Body Politic: Tragedy and Blame
Random violence captures our social conscience like nothing else, and random violence in liberal San Francisco is especially attractive when it allows pundits and Republican presidential candidates to attack immigrants…
Body Politic: San Francisco Social Voter Insights
Voter file analysis enabled by the NationBuilder community building software shows that few voters wear their politics in their Twitter bios. They do, however, love to talk tech. And for…
Will We Learn From the Charleston Killings?
In this violent nation of ours, there seems to be a disconnect between our Second Amendment "right to keep and bear arms" and the number of mass killings in this…
Study: Shocking Racial Disparities in San Francisco Courts
African Americans in San Francisco are more likely to await trial behind bars than their white counterparts and face harsher punishment once convicted, according to a new study commissioned by…
Comment on the Charleston Massacre
When African-Americans demonstrated against police brutality and racism in Ferguson, Missouri, Baltimore, Maryland, and Oakland, California, they were called "thugs," "rioters," and "hoodlums." But 21-year old Dylann Roof, a white…
Eliana Lopez’s Voice No Longer Silent in ‘What is the Scandal?’
Eliana Lopez, the wife of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, presented her new play ‘What Is the Scandal? / ¿Cuál es el Escándalo?’ to an ovation-standing audience of media professionals…
Body Politic: Amy Farah Weiss’ ‘What If …’ Campaign for SF Mayor
The San Francisco mayor's race is turning out to be something of a cake walk for Mayor Ed Lee, with folks like former Assemblymember Tom Ammiano and Senator Mark Leno…