Closing the Loophole in SF Health Care Ordinance
The amendment, introduced by Supervisor David Campos, simply re-affirms the layman's traditional understanding of a "health care expenditure" by allowing employees to carry over funds from health reimbursement accounts from…
BART Protest Delays Evening Commute
Chanting “Cops, Pigs, Murderers,” “No justice, no peace, disband the BART police,” the demonstrators were able to prevent an eastbound train from leaving the Civic Center station for 15 minutes…
Libya and US Debt: Another Treasury-Draining War
Yet, the bill for U.S. participation in the NATO-led Libya mission is projected to reach at least $844 million by September with the U.S. funding about three quarters of the…
Oh, For the Good Old Days…
What better way to escape today’s realities than by slipping back to a supposedly better time. Which is what Woody Allen’s alter ego did when he got a magical opportunity…
Fair Shelter Initiative Hearing On July 14
Care Not Cash or Proposition N was passed by voters in 2002 and was promoted as a means to increase mental health, substance abuse treatment and housing in exchange for…
Mayor Lee Rejects Adachi Overture
for Pension Reform Compromise
Both Adachi and the Mayor are sponsoring competing pension reform proposals that are expected to go before voters in November in an effort to correct a structural imbalance between pension…
Lies, Damn Lies, and “Safe” Nuclear Power
Many problems AP found could trigger a nuclear disaster, including broken seals and nozzles, rusted pipes, aging facilities past their useful life, and numerous examples of shoddy maintenance and management…