Labor by the Bay: Three-Dot Journalism Lives…

Posted February 28, 2013 by Marc Norton

Wage Theft: Truth or Consequences – Dick Lee Pastry in Chinatown was recently forced to pay back wages and penalties to its workers, amounting to more than half a million bucks, for violating numerous wage laws, including making employees work
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School Beat: The SFUSD Arts Festival–A Celebration of Student Creativity

Posted February 28, 2013 by Lisa Schiff

In this prolonged era of standardized testing and relentless budget cuts, it can be hard to remember that many things are going right in our public schools. One of those bright spots–support for arts education–is, at least relatively speaking, particularly
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The Spiritual Side of Needles

Posted February 28, 2013 by Natalie Grigson

Sfhasdkflwo847294anfk23(^@(HKJSDNAdsddddd34798wpaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Whoops. Sorry about that. I must have zoned out for a minute there with my elbow on the keyboard—and by elbow here, I mean my forehead. You see, I just got done with my weekly acupuncture treatment and for
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“A Place at the Table” – New Film Examines Hunger in U.S.

Posted February 28, 2013 by Tom Mayer

In the shadow of sequestration, which will cut federal programs, the new documentary A Place at the Table is more timely than ever. The film takes a look at hunger in the U.S. through the stories of three people and
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To the Editor…

Posted February 28, 2013 by

Yes public art is something to admire. But on Tuesday, Febraury 26 when Uptown Tenderloin Director organizing a what would be called a photo for publicity and public relations. It is clear that no residents was either notified or present
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To the Editor…

Posted February 28, 2013 by

Thanks for the article. It was well written and researched. If the nos. are accurate, which I believe that they are close, then indeed California schools have a problem now and ahead. I sympathize with the district and its workers,
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To the Editor…

Posted February 28, 2013 by

Randy Shaw should be commended for identifying a serious problem, which is the paucity of experienced organizers to effectively defend our vital programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. I would add another very important dimension. Major organizations, many of
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SF Business Times Promotes False Story of Tenderloin Nonprofits “Fleeing” for Oakland

Posted February 27, 2013 by Randy Shaw

According to a front page story in the February 22-28 issue of San Francisco’s Business Times, “Priced out: Nonprofits flee S.F. for Oakland,” “even traditionally affordable neighborhoods that have housed a lot of nonprofits—including Mid-Market, the Tenderloin and the Mission
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