The “dirty little secret” of the US bank bailout

The “dirty little secret” of the US bank bailout

October 27, 2008 | No Comments

By Barry Grey, via wsws.org October 27, 2008 In an unusually frank article published in Saturday’s New York Times, the newspaper’s economic columnist, Joe Nocera, reveals what he calls “the dirty little secret of the…

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Leno on Propositions H and 8

Leno on Propositions H and 8

October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas October 27, 2008 Assemblymember Mark Leno attended a press conference and rally Sunday to support Proposition H, the San Francisco Clean Energy Act, and to oppose Proposition 8,…

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Criminal Complaint Filed Against Aide to Supervisor Elsbernd

Criminal Complaint Filed
Against Aide to Supervisor Elsbernd

October 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Supervisor Sean Elsbernd aide, Olivia Scanlon. Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas October 26, 2008 A criminal complaint has been filed against an aide to District 7 Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, Fog City Journal has…

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Hundreds Mount Protest Against San Francisco Association of Realtors

Hundreds Mount Protest
Against San Francisco Association of Realtors

October 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Protestors Tommi Avicolli Mecca and Camila Contreras wore fake $100 bills and signs that read “Can I buy your vote?” during a rally outside the offices of the San Francisco Association of Realtors, Friday, to…

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Coming Home: Taking the Long Way

Coming Home: Taking the Long Way

October 25, 2008 | 5 Comments

By Thembi Mutch October 25, 2008 People continue to lose their homes in England. Home repossessions continue to rise. And for the first time in seventeen years, unemployment figures are rising again. Homes are interesting…

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Amazon Watch: Chevron Asked to Disclose Relationship with Pat Murphy

October 24, 2008 | 3 Comments

SanFranciscoSentinel.com publisher Pat Murphy. File photo by Luke Thomas From BUSINESS WIRE, posted at MarketWatch.com Editor’s Note: In the interest of fairness, Mr. Murphy has responded to the claims made by Amazon Watch here. October…

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Election 2008: Fog City Journal Endorses Gerardo Sandoval for Judge

Election 2008: Fog City Journal Endorses
Gerardo Sandoval for Judge

October 23, 2008 | 3 Comments

  District 11 Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval Photo courtesy SandovalForJudge.com By Luke Thomas October 23, 2008 By golly, don’t know how this happened, but somehow we overlooked endorsing Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval for judge when we compiled…

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