Daly Sets Sights on Democratic Party Organizing Role

Daly Sets Sights on Democratic Party Organizing Role

April 13, 2009 | 9 Comments

Supervisor Chris Daly Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas April 13, 2009 San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly is making a move to take progressive politics inside the California Democratic Party apparatus, Fog City Journal…

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San Francisco Giants Opening Week a Mixed Bag

San Francisco Giants Opening Week a Mixed Bag

April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments

Photo by Luke Thomas By Stefan Cohen April 13, 2009 After the first week of San Francisco Giants baseball, my pre-season optimism has dwindled slightly, but there’s still twenty-five baseball filled weeks left, so I’ll…

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ICRC’s Damning Exposé of US Torture

ICRC’s Damning Exposé of US Torture

April 13, 2009 | No Comments

By Stephen Lendman April 13, 2009 On March 12, Mark Danner, in a New York Times op-ed and The New York Review of Books, wrote about the International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) revelations…

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Hampton Urges Opponents Support Marijuana Legalization

Hampton Urges Opponents Support Marijuana Legalization

April 12, 2009 | 2 Comments

From the Campaign to elect Adriel Hampton to Congress April 12, 2009 California 10th Congressional District candidate Adriel Hampton (D-Dublin) is calling on potential rivals Sen. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) and Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) to…

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Demonstrators Protest Obama Administration’s Bailout of Failed Institutions

Demonstrators Protest Obama Administration’s Bailout
of Failed Institutions

April 12, 2009 | No Comments

  Organizer Bruce Hartford for A New Way Forward, speaks to demonstrators outside the San Francisco Federal Reserve yesterday. The protest was held to rally opposition to the Obama administration’s bailout of failed banking institutions.…

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Migden to run for D10 Supe

Migden to run for D10 Supe

April 09, 2009 | 12 Comments

Former California Senator Carole Migden. Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas April 9, 2009 Former California Senator Carole Migden is “seriously looking” at throwing her hat into the 2010 race for San Francisco District…

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Sweatshops on Wheels: Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Attempt to Pillage the Taxi Industry

Sweatshops on Wheels:
Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Attempt
to Pillage the Taxi Industry

April 08, 2009 | 2 Comments

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to auction taxi medallions to help close a $576 million budget fiasco will cause more harm than good. Photo by Luke Thomas By Veena Dubal April 8, 2009 “I…

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