Articles Posted in the News Category
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Stay Tuned: Chiu Mean It?
Board of Supervisors President David Chiu Photos by Luke Thomas By Hope Johnson April 8, 2009 Board of Supes President David Chiu received loud applause, mine included, for his public comment at yesterday’s Municipal Transportation…
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San Francisco Water, Sewage Rates to Skyrocket in July
San Francisco residents can expect to pay a lot more for their water and sewage service beginning in July if a majority of property owners fail to object to new rate hikes proposed by the…
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Preservation, Public Asset Protection Groups
Prepare to Save Historic Presidio From PrivatizationRepublican billionaire and Gap Founder, Don Fisher. Photo by Luke Thomas From the Presidio Historical Association, Save the Presidio Editor’s Note: Don’t let Gap founder Don Fisher get away with privatizing an historic public resource…
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An Ear Inside: Replacing Congresswoman Tauscher
of CaliforniaIs Rep. Ellen Tauscher’s replacement being pre-selected? Photo via Closing Velocity From NewsPlink.com April 6, 2009 Nothing warms a patriot’s heart more than when an idealistic newcomer takes a deep breath and runs for office.…
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Pakistani Journalist Criticizes US Foreign Policy
Journalist Hamid Mir discussed US foreign policy in Pakistan with San Francisco Chronicle scribe Jonathon Curiel Wednesday at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Photos by Luke Thomas By Fanny Dassie April 3, 2009 As…
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Israel’s Illegal Annexation of East Jerusalem
By Stephen Lendman April 1, 2009 So says a confidential EU report revealed on March 7 by The London Guardian’s Rory McCarthy. It accuses Israel “of using settlement expansion, house demolitions, discriminatory housing policies and…
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies GGRA Emergency Stay
By Luke Thomas March 30, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s application for an emergency order that would have immediately halted the employer-spending requirement of the San Francisco Health…
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