OccupySF: Defiant, Not Defeated
At noon today, activists held General Assembly in front of the Federal Reserve. Despite the ransacking of the encampment, spirits were high, and speakers were defiant. Activists made the point…
OccupySF: The Week That Was, Or Wasn’t
It is in moments like these, and probably ONLY in moments like these, that experience with police riots comes in handy. The secret is to focus on small goals and…
SF Bicycle Coalition Celebrates 40 Years,
Sells Humans for Good Cause
A crowd favorite was the live auction of a bike ride and lunch date with District 11 Supervisor John Avalos. Making the sound of a sheep, Supervisor Avalos announced his…
SFSU Students Protest Fee Increases,
Commence OccupySFSU Encampment
The OccupySFSU students proclaimed solidarity with Occupy movements everywhere. In turn, several OccupySF activists participated in the students' demonstration and helped set up the encampment at Malcolm X Plaza, which…
Is the American Psychiatric Association
in Bed with Big Pharma?
While I am sure research in mental disorders account for some of this increase, I cannot help but believe that there is a certain amount of disease-peddling going on. That…
Lives of Milk, Moscone Celebrated
on 33rd Anniversary of Assassinations
Former Supervisor Dan White, a Catholic conservative, gunned down Milk and Moscone in cold blood at City Hall when White learned he would not be reappointed to his seat following…