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Barack Obama is the Nominee -- Why are Black People Still So Mad?

Michael Gene Sullivan | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics


Michael Gene Sullivan

A calm day. A sunny, day, for San Francisco - which means really foggy with what will ultimately be an unfulfilled promise of sun later. A nice day, w...

Sarah Palin: A Right-Wing Gidget for Leader of the Free World

Michael Russnow | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics


Michael Russnow

Watching the Republican convention tonight, I was struck by a number of things, most notably how the prime-time star speakers whipped up the audience ...

In San Francisco, A Republican

Brian Pendleton | Posted 08.29.2008 | Home


Brian Pendleton

A 64-year-old woman who did not yet know how she was going to vote, since she wasn't certain how either candidate felt about the "big issues." She did like that McCain had "experience" and "strong values," but felt that Obama, though "good," "just doesn't know what the heck he is doing."

Something to Yelp About

Julia Plevin | Posted 08.20.2008 | Style


Julia Plevin

Yelp is a pinnacle of web 2.0. Members write reviews of every type of businesses -- for a fabulous meal, or write something wretched if you saw a mouse ran across the floor of the restaurant.

San Francisco: Obama Supporters Rally Outside; Donors Open Checkbooks Inside

Edwin Rutsch | Posted 08.18.2008 | Home


Edwin Rutsch

While Obama was inside the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco raising millions of dollars from deep-pocketed Democrats, OffTheBus community member and r...

San Francisco Donates 276 Recycling Bins To Houston

Stephen Elliott | Posted 08.17.2008 | Politics


Stephen Elliott

In areas of Houston with recycling programs there is up to a ten year wait for an 18 gallon bin. There are 25,000 people in the city on the list.

US Navy Agrees To Limit Potentially Harmful Sonar Use

AP | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Navy agreed in a settlement approved Tuesday to limit where it operates certain sonar systems criticized by environmentalist...

Does This Mean Edwards is Now For Gay Marriage?

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

It is shocking that politicians with personal lives as deeply flawed as Edwards, the Clintons, McCain and others, set themselves up as defenders of an institution they have raped of all moral significance.

Cindy Sheehan Makes It On Ballot To Challenge Nancy Pelosi!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Now comes the true test for the progressive movement. Will progressives who vehemently oppose Nancy Pelosi's failed Congressional leadership come forward to help Cindy Sheehan challenge Pelosi for her seat in San Francisco's 8th Congressional District? I know I will.

Who's a Hipster?

Julia Plevin | Posted 08.08.2008 | Style


Julia Plevin

What happens when American Apparel stores outnumber Gap stores in New York City and blogging about music, photos, or cooking becomes lucrative? Have hipsters won or merely defeated themselves?

Pelosi Secures Her "but"

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Pelosi's response to a viewer who asked why she took the impeachment of George W. Bush off the table is categoric proof of her incompetence, dereliction of duty, disdain for the Constitution and disregard for the people of this nation.

Top 10 Most Walkable Cities In America

The Daily Green | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 07.17.2008 | Green


1. San Francisco, CA The city is known for its stable, relatively mild climate and progressive viewpoints, and 90% of San Francisco residents have a ...

Hanging with Insurance Companies and Their Lobbyists

Mike Stark | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Mike Stark

I wish I had something exciting to share with you about the America's Health Insurance Plans conference, but Bill Frist, the reptile that he is, never seemed to break a sweat.

Green Leadership

Gavin Newsom | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green


Gavin Newsom

San Francisco is one of the greenest cities in the country because we did not wait for Washington. We are taking action now to green our environment and our economy from the ground up.

Party for Feminist Media Justice!

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media


Jennifer L. Pozner

This goes out to all my Bay Area friends -- if you've been reading my occasional blog posts about women, media, politics and pop culture here at Huffi...

You Can Be Ticketed for Feeding a Parking Meter After the Time Limit: How Many People Really Know?

Michael Russnow | Posted 07.07.2008 | Business


Michael Russnow

I've been refeeding meters for years and never gotten a ticket. Apparently, according to the meter maid, I'd been lucky in all cases.

Friday Talking Points [37] -- Welcome, New Readers

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

McCain flip-flops on torture, tax cuts, the religious right, Roe v. Wade, lobbyists, gay marriage, creationism, Iraq, talking to enemies, and just about any other subject you care to name.

What The White House Needs Is Just A Splash Of Aloha

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living


Stacie Krajchir

It looks like the White House has a real shot at getting some Aloha after all. Maybe Obama will bring some simplicity, integrity and laidback-ness to the people, so we can all chill out already.

Government By Lawyers, For Lawyers

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Aaron Greenspan

The aggregate efforts of all of the lawyers I have hired have yielded more dishonest behavior than the issues I was hoping to address with their help.

Pelosi's First Primary Opponent As An Incumbent is Number One On Act Blue... and a Lesbian

Rob Kall | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Rob Kall

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be in for the campaign battle of her life during the June 3 primary election. Pelosi's opponent, Shirley Golub, says P...

Right is Wrong: the New York Times Corrects Latest Kristol, Brooks Columns on Obama

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.21.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

In a rare move, the New York Times offered a total of four corrections today, covering the two latest columns from conservative op-ed columnists William Kristol and David Brooks.

Love is Everywhere: Celebration in the Streets of San Francisco

Kip Williams | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


Kip Williams

The California Supreme Court ruled that it's unconstitutional to deny same-sex couples the right to marry. It's kind of a big deal.

San Fran Mayor Wants Mandatory Recycling

New York Times | FELICITY BARRINGER | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business


Mayor Gavin Newsom is competitive about many things, garbage included. When the city found out a few weeks ago that it was keeping 70 percent of its d...

Clinton: Not Exactly The Great White Hope

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Were Hillary the great rural white savior that her campaign is depicting, she would have been able to dispatch a presidential neophyte like Barack Obama.

The Moviegoer: Last Stand at Beverly and LaBrea

James Rocchi | Posted 04.25.2008 | Entertainment


James Rocchi

Zulu's a very old-school action-epic; as Dante noted in his introduction, "You know the movies they don't make 'em like anymore? This is one of them."


 

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