Articles Posted in the Politics Category
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The CrackBerry Chronicles:
Spitzer escort becomes latest notorious nobodyElaine Santore Photo by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore March 14, 2008 Spitzer escort becomes the latest notorious nobody Whenever my dad visits his family in upstate New York, they always ask him, “So, how’s…
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Newsom and Peskin join hands
to expand payroll tax creditsPutting political differences aside for a good cause, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Board President Aaron Peskin announced new legislation Tuesday to provide tax credits to businesses that hire disadvantaged workers. File photo by Luke Thomas…
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What if Fallon’s just the first of many?
By Terry Canaan, special to Fog City Journal March 13, 2008 The thing about news stories is that they’re artificially reduced to stand-alone sort of things. In political news, the whole story is wider in…
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Supes mandate restaurants post nutritional info
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a law Tuesday requiring chain restaurants to post nutritional information in an effort to stem rising rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Photo by Stephen Dorian Miner…
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The Cold, Cold Steel of Handcuffs
District 8 Congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan. Photo by Luke Thomas By Cindy Sheehan March 12, 2008 With the unbelievable 5th anniversary of “shock and awe” looming before us like a dark cancer that is out…
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Ethics Commission certifies Tony Gantner
as eligible to receive public fundsFrom the San Francisco Ethics Commission March 12, 2008 The San Francisco Ethics Commission certified Tony Gantner, candidate for the Board of Supervisors, District 3, as eligible to receive public funds from the San Francisco…
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Supes reject Alioto-Pier effort to stifle accountability
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier’s efforts to repeal a 2006 voter mandate requiring the mayor of San Francisco attend Board of Supervisors meetings, was effectively killed yesterday. Photos by Luke Thomas By Nicholas Olczak March 12, 2008…
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