Schwarzenegger Declares State of Emergency

Schwarzenegger Declares State of Emergency

June 27, 2008 | No Comments

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger From the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger June 27, 2008 Gov. Schwarzenegger Requests Federal Emergency Declaration to Help Californians Cope with Effects of Unprecedented Wildfires. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent the following letter…

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Grand Jury Report Criticizes School District Admissions Policy

Grand Jury Report
Criticizes School District Admissions Policy

June 26, 2008 | No Comments

By Ari Burack June 26, 2008 San Francisco’s public school admissions system, intended to foster diversity in schools, is actually “an expensive failure,” according to a civil grand jury report released today. The report focused…

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Fewer Kicks-Off Campaign for School Board

Fewer Kicks-Off Campaign for School Board

June 26, 2008 | No Comments

Sandra Lee Fewer (center left) and her extended family held a campaign for School Board kick-off event yesterday evening in the heart of Chinatown. Photos by Luke Thomas June 26, 2008 Joined by friends, family,…

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Villaraigosa, Siebel and Newsom Caption Action!

Villaraigosa, Siebel and Newsom Caption Action!

June 26, 2008 | 10 Comments

By Luke Thomas June 26, 2008 We just can’t resist a reader’s suggestion that we invite Foggers to provide “humorous” captions to accompany this photo of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa chatting up with Jennifer Siebel during…

Overheard in Fog City: Villaraigosa Has “Found Jesus”

Overheard in Fog City: Villaraigosa Has “Found Jesus”

June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa converses with Mayor Gavin Newsom and Jennifer Siebel during a fundraiser for Villaraigosa’s gubernatorial mayoral reelection bid held yesterday in San Francisco. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas June…

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Last Song of the Seven-Hearted Boy

Last Song of the Seven-Hearted Boy

June 26, 2008 | No Comments

By Adrian L. Jenkins, Special to Fog City Journal June 26, 2008 The last sleeps of martyrs, exiles and prophets are perhaps always starless. This fate, as ultimately told despite the wailing and weeping objections…

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Civil Grand Jury Wants More Attention From City Leaders

Civil Grand Jury Wants More Attention From City Leaders

June 26, 2008 | No Comments

By Melissa McRobbie June 26, 2008 San Francisco’s civil grand jury has released a report claiming city leaders don’t pay enough attention to its reports and recommendations. The report, posted on the grand jury’s Web…

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