December 2014 - Beyond Chron

Catch Up With Beyond Chron During Our Holiday Break

Posted December 22, 2014 by Randy Shaw

We are taking our annual holiday break from posting new material. This gives readers a chance to catch up on past articles or re-read past pieces. You can find all of Dana Woldow’s masterful articles on the soda tax and Read More »

Shummy’s Surrender: Vermont’s Dem Governor Goes South On Single Payer

Posted December 19, 2014 by Steve Early

“Vermont…is the only state with universal single-payer health coverage for its residents.” –James Fallows in The Atlantic, April, 2014 By Steve Early For nearly four years, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin has been basking in the glow of press accolades Read More »

“Duduvudu”, The Gospel According to Dudu Pukwana

Posted December 19, 2014 by E. ”Doc” Smith

British ex-patriate Andrew Scott is one of the Bay Area’s best known recording engineers, a fantastic percussionist, and record producer. A long time fixture in the world of jazz, Brazilian, world music, and even avant garde circles, Scott brings his Read More »

Ring in the New Year with Avenue Q

Posted December 19, 2014 by Buzzin’ Lee Hartgrave

WALK’N BROADWAY “LONGEST RUNNING SHOWS ON BROADWAY AND MORE” directed by Dennis Lickteig Music Direction by Ben Prince Puppet Direction by Allison Daniel Orchestrations & Arrangements by Stephen Oremus AVENUE – Q-AWESOME – WOW/WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST Read More »

Erik Schapiro, Fought for SF’s Tenderloin, Dies at 56

Posted December 18, 2014 by Randy Shaw

Erik Schapiro, who played a key role in the 1985 rezoning of the Tenderloin and the passage in 1990 of a powerful law protecting its SROs, died this week after a long bout with cancer. I met Schapiro in the Read More »

Court Stops North Beach Ellis Eviction

Posted December 18, 2014 by Randy Shaw

In another victory for long-term senior San Francisco tenants, on December 17 the San Francisco Superior Court quashed the Ellis eviction of North Beach poet Diego DeLeo. DeLeo’s case galvanized tenants. His victory marks yet another legal victory for longterm, Read More »

‘Biggest Fracking Victory Ever!’ as New York Bans Fracking

Posted December 18, 2014 by Jon Queally

It’s official. New York state will ban fracking. After years of lobbying and aggressive public protest by state residents to make permanent a short-term moratorium on the controversial oil and gas drilling practice, Gov. Andrew Cuomo cited harm to public Read More »

U.S. Gets Another “F” On Homelessness

Posted December 17, 2014 by Randy Shaw

In a cruel accident of economics, prosperous times drive housing prices higher, beyond the reach of the poor. Because their numbers are fewer, they are less visible and their voices less powerful. But they are no less in need. Prosperity Read More »