The Art of the Deal – by Kim Jung Un
June 16, 2018 | No Comments
Speaking impulsively without consulting South Korea or the U.S. military, Trump handed a gift to Kim on that proverbial silver platter – an unprecedented give-away with his unilaterally deciding to end joint military exercises with South Korea.
Paul Ryan – The Statesman He Could Have Been
April 13, 2018 | No Comments
Yet after the Orlando massacre, Ryan barely addressed the attack on the LGBTQ community by a Muslim, who pledged allegiance to ISIS.
Giving Priority to Homeless with Mental and Health Conditions
March 29, 2018 | No Comments
The mentally ill and those with physical conditions should be a priority in any plan to homelessness in San Francisco.
Modest Proposals to Address Gun Violence
March 01, 2018 | No Comments
The state of our gun laws is not because of the Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller that established the “right of an individual to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, but rather the power of the NRA on its members, Congress, and many politicians across the country.
An Open Letter to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Students
February 28, 2018 | 1 Comment
Because of you, companies are already scrambling to disassociate themselves from the NRA. Best of all, it is becoming deliciously obvious with each passing day that politicians have finally – finally – met their match.
Why Twitter’s Gov’t Outreach Reflects a Big Win
for the Gov 2.0 Movement
June 13, 2010 | 2 Comments
Last week, Government 2.0 – a term first used by Bill Eggers in his 2005 e-gov-focused book of the same name, and that has become almost synonymous with Web 2.0 as developers have turned on to the promise of government-brokered data troves and universal open standards – won a significant victory. San Francisco-based Twitter, the popular social media messaging service that has serves as a platform for thousands of startups using its architecture and user base, announced that it is hiring for its first field office, focused on the government sector.
Overheard in Fog City:
Daly’s Progressive Primary on the Rocks?
June 13, 2010 | 5 Comments
Insiders are now shifting the conversation towards a ‘candidates collaborative’ whereby each of the Progressive frontrunner candidates agree to maximize the opportunities presented by ranked-choice-voting. This includes not going negative on each other and recommending second and third place votes to their Progressive challengers.
Yanks Earn Draw Against Brits in World Cup
June 12, 2010 | 6 Comments
Fulham FC star Clint Dempsey struck the unlikely equalizer for the US in the final minutes of the first half from 25 yards into the hands of Green, who watched agonizingly as the ball escaped his save and rolled over the goal line.
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World Cup Fever Draws Footy Fans to Civic Center
June 11, 2010 | 1 Comment
The match was broadcast live on a giant monitor at no cost to taxpayers courtesy of SF Recreation and Parks in partnership with American Scores, a non-profit non-profit organization that teaches soccer to children in Bay Area public schools, and Teacherbus, a for-profit organization dedicated to combing recreation with education.
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Disaster in the Gulf
June 11, 2010 | 4 Comments
Once toxins enter the food chain, none of it escapes harm, and some may be lost forever, the result of what Marine Environmental Research Institute director Susan Shaw calls “the biggest environmental disaster of our time.”
Obama: The Environmental President?
June 10, 2010 | No Comments
Already his critics are attempting to paint the BP oil spill as his Hurricane Katrina. Obama should take the initiative and use the oil spill as an opportunity to be the environmental president. I do applaud him for suspending consideration of applications for exploratory drilling for oil in the Arctic until 2011 and extending a moratorium on permits to drill new deepwater wells for six months.
Avalos, Maxwell Sponsor Resolution
Condemning Israeli Attack on Aid Flotilla
June 10, 2010 | 23 Comments
The resolution, filed with the Clerk of the Board, urges President Obama and Congress “to actively seek an end to the Gaza blockade,” and to “call for an independent investigation into the events surrounding the raid on the Freedom Flotilla and, in particular, into the raid itself, the use of force and rules of engagement by the Israeli Defense Forces.”
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