Arts Review: Occupy Posters Inspired by Rebellious Rocker Era
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…
Lopez Takes the Stand in Official Misconduct Case Against Suspended Sheriff
The Ethics Commission inquisition into whether suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is guilty of official misconduct continued last eve, and while the main star of the show was Mirkarimi's wife, Eliana…
Jerry Brown Signs High-Speed Rail Investment Bill
Governor Jerry Brown approved Wednesday billions of dollars in government funding to initiate construction on a controversial high-speed rail line that will one day cut across the Central Valley and…
Protesters Disrupt MUNI On One-Year Anniversary Death of Kenneth Harding
Demonstrators disrupted San Francisco Municipal Railway service Monday morning to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of 19-year-old Kenneth Harding Jr.
Philanthropic Federal Program Raises Over $1.8 Billion for Nonprofits
A Billion Plus Change is a national campaign launched in 2008 with the ambitious goal of raising billions of dollars in pro bono, skills-based pledges from businesses, resource commitments benefiting…
The Fierce and Fighting World of Photo Freelancing
After 9/11 panic caused advertisers to pull a lot of their work, fearing the unknown climate of what people might find alluring or offensive. Now, buyers dictate pricing for work…
Occupy This Art Show: Yerba Buena Showcases Resistance History Through Art
Saturday evening, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts unveiled Occupy Bay Area — an exhibit showcasing political posters, photos and videos of the movement’s guiding principles — with an…