Articles Posted in 2008
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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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Mayor “running roughshod” over Board of Supervisors
By Nicholas Olczak March 20, 2008 Supervisor Chris Daly accused the Mayor’s Office of failing to involve the Board of Supervisors in policy issues, speaking during a tense Budget and Finance Committee meeting yesterday. Debating…
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Arrested journalist Josh Wolf
recounts his day in police detention Journalist Josh Wolf, who was arrested yesterday while covering an antiwar protest in San Francisco marking the fifth anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, recounts his seven-hour detention by the San…
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