Aslan: US “War on Terror” Not About Terrorism
Iranian-born award-winning author Reza Aslan discussed his latest book Monday at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco. Photos by Luke Thomas By Fanny Dassie May 14, 2009 Pope Benedict…
Say It Ain’t So, Chiu
Supervisor David Chiu threatened the use of a procedural motion to reject the SFMTA’s proposed fare hikes and service cuts due to a $129 million SFMTA budget shortfall, but then…
Recurrent Energy Solar Contract
Heading Back to Committee?
By Luke Thomas May 11, 2009 A proposal by Recurrent Energy to build a 5-megawatt solar energy-generating voltaic array on the Sunset Reservoir in San Francisco may be heading back…
Star Trek Movie Review: The Ties that Bind
By Hope Johnson May 11, 2009 Star Trek, the latest entry in the legendary sci-fi series, collected a deserved $72.5 million in its opening weekend. The film is so unexpectedly…
A National Forest Sprouts Green Goodness
in the Tenderloin
The Tenderloin National Forest, located in an alley on Ellis Street near Leavenworth, has transformed a once drug and crime-infested hideaway into a sustainable green/art space. Photos by Luke Thomas…
Give the Working Class a Fighting Chance
By Adriel Hampton May 11, 2009 Workers rallied last week in San Francisco and throughout the U.S. for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill in Congress with…
American Workers Urge Feinstein
to Support Employee Free Choice Act
A rally was held Wednesday outside the San Francisco Federal Building to urge Senator Dianne Feinstein’s support of the Employee Free Choice Act. Photos by Luke Thomas By Fanny Dassie…