Articles Posted in the Politics Category

  • San Francisco Progressives Retain Board of Supes Reins

    San Francisco Progressives Retain Board of Supes Reins

    Freshman Supervisor-elect David Chiu following his election to President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Thursday. Chiu, a progressive, is the first Chinese-American to be elected to the board presidency. Photos by Luke Thomas…

  • The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Bit of Background

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    The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
    A Bit of Background

    Analysis by Ralph E. Stone January 8, 2008 Much of the reportage on Israeli’s response to the Hamas rocket and mortar attacks gives the reader the impression that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a relatively recent…

  • The Case for John Avalos

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    The Case for John Avalos

    District 11 Supervisor-Elect John Avalos and Supervisor Chris Daly on election night. Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly January 4, 2009 John Avalos, Community Organizer District 11 Supervisor-Elect John Avalos I first met John Avalos…

  • Take Nancy Pelosi Off the Table as Speaker of the House

    Take Nancy Pelosi Off the Table
    as Speaker of the House

    By Joyce Lynn January 1, 2009 Democrats, it’s time to clean the House. Start at the top. When the 111th Congress convenes in January, it is time for a change — a change of the…

  • Auld Lang Syne

    Auld Lang Syne

    Supervisor Chris Daly with daughter Grace Eolen Daly. Photo by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly December 31, 2008 As I close out my 8th year on the Board of Supervisors, it is with some sadness…

  • ALC, SABA Urge Commission to Save Jobs,Businesses at SFO

    ALC, SABA Urge Commission to Save Jobs,
    Businesses at SFO

    From Asian Law Caucus December 30, 2008 The Asian Law Caucus (ALC) and the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABA) have joined forces on a campaign launched by the ALC to save immigrant…

  • 2008 – The Year Hope Battled Hate

    2008 – The Year Hope Battled Hate

    Patrick Goggin By Patrick Goggin December 26, 2008 From the rise of Barack Obama to marking 30 years since we lost Harvey Milk, 2008 saw the message of hope reverberate from shore to shore and…