Articles Posted in 2011

  • 2011 Justice Summit: Justice By The Book

    by FCJ Editor on May 16, 2011 | No Comments

    Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Police Chief Greg Suhr and DA George Gascón will join bestselling authors, law professors, prominent defense attorneys and civil rights experts on Wednesday, May 18 for the free forum, which is open to the public. The 2011 Justice Summit will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium in San Francisco Main Library. Seating is limited and all attendees must register at sfpublicdefender.org.

    Posted in Events, Politics

  • Mayor Lee Celebrates Bay to Breakers 100th Anniversary

    Mayor Lee Celebrates Bay to Breakers 100th Anniversary

    by FCJ Editor on May 13, 2011 | 3 Comments

    The 100th running of Bay to Breakers is sponsored by Bay Area micro-retailer Zazzle. Mayor Lee honored race organizers on this historic occasion with a proclamation declaring May 13-15, 2011 as Bay to Breakers Weekend in San Francisco.

    Posted in Culture, Events

  • Lobbygate: Dennis Herrera Fires Alex Tourk

    Lobbygate: Dennis Herrera Fires Alex Tourk

    by Luke Thomas on May 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

    In the video, Herrera asks for Tourk’s resignation over alleged campaign ethics law violations.

    Posted in Arts/Entertainment, News, Politics

  • Mayor Lee Celebrates Bike to Work Day

    Mayor Lee Celebrates Bike to Work Day

    by FCJ Editor on May 12, 2011 | 5 Comments

    This year’s Bike to Work Day had 12 different commuter convoys from around the City organized by the 12,000-member San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) with Mayor Lee, Supervisors, City Departments, and key business leaders participating.

    Posted in News

  • Video Reveals Illegal Searches, Police Brutality

    Video Reveals Illegal Searches, Police Brutality

    by Luke Thomas on May 11, 2011 | 3 Comments

    The footage, the latest in a string of videos revealing serious police misconduct, prompted Adachi to renew his call for police to employ a zero tolerance policy for officers who commit perjury.

    Posted in News

  • Campos Calls on Mayor Lee to Uphold Sanctuary City Law

    Campos Calls on Mayor Lee to Uphold Sanctuary City Law

    by Luke Thomas on May 11, 2011 | No Comments

    A 2009 amendment, sponsored by Campos, to the city’s voter-approved 1989 Sanctuary City Ordinance, explicitly mandates undocumented youth first be convicted of their alleged crime in a court of law before being referred to Federal immigration authorities for deportation proceedings.

    Posted in News, Politics

  • The Future of U.S. Nuclear Power

    by Ralph E. Stone on May 11, 2011 | 3 Comments

    While we shouldn’t forget Three Mile Island and Chernobyl and the recent disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, we need a rational discussion about the future of nuclear power in this country without misinformation and histrionics. By 2030, power demand in the U.S. is expected to double. To meet this demand for power without fossil fuels, we need both nuclear power as well as renewable energy.

    Posted in Opinion