Creative Alternatives to Corporate Globalization: Next Steps for the Movement

Posted March 31, 2005 by

Ella Baker Center, The Oakland Institute, Global Exchange & KPFA Free Speech Radio Present:*Creative Alternatives to Corporate Globalization:Next Steps for the Movement*A panel discussion and reportback with Van Jones and Deborah James. Moderated by Anuradha MittalA Benefit for KPFA Radio*Sunday,
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America (The Book), by Jon Stewart

Posted March 31, 2005 by E. "Doc" Smith

On a recent trip to the hot tubs of Calistoga, I came across a hilarious book amid the sulfur steam, Jon Stewart’s “America, (The Book)”. When I returned home, my friends back in D.C. called to tell me about a
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Chronicle Panel Holds Town Hall Meeting

Posted March 31, 2005 by Eric Schaefer

Yesterday several high-ranking members off the Chronicle staff, including Executive Editor Phil Bronstein, Managing Editor Robert Rosenthal, Deputy Managing Editor Stephen Proctor and City Hall reporter Rachel Gordon, turned out to answer questions from the half-full Koret Auditorium at the
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Tenants Clash with Homeowners Over New Condo Conversion Legislation

Posted March 31, 2005 by Casey Mills

A group of tenant advocates rallied on the steps of City Hall yesterday to oppose new legislation that would allow hundreds of owners of “tenancies in commons” (TIC’s) to convert their homes into condominiums. The rally preceded a contentious Land
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‘Jesse Jackson Intervenes…”

Posted March 31, 2005 by Mike Luckovich

Full Board Gets its First Look at Transbay

Posted March 30, 2005 by Eric Schaefer

A redevelopment plan that could create a whole new mixed-use neighborhood south of the Financial District inched closer to reality yesterday as the Redevelopment Agency (RA) formally presented the Transbay Redevelopment Project to the Board of Supervisors for approval. The
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America (The Book), by Jon Stewart

Posted March 30, 2005 by E. "Doc" Smith

Final Approval Granted to SOMA Affordable Housing Project

Posted March 30, 2005 by Casey Mills

The Board of Supervisors gave final approval last night to an affordable housing project that will provide 56 new units to some of the city’s poorest residents. Located at 785 Brannan and owned by the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, the project
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