Lessons from Gay Marriage

Posted June 30, 2015 by Randy Shaw

When a movement for progressive change win such a mammoth victory as has occurred with gay marriage, we must ask what other campaigns can learn from this success. Some, like the immigrant rights movement, have already applied the hard won
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US Supreme Court Backs Coal Profits Over Public Health

Posted June 30, 2015 by Lauren McCauley

Campaigners warn that power plant ruling threatens to delay critical safeguards, fails to account for savings to human health and environment. Placing the interests of Big Coal over public health, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to back the
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Yes, Police Can Reduce Crime

Posted June 29, 2015 by Randy Shaw

Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors debated whether adding more police would reduce crime. In backing this position, the Board’s “moderate” majority sought to raise the city’s number of mandated cops; progressives argued that adding police does not
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Cities Are Exploring Innovative, Bike-Friendly Traffic Light Tech

Posted June 29, 2015 by Stephen Krcmar

Austin, Denver, and London are investigating devices that can detect cyclists to address the growing number of riders on the road. Many traffic lights don’t recognize cyclists. They rely on inductive loops—basically giant metal detectors—buried underground that are set to
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New Book Touts Community Building in Chinatown

Posted June 26, 2015 by Randy Shaw

When Gordon Chin and fellow activists formed the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) on April 1, 1977, San Francisco’s Chinatown was at risk. Powerful interests were out to transform the neighborhood, and that August saw the mass eviction (and later
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Final Reviews From Frameline LGBT Film Festival 39

Posted June 26, 2015 by Peter Wong

Home movies have gone from kitsch to chronicles of minority cultures not accorded places in the history books. For the protagonist of Michael J. Saul’s “The Surface,” these movies turn out to be a key for him to connect to
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A Problem Bigger Than Sid Miller

Posted June 25, 2015 by Dan Taber

Once I saw the final score, 105-8, I knew Sid Miller had won. The man who values control was going to give control to the people whom he valued. All 8 of them. Last week, Miller axed several Texas school
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Fading American Dream for Texas Hispanics

Posted June 25, 2015 by Juan H. Flores and Rogelio Saenz

The American Dream is fading for many Latino families today and for their children tomorrow. This is especially true in Texas where many Latinos face significant barriers to building wealth and future opportunities for their children. As a result, over
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