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“F is for Fairness” Launches Internet
Advertising CampaignFrom the Proposition F Campaign (Bayview Affordable Housing Initiative) May 1, 2008 Yesterday, F is for Fairness revealed the details of its internet advertising campaign, in an effort to counter Lennar’s marketing blitz. In another…
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Bay Area News Briefs
By Maya Strausberg May 1, 2008 Union ordered to tell members to work on day of planned protest An arbitrator Wednesday ordered for the second time in a week that the International Longshore and Warehouse…
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Judge gives green light to pedestrian safety improvements
Judge Peter Busch has given preliminary approval to implement traffic safety improvements at the intersection of Fell Street and Masonic Avenue. Photo by Stephen Dorian Miner By Stephen Dorian Miner May 1, 2008 The City…
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To Fix the Media, Kill Phony Objectivity
By Terry Canaan April 30, 2008 I’ve been ripping on the media lately and not without good cause. We’ve seen what may have been the worst and most uninformative presidential debate of our lifetime. Well,…
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