Overheard in Fog City

Overheard in Fog City

November 05, 2009 | 8 Comments

By Luke Thomas November 5, 2009 Alioto-Pier, Elsbernd defend feline digital amputation An ordinance banning feline declawing (onychetomy) passed 9-2 on its first reading during the weekly Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. You’d think such…

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House Resolution Designates Venezuela
a State Sponsor of Terrorism

November 04, 2009 | 6 Comments

By Stephen Lendman November 4, 2009 At a time of growing US poverty, hunger, homelessness, and despair, imperial wars without end, and the Obama administration even worse than its predecessor, Venezuela: — is a model…

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Proposition D: A Catastrophe for San Francisco

October 29, 2009 | 5 Comments

Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos. Photo by Luke Thomas By Art Agnos, former Mayor of San Francisco October 29, 2009 Proposition D on this Tuesday’s ballot would force a new electronic billboard zone on…

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Milk Club Endorses Goldstein, Mandelman and Walker

Milk Club Endorses Goldstein, Mandelman and Walker

October 28, 2009 | No Comments

By Luke Thomas October 28, 2009 The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club held an early 2010 endorsement meeting last eve and endorsed former club presidents Michael Goldstein (CCCF Board of Trustees), Rafael Mandelman (District 8),…

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Los Diablos de Amor “Blitz Busks” San Francisco

Los Diablos de Amor “Blitz Busks” San Francisco

October 28, 2009 | No Comments

A “Blitz Busking” Los Diablos de Amor played an hour-long set of Latin Grooves, Blues, Reggae and Funk on the Embarcadero last week. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas October 28, 2009 There’s never…

Theresa Sparks: A Compromised Candidate

Theresa Sparks: A Compromised Candidate

October 26, 2009 | 40 Comments

Human Rights Commission Executive Director Theresa Sparks has positioned herself as the downtown candidate in the 2010 race for District 6 Supervisor. Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly, special to FogCityJournal.com October 26, 2009…

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Brown, Hall, Pritikin Bedazzle Guests During Mural Unveiling

Brown, Hall, Pritikin Bedazzle Guests During Mural Unveiling

October 26, 2009 | No Comments

Former Mayor Willie Brown, former Supervisor Tony Hall and former ad-executive Bob Pritikin performed at the Pritikin Mansion Sunday as part of an official ceremony to unveil the world’s largest portrait mural. Photos and video…