Wall Street of the Waterfront
This type of community picket action for political purposes has a long and venerable place in ILWU history. Back in 1939 longshoremen honored a picket line set up at the…
CCSF Joins Occupy Movement
Valdez will be the stalwart of the OccupyCCSF for the next few weeks because, as he explained, finals are upon the students and the occupiers had to pack up and…
Police Raid OccupySF Encampment
Outside Federal Reserve
Forty-five protesters were arrested for illegal lodging in the pre-dawn raid. Their belongings were confiscated. No injuries were reported. “The police came out of nowhere,” said a citizen journalist who…
SF Public Defender’s Office Celebrates Nine Decades
of Delivering Justice
In 1921, the California Legislature passed the Public Defender Act after Clara Foltz, California's first female lawyer, spent years advocating for the creation of Public Defenders' offices to provide legal…
Matt Gonzalez Interview with Artist Joana Ubach
My artist background comes from a very traditional school, both in terms of an emphasis on figure drawing and classical composition. I am influenced by the old masters, and the…
Abolish the Death Penalty,
Replace With Life Without Parole
Thirty-four states impose the death penalty, including California and there are 41 Federal capital crimes for which the death penalty can be applied. Each state has its own list of…
OccupySF Protesters Retake Plaza, Police Back Down
Police moved in and ordered the protesters to leave the space, stating the plaza was closed for renovations. Most of the protesters complied with the SFPD order but a defiant…