Articles Tagged “Gavin Newsom”
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San Francisco resolution welcomes Olympic torch
with “alarm and protest”The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 Tuesday approving a strongly worded resolution authored by Supervisor Chris Daly condemning documented human rights abuses in Tibet by the Chinese government. Photos by Luke Thomas By…
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Agency to hold open house
on City bicycle route improvement projects
“We need to encourage people to get out of their cars”In an effort to encourage the use of sustainable modes of transportation, the SFMTA will hold an open house today at 6 p.m., 101 Grove Street to discuss a doubling of San Francisco’s bicycle lanes.…
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Ethics Commission selects committees for audit
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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Bye Bye Buster
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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Suppressing the voice of the people
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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Supervisors Chu and Elsbernd
support Chinese government oppressionSupervisors Carmen Chu and Sean Elsbernd yesterday derailed a resolution authored by Supervisor Chris Daly that condemns the Chinese government’s willful acts of oppression against the people of Tibet. Photos by Luke Thomas By h.…
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Mayor “running roughshod” over Board of Supervisors
By Nicholas Olczak March 20, 2008 Supervisor Chris Daly accused the Mayor’s Office of failing to involve the Board of Supervisors in policy issues, speaking during a tense Budget and Finance Committee meeting yesterday. Debating…
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