AltWeeklies Wire
Homeland Security Draws Attention From Other Emergenciesnew
California's Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties have gotten millions in homeland-security grants to prepare for chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attacks. But earthquakes worry some emergency officials more than any potential attack by Hezbollah.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
12-27-2004 |
Policy Issues
Ridge's Shabby Legacy Has Silver, Gold Liningnew
In August, Tom Ridge filed his financial disclosure report with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The security chief, it turns out, discovered how to make a buck or two for himself during the fog of terror.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
12-13-2004 |
Commentary
Governator's Veto Raises Conflict of Interest Concernsnew
Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill proposing that, as a condition of playing sports, public high school athletes agree not use performance-enhancing dietary supplements (PEDS) listed as dangerous by the Department of Health. He had extensive financial ties to the PEDS industry when he assumed office in November 2003.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
11-19-2004 |
Politics
Schwarzenomics: California Governor Is No Moderatenew
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's main economic advisers are the same right-wing academics who promoted the ineffective "free market" theories used by President Ronald Reagan to cut taxes while running up record deficits and trade imbalances.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
11-12-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: Reaganomics, balanced budget
New Sound Poems from the Late Rodd Keithnew
Experimental, weird and firmly dead, Rodd Keith is hot again.
North Bay Bohemian |
Sara Bir |
05-27-2004 |
Reviews