District 6 Makes My Heart Pound
If we were going to run two of the most viable progressive women in the whole city in the same district against each other it was important to me that…
SFBG to Post Meko Sit/Lie Correction
In the this week's long-anticipated endorsements issue, the SFBG states, "Jim Meko, a longtime neighborhood and community activist, has good credentials and some solid ideas. He was a key player…
Ethics Raises Spending Cap in D8 Race
The San Francisco Ethics Commission announced today that it raised the Individual Expenditure Ceiling (IEC) of all four publicly financed candidates in District 8: the IEC of William Hemenger, Rebecca…
Ethics Commission Raises Supe Races Spending Caps
A candidate running for the Board of Supervisors who seeks public funding must abide by his or her Individual Expenditure Ceiling, which begins at $143,000, and may be raised in…
Leading D6 Candidates Weigh In on America’s Cup Bid
The event, which is projected to generate as many as 9,000 jobs and much as $1.2 billion in economic activity, according to the mayor’s office, would require significant investment in…
U.S. Hypocrisy of Sanctions on Iranian Officials
According to Iranian opposition activists, detainees were tortured and raped while imprisoned. Iranian officials denied the charges. Whether the charges are true or not, what right does the United States,…
John Steinbeck, Michael Moore,
and the Burgeoning Role of Planetary Patriotism
As true patriots they have been willing, and morally well braced to endure, not only rank and file criticism, but also broad disdain, public ridicule, numerous slanders of every hue,…