Eastern Neighborhoods: Lessons Learned?

November 25, 2008 | 3 Comments

By Jim Meko November 25, 2008 Eight long years of focus groups, workshops and public hearings have sucked the very last few ounces of passion from the land use wars that once dominated the headlines…

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The CrackBerry Chronicles: Progressive Victory Cups Runneth Over

The CrackBerry Chronicles: Progressive Victory Cups Runneth Over

November 24, 2008 | 8 Comments

  Elaine Santore Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore November 24, 2008 How to Party, Progressive Style Fog City Journal attended last Thursday’s Progressive Victory Party, held at the Independent, expecting a raging party…

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Fire’s on Fire

Fire’s on Fire

November 23, 2008 | No Comments

By Marc Salomon (with help from Brian Eno) Editor’s Note: Mr. Salomon wrote this article December 29, 2007. November 23, 2008 Baby’s on fire/Better throw her in the water/Look at her laughing/Like a heifer to…

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EVOC-ing Yesteryear, East Village Style

EVOC-ing Yesteryear, East Village Style

November 22, 2008 | No Comments

The evocative East Village Opera Company returned to San Francisco Tuesday, performing at Café Du Nord. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas November 22, 2008 For some nose-in-the-air opera purists, the East Village Opera…

Bold Pragmatism

Bold Pragmatism

November 22, 2008 | 3 Comments

Patrick Goggin By Patrick Goggin November 22, 2008 In his cabinet choices thus far, President-Elect Obama is following the Lincoln and FDR model of surrounding himself with incredibly bright, experienced intellectuals not shy about their…

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Shutting Down Gitmo

Shutting Down Gitmo

November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

By Terry Canaan November 21, 2008 While the most visible military action is in Afghanistan, America is acting elsewhere. We now have troops in the Philippines, helping to train that country’s armed forces to go…

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California Supreme Court Will Hear Prop 8 Legal Challenge

California Supreme Court
Will Hear Prop 8 Legal Challenge

November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Photo by Luke Thomas From the Office of City Attorney Dennis Herrera November 19, 2008 Debate Shifts from Same-Sex Marriage to Core Constitutional Principles of Separation of Powers, Equal…

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