Articles Posted in the Politics Category

  • Easter’s Fountain of Sorrow

    Easter’s Fountain of Sorrow

    District 8 Congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan. Photo by Luke Thomas By Cindy Sheehan, special to Fog City Journal March 23, 2008 “And while the future’s there for anyone to change, still you know its seems…

  • Supervisors Chu and Elsberndsupport Chinese government oppression

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    Supervisors Chu and Elsbernd
    support Chinese government oppression

    Supervisors Carmen Chu and Sean Elsbernd yesterday derailed a resolution authored by Supervisor Chris Daly that condemns the Chinese government’s willful acts of oppression against the people of Tibet. Photos by Luke Thomas By h.…

  • Supervisors freeze wheelchair ramp funds

    Supervisors freeze wheelchair ramp funds

    By Nicholas Olczak March 21, 2008 The Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday decided that funds for a wheelchair ramp in board chambers should not be re-allocated to counterbalance mid-year cuts to mental health and chronic…

  • Mayor “running roughshod” over Board of Supervisors

    Mayor “running roughshod” over Board of Supervisors

    By Nicholas Olczak March 20, 2008 Supervisor Chris Daly accused the Mayor’s Office of failing to involve the Board of Supervisors in policy issues, speaking during a tense Budget and Finance Committee meeting yesterday. Debating…

  • Candidates square off in Senate District 3 debate

    Candidates square off in Senate District 3 debate

      California Senate District 3 candidates Senator Carole Migden, former Assemblymember Joe Nation and Assemblymember Mark Leno engaged in a cordial debate Tuesday at the UC Hastings College of Law. Photos by Luke Thomas By Nicholas…

  • Out of the Limelight

    Out of the Limelight

    District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly March 18, 2008 Gavin Newsom continues to enjoy unusually high polling numbers in the LGBT community. Gavin generated much of this goodwill with…

  • Overheard in Fog City:City Hall Norouz event postponed over flap

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    Overheard in Fog City:
    City Hall Norouz event postponed over flap

    The third annual Norouz event, scheduled for Friday, March 21 has been postponed one week due to a flap between event organizer, Turquoise Bridges, and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas…