Connecting the Bridge to Nowhere
to the New Reality
Commentary by Hector Garcia, MediaForum.org Feburary 9, 2009 Taxpayers around the globe have paid over $13 trillion (more than a quarter of the gross global product) to bail out financial,…
Stimulus Package: Pelosi Vows to Fight Republican Spending Cuts
A defiant House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed yesterday to fight a Senate Republican economic stimulus bill that calls for a $40 billion reduction in state funding over a House bill…
San Francisco Budget Crisis Ripe For Mediation
Commentary by Patrick Goggin February 9, 2009 When Supervisor Bevan Dufty last week called for locking in a room Board leadership, unions, and the business community until they come up…
Update on Injured San Francisco Firefighters’ Conditions
From the San Francisco Fire Department February 6, 2009 Two of the Six San Francisco Firefighters that were injured in an early morning fire in the Portola District yesterday remain…
Family and Children Advocates Slam Newsom
Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth Director NTanya Lee led a rally on the steps of City Hall yesterday to protest $11 million in budget cuts to the Department of…
Elsbernd Calls for Public Defender Budget Analysis
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas February 4, 2009 Following Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s request for $50,000 to fund the replacement of two former paralegals, Supervisor…
Goof Gifts Newsom Donor 20 More Feet
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Photo by Luke Thomas By Robert Selna, San Francisco Chronicle February 4, 2009 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom used a clerical error to ensure that…