October 2005 - Beyond Chron

Supervisors Weigh in on Halloween

Posted October 31, 2005 by Alison Stevens Rodrigues

While Halloween’s origins date back to an ancient Celtic religion, the holiday has more than caught on in the United States. With Americans spending an estimated $21 million on candy each Oct.31, it should come as no surprise that 93 Read More »

O’Donoghue and Zacks Launch New Attack Against DBI Head Amy Lee

Posted October 31, 2005 by Casey Mills and Randy Shaw

Last Thursday, notorious Ellis Act eviction attorney Andrew Zachs filed a formal appeal with the San Francisco Board of Appeals challenging building permits obtained by DBI Director Amy Lee for renovations to her home. The appeal, filed on behalf of Read More »

Daly, Mirkarimi Pot Club Battle Raises Larger Issues

Posted October 31, 2005 by Randy Shaw

While the rift between supervisors Chris Daly and Ross Mirkarimi had been building, Daly’s public criticism of Mirkarimi’s pot club legislation brought the conflict to a head. Some have criticized Daly for going public, believing his concerns could have been Read More »

Fillipino Community Launches Campaign to Combat Domestic Violence

Posted October 31, 2005 by Casey Mills

A broad coalition of Filipino community groups and service providers joined together Friday to announce the launch of a new campaign to end domestic violence in the Filipino community. Drawing on cultural institutions already in place in the community as Read More »

Step Up Against Arnold!

Posted October 28, 2005 by Nicole Derse, Alliance for a Better CA

Commit to walk precincts on Saturday, Oct. 29th, Sunday, Oct. 30th, Saturday, Nov. 5th or Sunday, Nov. 6th. We meet at 9:30 am at satellite locations all around the city. We will meet at 9:30 am at the Plumbers Hall Read More »

Chet Helms Tribal Stomp Memorial Concert

Posted October 28, 2005 by E. "Doc" Smith

Plus: Cas Lucas November TourChet Helms was one of the founding fathers of the psychedelic movement from the 1960’s. As promoter for the “Family Dog”, Chet developed the concept of the modern rock concert and was one of the founding Read More »

Violence-Ridden Communities Demand City Plan to End Killings

Posted October 28, 2005 by Casey Mills

Residents of some of San Francisco’s poorest and most neglected neighborhoods gathered at City Hall yesterday to demand a comprehensive plan to end the violence plaguing their communities. A spate of killings swept across Bayview-Hunters Point, Western Addition, and Visitation Read More »

Sutter Management-SEUI Union Class War

Posted October 28, 2005 by Carol Harvey

There they were, the usual suspects, stereotypes from Upton Sinclair’s novel, “The Jungle.” Replacing Big Meatpacking in the blood-red waters were the new circling sharks — Big predatory Healthcare. Instead of cattle entrails, human fluids, blood, and tissue were splattered Read More »