AltWeeklies Wire
Victims Whose Deaths Remain Unclassified in San Fran Are Stiffednew
Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.
SF Weekly |
John Geluardi |
09-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
How Renters Work the System to Live for Free in a Very Expensive Citynew
Depending on the vigilance of the landlord, a seasoned serial evictee like John Getzow can get away with a minimum of 45 days and sometimes up to a year of free rent. The actual number of serial evictees operating in San Francisco is difficult to track, but some attorneys who specialize in representing landlords estimate there are between 20 and 100.
SF Weekly |
John Geluardi |
07-31-2008 |
Housing & Development
Have Money Pressures Forced San Francisco's SPCA to Lower the Bar for Euthanasia?new
Many think that the SF/SPCA has fundamentally changed its "no-kill" principle, which had made San Francisco the safest city for cats and dogs in the country and served as a model for hundreds of shelters.
SF Weekly |
John Geluardi |
06-11-2008 |
Animal Issues
SF Military Vets Go to War With Each Othernew
Since the Board of Supervisors appointed Navy vet John Caldera to the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commission last year, his fellow commissioners say they spend more time bickering than working on veterans' issues.
The Newspaper Guild vs. Dean Singletonnew
Newspaper unions across the country are closely watching how the Bay Area campaign plays out, because its success or failure could signal a critical turning point for organized labor in a newspaper industry wracked by dwindling readership, declining revenues, and decimated newsrooms.
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