Monthly Archives: July 2005

BANG, CLANG, DING, SWEEP, RING-A-LING, NOISE, GARBAGE CANS DANCING. AND WHAT COMES OUT? THE EXPLOSIVE SOUNDS OF ‘STOMP’. I have to admit. The first two times that I saw “Stomp” on the stage – I was less than thrilled. I<br> Read More »

A group of South of Market residents, activists, and city-wide allies joined together yesterday for a protest outside the office of Mayor Gavin Newsom. Charging the Mayor with trying to steal money from the poor, the group demanded Newsom support<br> Read More »

On July 19th, California ACORN announced victories on demands to equal language access in local government. The Tenant’s United Chapter in Oakland received confirmation from the City Administrator’s office that the City will be putting a multi-lingual message on the<br> Read More »

While death by four legs gets big ink, death by four wheels rolls beneath the radar. The fact that pedestrian fatalities in San Francisco alone outnumber the entire country’s annual dog attack deaths appears nowhere in the local press or<br> Read More »

Culminating a grueling eight-hour session, the Planning Commission approved an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that strongly advances Home Depot’s bid to build a store on the border of Bayview/Hunter’s Point and Bernal Heights.The 4-2 vote followed several hours of public<br> Read More »

Cas Lucas’ new songwriter series continues at the Epic Arts in Berkeley on August 5th, and he will be performing alongside special guest, Richard Linley of the Palm Wine Boys. His first show there featured Garrin Benfield. This latest acoustic<br> Read More »

More than one hundred union members and supporters sat alongside housing rights advocates in a packed Land Use Committee meeting yesterday to voice their support for legislation barring the conversion of tourist hotel rooms into luxury condominiums. The legislation, forwarded<br> Read More »