Waves of Protest Pound at BART, Shutting Down Stations
What started as a fizzled anti-police brutality protest at BART's Civic Center station has spiraled into a San Francisco moment with echoes of the Arab Spring and V For Vendetta.…
Dateline Iowa: Republican Party Hoisted on its Own Petard
Ron Paul (barely) - Paul landed less than a single percentage point behind Bachmann (although your wouldn’t know it from the conservative media’s instant anointment of Bachmann, Romney and Perry…
John Avalos Rides No Hands!
A cool as a cucumber Avalos shows he's no cycling novice, shown fixing punctures and riding his bicycle without using his hands. Not sure if Board Prez and fellow mayoral…
SEIU 1021 Announces Endorsements:
Rejects Lee, Dual Endorses Avalos, Yee for Mayor
In a surprising move, the 54,000 member SEIU 1021 union endorsed Mayor Lee's "consensus/city family" pension and healthcare reform measure over Public Defender Jeff Adachi's pension reform initiative. Under Lee's…
Herrera Slams Lee Over Nuru Appointment
Nuru, who was first hired by Lee during the administration of former Mayor Willie Brown, was the subject of a series of ethical scandals involving the misappropriation of public funds…
Yee Announces Chinatown Revitalization Plan
The subtext of Yee’s move is viewed as an unsaid challenge to Chinatown powerbroker Rose Pak’s grip on the Chinese-American community in an attempt to weaken her base of support…
Adachi Candidacy Tosses Life Preserver to San Francisco
San Francisco is poised to accept another 700 prisoners into our jail system. Thanking God that Sheriff Michael Hennessey chose to follow Federal court orders and construct a new jail…