September 2005 - Beyond Chron

Richard Roll’s ‘Down Dog’

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

Director Richard Roll’s “Down Dog” is both a satire and celebration of the recent explosion of Los Angeles “yoga culture” and the proliferation of ersatz “gurus” capitalizing on the zeitgeist of the times – the West’s current fascination with the Read More »

There’s A Few Holes In Holes

Posted September 30, 2005 by "Buzzin" Lee Hartgrave

What should have been a great tale of adventure in a boys life – somehow gets lost in the shift from a book to a movie to a play “Holes” that is now on the stage at the Orpheum. It Read More »

An Unconventional Anniversary Celebration

Posted September 30, 2005 by Renee Zalles

With the help of UNITE HERE! Local 2 and other supporters, hotel-workers gathered outside the Hilton at O’Farrell and Taylor, and the Mark Hopkins at California and Mason yesterday to encourage the public to boycott the aforementioned hotels, as well Read More »

St. Luke’s Cuts Services – Eyes Union & Protestors

Posted September 30, 2005 by Eri Hillyer

Beneath signs reading “Sutter: Do not take healthcare away from our community!” hospital workers and concerned citizens chanted on the corner of Valencia St. and Cesar Chavez. Traffic and protestors’ bull horns rang off the walls of century old St. Read More »

Assemblyman Leno Responds To Governor’s Veto Of Marriage Equality Bill

Posted September 30, 2005 by Randy Shaw

Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) made the following statement in response to the Governor’s veto of AB 849, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act:“In vetoing this bill approved by duly elected representatives of the people, the Governor has Read More »

“Line-up…”

Posted September 30, 2005 by Mike Luckovich

School Beat: School Budgets and Teacher Salaries

Posted September 29, 2005 by Lisa Schiff

The mystery of education budgets has just gotten both a little clear and a little murkier. Earlier this year, Education Trust-West (http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust/default), a policy institute devoted to education issues published a study examining the issue of how salaries for teachers Read More »

Board Continues Dufty Legislation 30 Days

Posted September 29, 2005 by Staff Writer

The Board of Supervisors’ Land Use Committee continued legislation restructuring the condominium conversions lottery yesterday. The legislation, sponsored by Supervisor Bevan Dufty, would have given precedence to those applications with seniority, thereby encouraging the purchase of TICs and the evictions Read More »