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Sigourney Weaver And Cast Of Prayers For Bobby Offer Hope To LGBT Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Hate Crimes, Pflag, Lifetime, Gay, Film, New York, Sigourney Weaver, Lgbt, Religion, Television, Gay Rights, Mary Griffith, Emmys, Chicago, Living, Love, San Francisco, Living News
Jason Mannino

Service comes in many forms. In my article last week I discussed how positive images in television are serving LGBT youth. As Pride month comes to c...

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Bernadette Peters Returning To San Francisco's Symphony Hall

Theater Dogs | Posted 07.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Symphony Hall, San Francisco, Bernadette Peters, Home News

Behind every great diva there's a hard-working, often brilliant musical director. For Bernadette Peters, that man is Marvin Laird. The two first worke...

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Geothermal Power Plant Could Cause Earthquakes

treehugger.com | Posted 07.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Thermal Energy, Earthquakes, Geothermal, Renewable Energy, Environment, Green, Geothermal Energy, Shock Waves, Green Living, San Francisco, Green News

The massive new experiment to harness geothermal energy that's under way north of San Francisco could literally end up causing real-life earthquakes. ...

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Star Trek Firsts... 43 Years On

William Bradley | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fringe, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, James T. Kirk, Star Trek the Original Series, Jennifer Garner, Deep Space Nine, Captain Jean Luc Picard, Lost, Sydney Bristow, Enterprise, Milo Rambaldi, Star Wars, Voyager, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dr. McCoy, Captain Christopher Pike, Spock, Star Trek, J.J. Abrams, Alias, John Hodgman, Barack Obama, Gene Roddenberry, Doctor Who, Batman, James Bond, United Nations, Starfleet, United Federation of Planets, San Francisco, World War II, Apple Store, Casino Royale, Batman Begins, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Some 43 years after it began, and seven years after the movie franchise seemed completely played out, Star Trek is making firsts again. And so far, it's the most popular movie of the year in America.

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The Nation's Most Ambitious Recycling Law

Gavin Newsom | Posted 07.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Recycling, Green Jobs, California, Gavin Newsom, Green, Environment, Food, Green Living, Pollution, San Francisco, Green News
Gavin Newsom

Today at the Farmer's Market in front of San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building I am signing the nation's first mandatory composting law.

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Lessons From Downtown Business Attacks on Instant Runoff Voting in San Francisco

Rob Richie | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Instant Runoff Voting, San Francisco, Politics News
Rob Richie

It's only a matter of time before IRV becomes a fixture in our politics -- that within a decade the phrase "Rock the Vote" will effectively be replaced by "Rank the Vote."

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Beach Blanket Babylon: People Who Give A Damn

Greg Archer | Posted 07.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: A Chorus Line, The Academy Awards, Reality TV, 1989, Beach Blanket Babylon, Marvin Hamlisch, San Francisco, Rob Lowe, Steve Silver, The Oscars, Merv Griffin, Amy Winehouse, Snow White, Queen Elizabeth II, Rita Moreno, Entertainment News
Greg Archer

BBB is quite possibly the most unforgettable emotional roller-coaster ride of camp and bone-tickling fun.

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Celebrate Clean Energy on 6/21/09: Solar Day 2009

Terry Gardner | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Day, Clean Energy, Solar Power, Eco Friendly Travel, Solar Energy, Green Technology, Climate Change, Green Energy, San Francisco, Green News
Terry Gardner

On Sunday, the first day of Summer, San Francisco is giving birth to Solar Day. If you won't be in the Bay Area, consider creating your own solar celebration.

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A Hetero's Guide to Gay Pride in San Francisco

Teresa Rodriguez Williamson | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Hotels, Travel, TangoDiva.Com, Gay Pride, San Francisco, Restaurants, Teresa Rodriguez Williamson, World News
Teresa Rodriguez Williamson

Beyond the glittering queens and dikes on bikes, there is a tantalizing hetero vibe that blends perfectly with the rich sauciness of Gay Pride.

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After North Korea: Why Reporters Take Risks (VIDEO)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Oscar Grant, Twitter, Current TV, Laura Ling, United States, North Korea, Youth Radio, Journalist, Reporters, Euna Lee, Obama, Youthradio, San Francisco, Josh Wolf, World News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Josh Wolf was willing to spend 226 days in jail for his story. We visit him in San Francisco to talk to him about why reporters put themselves in dangerous situations.

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What Does an Extremist Look Like?

Geri Spieler | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, New Technology, Mark Sullivan, Secret Service, President Obama, Racist, Right-Wing, Congressional Budget Office, White-Supremacists, Government, Gerald Ford, Sara Jane Moore, Geri Spieler, Nsa, National Security, Federal Government, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, San Francisco, Socialist, Right-Wing Extremism, FBI Surveillance, Politics News
Geri Spieler

Is an extremist tall, short, young, old, thin, fat? Would you know if the person standing next to you was about to pull out a gun and shoot? Scary ...

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Roman Catholic Female Priests Growing in Numbers: An Insider's Perspective

Greg Archer | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

Read More: Theology, Religion, Women's Rights, The Bible, Gay Rights, Priests, Feminism, San Jose, San Jose Diocese, San Francisco, World News
Greg Archer

The holy game plan? To ordain female deacons as womenpriests and womenpriests as bishops.

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Anthony Woods, Gay Black Iraq Veteran, To Run For Congress

The Daily Beast | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Garamendi, Anthony Woods, Congress, California, David Paterson, Daily Beast, Ellen Tauscher, San Francisco, Joan Buchanan, Mark DeSaulnier, Sacramento, Politics News

Insurgent congressional candidate Anthony Woods' life story reads like Aaron Sorkin wrote it--he's a gay, black Iraq veteran with a Harvard degree. He...

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Newsom Budget Figures Don't Add Up

Paul Hogarth | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Budget Deficit, Gavin Newsom, California Budget Crisis, San Francisco, California Governor's Race, Politics News
Paul Hogarth

Gavin Newsom wants to be Governor, but his analysis of the state budget mess is the last thing progressives need right now -- and calls into question whether he's ready for prime time.

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Sara Jane Moore's Interview Fallout

Geri Spieler | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Revolver, Matt Lauer, Presidential Assassination, Gun, Police, West Virginia, Secret Service, Today Show, Fbi, Sara Jane Moore Today Show, Charles Manson, Virginia, Gerald Ford, Squeaky-Fromme-Gun, Sara Jane Moore, Taking Aim at the President, Prison Release, Charleston Gazette, West, Geri Spieler, Charleston, Assassination, Huffington Post, San Francisco, Charleston Daily Mail, Media News
Geri Spieler

If you were standing on that sidewalk next to Moore when she was 45 years old, would you have expected her to pull a gun from her purse, aim and pull the trigger at the head of the U.S. President?

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Sara Jane Moore -- Then and Now

Geri Spieler | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Randolph Hearst, Taking Aim at the President, Sara Jane Moore, Remarkable, Charleston Gazette, West Virginia, Geri Spieler, Sally Moore, Charleston-West Virginia, Gerald Ford, Secret Service, Assassination, Fbi, Symbionese Liberation Army, President Gerald Ford, San Francisco, President, Politics News
Geri Spieler

Sara Jane Moore missed Gerald Ford's head with a bullet by a mere six inches. Someone like her didn't raise any alarms on a street corner in 1975, and wouldn't today.

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The Avoidable Tragedy of California's Prop 8

William Bradley | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yes on 8, Civil Rights, Ron George, George W. Bush, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, Jerry Brown, Same-Sex Marriage, John Kerry, Red States, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Frank Schubert, No on 8, California Supreme Court, Ohio, Gay Marriage, Religious Voters, San Francisco, 2004 Presidential Race, Politics News
William Bradley

The California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 is all the more tragic in that the initiative never should have passed in the first place.

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The Road from Here to Marriage Equality

Gavin Newsom | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gavin Newsom, Lesbian, President Obama, Gays, San Francisco, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

Today we must turn anger into action. With five states already on their way to marriage equality, it's our job to make sure history moves faster towards equality here in California.

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Swings Mysteriously Appear On San Francisco Trains

treehugger.com | Posted 06.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Trains, San Francisco, Train Swings, Moving America, BART Swing, Bart, Transportation, San Francisco-California, Green News

Somebody decided to make the world just a little bit more interesting, and three red swings appeared on the BART Public Transit System in San Francisc...

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Jeez, This Place Is A Dump (PHOTO)

Getty Images | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Waste, San Francisco, Green Technology, California, San Francisco-California, Green News

SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 12: Trucks dump garbage into a pit at Sunset Scavenger May 12, 2009 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom...

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Scaling San Francisco's Universal Health Care Program

Gavin Newsom | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Congress, Gavin Newsom, Health, Tom Harkin, President Obama, Universal Healthcare, Health Care Reform, Jobs, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Mayor Newsom, Obama Health Care, Health Care, San Francisco, California, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

Our experience in San Francisco is proving what most Americans already know -- it is much less expensive to keep people well than it is to treat their sickness.

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Letter From Paris: Travels with My Daughter

Beth Arnold | Posted 06.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Marshall Store, Blair Graves, Marshall California, Sea Ranch Lodge, Tony's Seafood Restaurant, Expatriates, BBQ Oysters, Bodega BAy California, San Francisco, Expat, Pacific Ocean, Barabecued Oysters, Living News
Beth Arnold

What we've realized is that our home is wherever we are together, no matter where in the world that is. No matter where our lives take us. Those are the happiest mother's days for me.

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Let Us Rejoice (And Rock Out): The Jews On Vinyl Revue

Tony Sachs | Posted 06.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Miami Beach, Idelsohn Society, Sammy Davis Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers, Ron Cey, Roger Bennett, Lincoln Center, Jews on Vinyl Revue, Burton Sisters, Johnny Yune, Reboot Stereophonic, Irving Fields, They Call Me Bruce?, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, Hava Nagilah, Josh Kun, Bagels and Bongos, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

As the 93-year-old pianist and the Korean singer launched into a high-octane take on "Hava Nagilah," the sold-out crowd went wild, swaying, shimmying and stomping to the beat.

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Bicing: Barcelona's Communal Bicycle Program Has Transformed The City (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Elizabeth Khuri Chandler | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Barcelona Bicing, New York, France, Bikes, Washington DC, Bicing, Bicycling, Spain, Cycling, Us Public Transportation, Bicycles, Barcelona, Public Transportation, Bicycle, Shared Bikes, Europe, Bike, San Francisco, Shared Bicycles, Video, World News

By Elizabeth Khuri Chandler and video content by Kirsten Dirksen of faircompanies.com On an unusually hot afternoon this spring, the streets of Barce...

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2,870 Mayors for Peace: Does Yours Belong?

Jim Luce | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weaponry, Atomic Bomb Dome, Delhi, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, United Nations, Takeshi Araki, Sri Lanka, Boston, World Peace, Thought Leaders, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Hiroshima, Denver, Global Citizens, Seattle, Nagasaki, 2020 Vision Campaign, Prague, Mayors for Peace, Tanzania, Tadatoshi Akiba, Aaron Tovish, Philadelphia, Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Santo Domingo, Mathew Luce, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Haiti, Japan, New York, Hiroshima Peace Park., Federation of the American Scientists, Tipping Point, Thousand Origami Cranes, San Francisco, Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol, Orphans International Worldwide, Senbazru, Lome, Galle, Moshi, Manado, Jacmel, World News
Jim Luce

It is possible to disarm all nuclear weaponry by 2020. It is do-able. For the sake of our orphans, for the sake of your own families' children, let us commit ourselves to believing this.

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