Articles Posted in 2008

  • Reiser not emotional enough to commit murder,according to defense testimony

    Reiser not emotional enough to commit murder,
    according to defense testimony

    Hans Reiser Police photo By Jeff Shuttleworth February 25, 2008 A longtime friend of Oakland computer engineer Hans Reiser said today that Reiser is less emotional than most people. Defense lawyer William DuBois called Cimarron…

  • Five candidates vie for Lantos’ seat

    Five candidates vie for Lantos’ seat

    By Caitlin Cassady February 26, 2008 Five candidates who filed to run in the April 8 special election to fill the vacant congressional seat left by the late Tom Lantos will have to wait to…

  • The CrackBerry Chronicles

    The CrackBerry Chronicles

    Elaine Santore Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore February 26, 2008 Nader urges “Jeffersonian Revolution” Presidential candidate Ralph Nader. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced his candidacy for president on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday…

  • San Francisco named second greenest city in U.S.

    San Francisco named second greenest city in U.S.

    An easterly view of San Francisco shows the Moscone Convention Center with rooftop solar panels, one of several qualifications used by Popular Science Magazine to nominate San Francisco as the second greenest city in the…

  • SF Music ListingsFebruary 29 to March 9

    SF Music Listings
    February 29 to March 9

    By Khalida Sarwari February 25, 2008 THE INDEPENDENT — The Helio Sequence, Film School, The Builders And The Butchers, Built For The Sea, Feb. 29. $14. The Mountain Goats, David Dondero, Tulsa, Conspiracy of Venus,…

  • SF Event ListingsFebruary 29 to March 9

    SF Event Listings
    February 29 to March 9

    By Khalida Sarwari February 25, 2008 “CROSSROAD IRISH AMERICAN FESTIVAL,” — March 8 through March 16. An annual, cultural arts, and literary event that explores and celebrates the history of the Irish Diaspora throughout the…

  • SF Gallery ListingsFebruary 29 to March 9

    SF Gallery Listings
    February 29 to March 9

    By Khalida Sarwari February 25, 2008 AFRICAN AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE COMPLEX — “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” through April 6. An art exhibition featuring over 50 portraits of Americans who have stood up for…