Articles Posted in the Politics Category
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It’s Not Going to Be OK
By Chris Hedges February 3, 2009 The daily bleeding of thousands of jobs will soon turn our economic crisis into a political crisis. The street protests, strikes and riots that have rattled France, Turkey, Greece,…
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The Dawning of a New Era
Commentary by Patrick Goggin February 2, 2009 Two weeks on since the US and the world let out a long, pent up sigh after former President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were finally…
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Mandelman Re-Elected Harvey Milk Club President
Rafael Mandelman Photo courtesy RafaelMandelman.com By Hope Johnson January 28, 2009 The politically progressive Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club re-elected incumbent president Rafael Mandelman to a second term during its monthly membership meeting held last…
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Dufty Elevated to Transportation Authority Chair
Supervisor Bevan Dufty was today elevated from vice-chair to the chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas January 27, 2009 By a 6-5 vote, mayoral hopeful Supervisor…
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Newsom Adamant Transbay Project
Include High-Speed Rail Terminal San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, with Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Francois Lacote, Senior Vice President, Alstom Transport, by his side, today strongly stated that the first phase of the Transbay Terminal project must include…
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SoMa Activist Declares Candidacy for District 6 Supervisor
South of Market activist Jim Meko officially declared his candidacy yesterday for the 2010 District 6 Supervisors race. By Luke Thomas January 24, 2009 Revered South of Market land use activist Jim Meko filed papers…
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New CEQA Guidelines Expected
to Shift Transportation PrioritiesImage courtesy U.S. Department of Transportation. By Susan Vaughan January 23, 2009 San Francisco environmentalists and sustainable transportation advocates have entered a period of cautious optimism – the state of California is finally getting ready…
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