Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners Needs Our Help
This amazing act of charity started with one person 37 years ago. Perry Spink was a bartender and drag queen performer in the Tenderloin. In 1974, someone gave Perry a…
Occupy: The Movement We’ve Been Waiting For
This movement is larger than a single voice, a single message - or even a single person. It is larger than you or me. The mantra, "We are the 99…
RCV is Electing Winners with Stronger Mandates than December Runoffs
The ultimate irony is that Sean Elsbernd himself is the poster child for what's wrong with the old December runoffs and what's right with RCV. Look at the results above…
OccupySF Offered Alternative Location
and What’s Up With OccupyOakland?
As we were leaving, we spotted some commotion around a sidewalk tree on the edge of the Plaza. We encountered "Robin," a young man in his 20s, who is currently…
Occupy Wall Street: Too Big to Fail
Federal, state and local officials plan budget cuts instead of help. Human deprivation isn't discussed in high places, only ways to grab more wealth and power. In plain sight, America's…
OccupySF Prepares for Police Raid
on Federal Reserve Encampment
When I first arrived, a pow-wow of participants were engaged in introductions of the many organizations that were represented (Labor Council, ILWU, UHW, Coalition on Homelessness, etc). Individuals were invited…
Student-School Assignment Measure Fails
According to final results published today by the San Francisco Department of Elections, Prop H failed to pass by 115 votes. The measure was previously leading with a small margin…