Oakland Zoo Removes Ten Commandments Monument

July 27, 2012 | 6 Comments

The Oakland Zoo, a public institution owned by the City of Oakland, removed a Ten Commandments Monument erected by the Eagles in 1966. Their actions averted a protest organized by the California State Director of American Atheists, East Bay Atheists, and Atheist Advocates of San Francisco.

Mary Jung Elected SF Democratic Party Chair as Newly Elected Members Take Office

July 27, 2012 | 1 Comment

California Democratic Party Chair John Burton administered the oath of office to the newly elected members of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee Wednesday night at the first general meeting of the local Democratic Party’s governing board following the June 5th Primary Election.

Posted in News, Politics

Arts Review: Occupy Posters Inspired by Rebellious Rocker Era

July 26, 2012 | 2 Comments

A historical entourage of voices and styles bound by the Bay Area takes center stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in its exhibit of Occupy inspired posters by artist-activists from the 1960s to the present. The unifying theme is social justice.

Only in America

July 25, 2012 | 1 Comment

The massacre in the Aurora movie theater should surprise no one. After Virginia Tech, after Columbine, after Jordan Lee Loughner’s assault on Gabby Giffords, it should surprise no one. And that’s just the latest. Count on it, it’s going to happen again.

Posted in Crime, Culture, Opinion, Politics

Ross, Eliana and Theo Mirkarimi Reunited

July 20, 2012 | 13 Comments

It couldn’t have come soon enough, but today Eliana Lopez and suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and their three-year old son, Theo, are reunited and repatriated, thanks to the lifting of a stay away order imposed on the couple in January.

Posted in News, Politics

Harvey Milk Democratic Club Passes Resolution in Support of Mirkarimi-Lopez Family

July 19, 2012 | 9 Comments

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi’s removal from office has triggered a serious discussion on issues ranging from a political figure’s legal accountability for his or her transgressions, to unscrupulous dismissals, political opportunism, and female disempowerment.

Posted in Opinion, Politics

Chronicle Should End Deal With Journatic

July 19, 2012 | No Comments

Investigations, both internal and outside, have revealed that content outsourcer Journatic supplied fake bylines to its publishing customers which include the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, GateHouse Media and Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle and Houston Chronicle.

Posted in Labor, Media, Opinion