The CrackBerry Chronicles: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Elaine Santore with Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi’s “Baby Mama,” Venezuelan soap opera actress Eliana Lopez, at the swearing-in after-party held at Temple Nightclub, Thursday. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore…
San Francisco Progressives Retain Board of Supes Reins
Freshman Supervisor-elect David Chiu following his election to President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Thursday. Chiu, a progressive, is the first Chinese-American to be elected to the board…
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
A Bit of Background
Analysis by Ralph E. Stone January 8, 2008 Much of the reportage on Israeli’s response to the Hamas rocket and mortar attacks gives the reader the impression that the Israeli-Palestinian…
We are all Gazans
A wounded Palestinian is carried near a United Nations school in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: STR/Reuters Commentary by Cindy Sheehan January 7, 2009 My eyes are red…
The Case for John Avalos
District 11 Supervisor-Elect John Avalos and Supervisor Chris Daly on election night. Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly January 4, 2009 John Avalos, Community Organizer District 11 Supervisor-Elect John…
Take Nancy Pelosi Off the Table
as Speaker of the House
By Joyce Lynn January 1, 2009 Democrats, it’s time to clean the House. Start at the top. When the 111th Congress convenes in January, it is time for a change…
Over the Top in Under the Radar
By Jill Chapin January 1, 2009 Ellen Leopold does a masterful job of showing us how our government’s Cold War mentality played a sinister role regarding radiation therapies in the…