Ethics Commission selects committees for audit

Ethics Commission selects committees for audit

March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

By Luke Thomas March 25, 2008 The San Francisco Ethics Commission today released its list of political action committees the oversight body has selected for audit. At its regularly scheduled March 24 meeting the commission randomly selected 10…

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FPPC files $9 million counterclaim against Migden

FPPC files $9 million counterclaim against Migden

March 25, 2008 | No Comments

California District 3 Senator Carole Migden File photo by Luke Thomas From the Fair Political Practices Commission March 25, 2008 The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), the independent state agency charged with investigating violations of…

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Bye Bye Buster

Bye Bye Buster

March 25, 2008 | 4 Comments

Buster’s Place, a drop-in center that offers a temporary respite for San Francisco’s homeless population, is slated for closure March 31 due to budget cuts. Photos by Luke Thomas By Nicholas Olczak March 25, 2008…

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Court Jester reviews Board agenda

Court Jester reviews Board agenda

March 25, 2008 | No Comments

h. “Court Jester” brown. Photo by Luke Thomas By h. brown March 25, 2008 “I didn’t know you wanted me to do anything.” (PUC’s Barbara Hale to Lafco) For smug bureaucrats who love to rub…

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Bayview fire displaces five people,causes $900,000 in damages

Bayview fire displaces five people,
causes $900,000 in damages

March 25, 2008 | No Comments

By Kamala Kelkar March 25, 2008 A two-alarm blaze that displaced five people in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Sunday morning caused more than $900,000 in damage and was most likely accidental, fire officials said.…

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Suppressing the voice of the people

Suppressing the voice of the people

March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

Nicholas Olczak Photo by Luke Thomas By Nicholas Olczak March 24, 2008 This has not been a good week for freedom of speech in America. During the Supervisors Budget and Finance meeting Wednesday, Supervisor Chris…

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The CrackBerry Chronicles: Nowruz Deed-o Bazdeed

The CrackBerry Chronicles: Nowruz Deed-o Bazdeed

March 24, 2008 | 3 Comments

Elaine Santore, Sopida Siadat, Beyond Persia’s Lalé Welsh, and Sasaneh Solaimani. Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore March 24, 2008 Nowruz Deed-o Bazdeed After a week of anti-war protests, police brutality and comment sockpuppetry,…