San Francisco Honors Neighborhood Activist
Neighborhood activist Ernestine Weiss holds up a photograph showing how downtown San Francisco looked before the city was struck by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Following the 6.9 temblor and…
The Unpunished Crime Might as Well be Legal
By Terry Canaan January 14, 2009 I usually hate these “two headlines” things, where two sources report the same event and come up with entirely different takes. Usually, this means…
The CrackBerry Chronicles: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Elaine Santore with Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi’s “Baby Mama,” Venezuelan soap opera actress Eliana Lopez, at the swearing-in after-party held at Temple Nightclub, Thursday. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore…
San Francisco Progressives Retain Board of Supes Reins
Freshman Supervisor-elect David Chiu following his election to President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Thursday. Chiu, a progressive, is the first Chinese-American to be elected to the board…
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
A Bit of Background
Analysis by Ralph E. Stone January 8, 2008 Much of the reportage on Israeli’s response to the Hamas rocket and mortar attacks gives the reader the impression that the Israeli-Palestinian…
We are all Gazans
A wounded Palestinian is carried near a United Nations school in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: STR/Reuters Commentary by Cindy Sheehan January 7, 2009 My eyes are red…
The Case for John Avalos
District 11 Supervisor-Elect John Avalos and Supervisor Chris Daly on election night. Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly January 4, 2009 John Avalos, Community Organizer District 11 Supervisor-Elect John…