Newsom set-aside resolution headed for showdown

Newsom set-aside resolution headed for showdown

April 16, 2008 | 5 Comments

Promo photo courtesy www.theshowdownmovie.com By Luke Thomas April 16, 2008 A resolution introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday is headed for a political showdown, Fog City Journal has learned.

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The Beat Goes On

The Beat Goes On

April 16, 2008 | No Comments

The Beat Museum, located at 540 Broadway, provides Beat Generation aficionados a return to an era of bohemian hedonism and deeper spiritual understanding. Photos by Luke Thomas By John F. Hoctor April 16, 2008 They…

Supes unanimously adopt resolutionsagainst aerial spraying

Supes unanimously adopt resolutions
against aerial spraying

April 15, 2008 | No Comments

By Jesse Dungan April 15, 2008 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted today to oppose aerial spraying to eradicate the invasive light brown apple moth, joining a growing number of Bay Area cities that…

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Newsom moves to restrict budget set-asides

Newsom moves to restrict budget set-asides

April 15, 2008 | 3 Comments

Mayor Gavin Newsom File photo by Luke Thomas From the Mayor’s Office of Communications April 15, 2008 Today, I submitted to the Board of Supervisors a Resolution declaring it to be official City policy that…

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Bay Area News Briefs

Bay Area News Briefs

April 15, 2008 | No Comments

By Aimee Strain April 15, 2008 Prosecutor asks jurors to convict Reiser of murder Hans Reiser Police Photo A prosecutor told jurors today that the only reasonable conclusion they can draw from the mountain of…

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NPS cites “adverse effect” of proposed Presidio art museum

NPS cites “adverse effect” of proposed Presidio art museum

April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments

From the Presidio Historical Association April 15, 2008 The National Park Service (NPS) has serious concerns about new construction, including a contemporary art museum proposed by Gap founder Donald Fisher, hotel and movie multiplex, being…

Closing arguments delayedin Reiser trial after clash with judge

Closing arguments delayed
in Reiser trial after clash with judge

April 15, 2008 | No Comments

By Jeff Shuttleworth April 15, 2008 The beleaguered judge in the marathon trial of computer engineer Hans Reiser on charges that he murdered his estranged wife Nina will make a second attempt to have the…

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