Articles Posted in 2009
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Daly to Expose Cronyism, Lackeyism and Corruption
By Luke Thomas February 3, 2009 Expect things to get really sticky and stinky for Mayor Gavin Newsom and the conservative bloc during today’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Word has it; Supervisor Chris Daly will…
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Animal Welfare Groups Protest SPCA Shift Away from ‘No Kill’ Policy
Animal welfare groups allege the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has implemented new cost-cutting policies, detrimental to animal welfare, as a result of cost overruns for its new $30 million…
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It’s Not Going to Be OK
By Chris Hedges February 3, 2009 The daily bleeding of thousands of jobs will soon turn our economic crisis into a political crisis. The street protests, strikes and riots that have rattled France, Turkey, Greece,…
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The Dawning of a New Era
Commentary by Patrick Goggin February 2, 2009 Two weeks on since the US and the world let out a long, pent up sigh after former President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were finally…
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How a ‘perfect storm’ led to the economic crisis
By Manav Tanneeru, CNN January 29, 2008 The U.S. economy is clearly in terrible shape. What is less clear is how we got here. Opinions vary on when and where to begin the story, but…
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Historical Preservation Groups Support Bid
to Locate Fisher Museum in San FranciscoFrom Presidio Historical Association January 28, 2009 Critics of Gap founder Donald Fisher’s plans to build a large, contemporary art museum on the Main Post of the Presidio applauded the San Francisco Board of Supervisor’s…
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Mandelman Re-Elected Harvey Milk Club President
Rafael Mandelman Photo courtesy RafaelMandelman.com By Hope Johnson January 28, 2009 The politically progressive Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club re-elected incumbent president Rafael Mandelman to a second term during its monthly membership meeting held last…
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