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
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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
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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
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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
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The Chronicle’s huge front-page photo of Mayor Newsom yesterday led many to question the relative importance of the annual State of the City speech. While the Mayor’s speech should not have been given precedence over the pending White House indictments,
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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
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