April 2011 - Beyond Chron

Petraeus, Panetta Reflect Obama’s Support for Status Quo

Posted April 29, 2011 by Randy Shaw

President Obama’s announcement that C.I.A. director and longtime Washington insider Leon Panetta will become Secretary of Defense, replacing Robert Gates, and that General David Petraeus will take Mr. Panetta’s job at the C.I.A. reflects the type of appointments that could Read More »

The Mills Brothers – “Millstastic!” Faa-lash Buzz (upcoming events)

Posted April 29, 2011 by Buzzin' Lee Hartgrave

I’ve been in the Entertainment Business for more years that I care to mention. As a Disc Jockey in Chicago, Gary Indiana, San Francisco (Radio, TV) I played many, many Mills Brothers songs. Now the Mills Brothers are still going Read More »

Readers Speak Out on Bruce Raynor; Boeing & NLRB Actions …

Posted April 29, 2011 by

To the Editor: Randy, awesome piece! Amen on the point that Bruce Raynor did not adequately support the grassroots efforts on the Nike campaign. I met with him a couple of times in NYC and was never impressed. Jim Keady Read More »

Bruce Raynor and the Problem of Labor Movement Royalty

Posted April 28, 2011 by Randy Shaw

Longtime labor leader Bruce Raynor was removed from the SEIU Executive Board this week, following allegations that he submitted $2,300 in false meal receipts. The charge seemed minimal in light of Raynor’s serving as an SEIU Executive Vice-President despite a Read More »

Radical Women Meeting Tonight on Budget Cuts Imperiling Women

Posted April 28, 2011 by

The activist group Radical Women has moved its public forums from the Mission District to the New Valencia Hall, at 625 Larking Street in the Uptown Tenderloin. Speakers at tonight’s event on the impact of state budget cuts on women Read More »

Study on High Rents; More on the Birther Phenomenon; Accident on the N Judah …

Posted April 28, 2011 by

To the Editor: Thanks for this piece. HUD’s guideline for getting on a waiting list, at some point, was that the renter was paying more than half their income for rent. The problem with HUD is that very few landlords Read More »

Twenty Years on San Francisco’s Sixth Street

Posted April 27, 2011 by Randy Shaw

Twenty years ago, the Tenderloin Housing Clinic (THC) began construction of two artist live-work units at Sixth and Minna Streets, under the Sunnyside Hotel. The units were occupied to great public acclaim – the May 7, 1992 San Francisco Chronicle Read More »

The Truth About the Birthplace of Obama’s Policies

Posted April 27, 2011 by Ezra Klein

EDITOR’S NOTE: Years ago, the playwright Tony Kushner said: “the terms of the national debate have subtly, insidiously shifted. What used to be called liberal is now called radical; what used to be called radical is now called insane. What Read More »