Blue Dog Dems and Healthcare Reform
Blue Dog Democrats Artwork by John Pritchett By Ralph E. Stone November 5, 2009 Recently, Senate majority leader Harry Reid indicated that health care reform might not be passed this…
Overheard in Fog City
By Luke Thomas November 5, 2009 Alioto-Pier, Elsbernd defend feline digital amputation An ordinance banning feline declawing (onychetomy) passed 9-2 on its first reading during the weekly Board of Supervisors…
House Resolution Designates Venezuela
a State Sponsor of Terrorism
By Stephen Lendman November 4, 2009 At a time of growing US poverty, hunger, homelessness, and despair, imperial wars without end, and the Obama administration even worse than its predecessor,…
Proposition D: A Catastrophe for San Francisco
Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos. Photo by Luke Thomas By Art Agnos, former Mayor of San Francisco October 29, 2009 Proposition D on this Tuesday’s ballot would force a…
Milk Club Endorses Goldstein, Mandelman and Walker
By Luke Thomas October 28, 2009 The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club held an early 2010 endorsement meeting last eve and endorsed former club presidents Michael Goldstein (CCCF Board of…
Los Diablos de Amor “Blitz Busks” San Francisco
A “Blitz Busking” Los Diablos de Amor played an hour-long set of Latin Grooves, Blues, Reggae and Funk on the Embarcadero last week. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas…
Theresa Sparks: A Compromised Candidate
Human Rights Commission Executive Director Theresa Sparks has positioned herself as the downtown candidate in the 2010 race for District 6 Supervisor. Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly, special…