Monthly Archives: July 2004
Kerry’s “No Retreat, No Surrender” Speech
Posted July 30, 2004 by Randy Shaw
John Kerry delivered a dynamic, thought-provoking, and strategically-savvy speech with a gusto that few thought him capable. It included the type of memorable lines often found in Ted Kennedy’s speeches, a resemblance explained by the nominees reliance on the elder<br> Read More »
Editorial: Nothenberg report held up to avoid embarrassing Mayor
Posted July 30, 2004 by
Rudy Nothenberg’s report on DBI was kept under wraps for three weeks pending Board of Supervisors approval of the Mayor’s $6.5 million cut in the agency’s funding. It turns out that Nothenberg strongly opposed these cuts. The report’s delayed issuance,<br> Read More »
Housing issues discussed at Demo Convention
Posted July 30, 2004 by Harrison J. Chastang III
BOSTON-The importance of housing issues and the next election was the key topic discussed at a Democratic caucus meetings in Boston Wednesday afternoon. Participants on the panel sponsored by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco included San Jose<br> Read More »
Here’s Some Important And Late Breaking News…
Posted July 30, 2004 by "Buzzin" Lee Hartgrave
RUN FOR COVER: To end a really hot summer, Dame Edna will be back in her newly bitched up extravaganza, “Dane Edna” Back With a Vengeance!” Again, San Francisco shows the way with a new show. We paved the way<br> Read More »
Chronicle: Writer’s Opinions are Irrelevant
Posted July 29, 2004 by Randy Shaw
A spokesperson for the San Francisco Chronicle told KPFA radio listeners last night that the ideology of their writers was irrelevant. The spokesperson also specifically denied charges made in yesterday’s Beyond Chron that Ruth Rosen’s departure had anything to do<br> Read More »
Editorial: Schwarzenegger is Peter Parker, not Spiderman
Posted July 29, 2004 by
The bloom is off the rose for Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Governor not only broke his pledge to deliver an on-time budget, but relied on the same borrowing from the future that he attacked Gray Davis for doing in the recall<br> Read More »