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

Michael Gene Sullivan | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: 1984, San Francisco Mime Troupe, Police, Political Drama, Satire, Violence, Police Brutality, Obama, Black, Justice, San Francisco, African Americans, Civil Rights, Election, Cops, Politics News

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...

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

Michael Russnow | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis, Audie Murphy, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Russnow, Sergeant York, Fred Thompson, Michael Russnow, James Madison, San Francisco, Thomas Jefferson, Wasilla Alaska, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin, New York, Gidget, Politics News

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 ...

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In San Francisco, A Republican

Brian Pendleton | Posted 08.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Republican San Francisco, Obama Obama Mccain, Mccain, San Francisco, Home News

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."

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Something to Yelp About

Julia Plevin | Posted 08.20.2008 | Style

Read More: Yelp, Web 2.0, San Francisco, New York City, Style News

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.

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

Edwin Rutsch | Posted 08.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco Obama, San Francisco, Barack Obama, Obama San Francisco Fundraiser, Home News

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

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San Francisco Donates 276 Recycling Bins To Houston

Stephen Elliott | Posted 08.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Recycling, San Francisco, Exxon, Houston, Jonathan Franzen, Politics News

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.

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US Navy Agrees To Limit Potentially Harmful Sonar Use

AP | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Sonar, Dolphins, Sonar Whales, Sonar Harmful, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Sonar Dolphins, Whales, US Navy, Green News

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

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Does This Mean Edwards is Now For Gay Marriage?

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, John McCain, Lgbt, Monica Lewinsky, Washington, Civil Rights, Campaign Finance, Cindy McCain, War, Iraq, Democratic Party, Los Angeles, New York City, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage, Iran, Religion, Marriage, New Jersey, Sex, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, San Francisco, Hillary Clinton, Massachusetts, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Republican Party, Politics News

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.

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Cindy Sheehan Makes It On Ballot To Challenge Nancy Pelosi!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Decline to State Candidate, Constitution, Ballot, Nancy Pelosi, Independent, Speaker of the House, San Francisco, Congress, Candidate, Iraq, 2008 Election, Cindy Sheehan, 8th Congressional District, California, Politics News

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.

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Who's a Hipster?

Julia Plevin | Posted 08.08.2008 | Style

Read More: Fashion, Apple, American Apparel, Hipsters, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Style News

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?

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Pelosi Secures Her "but"

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Jessica Lynch, Mary Tillman, Congressional Oversight, Impeachment, Pat Tillman, Kevin Tillman, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco, Congress, 2008 Elections, Henry Waxman, Iraq, Codepink, Politics News

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.

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Top 10 Most Walkable Cities In America

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

Read More: Walkable Cities, Most Walkable Cities, Green Cities, San Francisco, New York City, Green News

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 ...

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Hanging with Insurance Companies and Their Lobbyists

Mike Stark | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ahip, Bill Frist, Nurses, Universal Health Care, Doctors, Medical Costs, San Francisco, Health Care, California Nurses Association, Politics News

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.

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Green Leadership

Gavin Newsom | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green

Read More: George Bush, Solar, Green Jobs, Wind, Green, Pollution, Van Jones, Gavin Newsom, Climate Change, Environment, Tidal Power, San Francisco, Austin, President Bush, Mayor Newsom, Netroots Nation, Green Economy, Green News

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.

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Party for Feminist Media Justice!

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Women in Media & News, Media Justice, Social Justice, Jennifer L. Pozner, Media Alliance, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, Jeff Perlstein, Lisa Jervis, Media, Pop Culture, Women in Media and News, Making Contact, Bitch Magazine, Women's Media, Feminism, Journalism, Bay Area, Philanthropy, Politics, Progressive, Lisa Rudman, Oakland, Media Reform, Jennifer Pozner, Feminists, National Radio Project, San Francisco, Wimn, Media News

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...

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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

Read More: Holiday Parking, Parking Officials, Economy, Michael Russnow, Parking Meters, San Francisco, The WGA, Cbs, Meter Maids, Los Angeles, CBS Television City, The Writers Strike, Business News

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.

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

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: GI Bill, Speech, Friday Talking Points, Fisa, Chris Dodd, Immunity, Campaign, Sewage Plant, Presidential Memorial Commission, Republican, Telecom, Bush, Talking Points, 2008, John Kerry, Midotw, Waste, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Spin, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Grover Norquist, San Francisco, Tan, Sewage, John McCain, Beating His Wife, Amnesty, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, 2008 Presidential Race, Harry Reid, Democratic Underground, Flip Flop, Milquetoast, Du, Politics News

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.

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What The White House Needs Is Just A Splash Of Aloha

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, White House, Family, Politics, Flip-Flop, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, San Francisco, Living News

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.

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Government By Lawyers, For Lawyers

Aaron Greenspan | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Government, Parking, Law, Lawyers, Law Enforcement, Lawyer Fees, AutoReturn Inc., Car Towing, Lawyer, San Francisco, Politics News

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.

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

Rob Kall | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Impeachment, San Francisco, Iraq War Funding, Primary, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

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...

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

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Kristol, Brooks, Bill Kristol, David Brooks, The New York Times, San Francisco, Barack Obama, Media News

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.

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Love is Everywhere: Celebration in the Streets of San Francisco

Kip Williams | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gavin Newsom, California, San Francisco, Gay Marriage, Lgbt, Politics News

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.

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San Fran Mayor Wants Mandatory Recycling

New York Times | FELICITY BARRINGER | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business

Read More: San Francisco Recycling, Mandatory Recycling, San Francisco, Gavin Newsome Recycling Proposal, Gavin Newsome, San Francisco Mandatory Recycling, Business News

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...

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Clinton: Not Exactly The Great White Hope

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nebraska, George W. Bush, Colorado, General Election, Media, Electoral College, China, South Dakota, Nevada, Virginia, Ohio, Superdelegates, West, Racism, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Islam, Alaska, John McCain, Rural Voters, Presidential Election, Clintons, Texas, Pennsylvania, Democrats, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Idaho, Japan, Midwest, Religion, Urban Issues, Muslims, South, Iowa, San Francisco, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Indiana, White Voters, Politics News

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.

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The Moviegoer: Last Stand at Beverly and LaBrea

James Rocchi | Posted 04.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: L.A., San Francisco, Revival Houses, Moviegoing, Zulu, Gentrification, Entertainment News

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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