AltWeeklies Wire
States Push Back on Citizens United Rulingnew
A California Assembly member is pushing a bill to ensure that corporate entities making political donations are required to at least disclose those contributions. Other states have taken even bolder steps.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lisa Carmack |
01-17-2012 |
Politics
Bank of America Frets About Occupynew
An internal Bank of America email has surfaced, making it clear that the megabank is concerned about the national day of action against evictions and foreclosures being carried out by the Occupy Wall Street movement. The leaked internal memo suggests BofA is taking Occupy housing actions very seriously.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
12-06-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Video: Police Raid Occupy Oakland a Second Timenew
Officers from the Oakland Police Department and other regional law enforcement agencies raided the Occupy Oakland encampment early Monday morning, tearing down the protest site while activists and supporters milled about in the intersection at 14th and Broadway streets, chanting and shouting "Shame! Shame! Shame!"
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
11-14-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Is San Francisco Moving to the Right?new
The demographic makeup of San Francisco is changing, and has been for a while.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
11-11-2011 |
Commentary
Breaking Free From Irannew
How a small group of Bay Area activists helped free their friends from Iranian prison.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
10-05-2011 |
International
The Worst-Kept Secretsnew
What the major media left out: Project Censored highlights the year's most relevant ignored news.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
10-03-2011 |
Media
Biting the Big Applenew
San Francisco performers prepare for the New York International Fringe Festival.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
07-16-2011 |
Theater
Groupon's Secretnew
Are misleading online ads the secret to Groupon's success? And is Google implicated?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
06-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
Hear Me Howling!new
Arhoolie Records looks forward by preserving the past.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
05-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Found in Translationnew
From ancient Greek to modern French, Bay Area theater explores the possibilities of translation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
05-27-2011 |
Theater
Bleak Frames and Guiltnew
David Lester depicts the shadowy relationship between words and actions in the graphic novel, The Listener.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
05-27-2011 |
Fiction
Homeowner Defense Groups to Target Wells Fargo Shareholdersnew
While deep-pocketed lobbyists have been making it hard to pass laws that would offer at-risk homeowners more protections, homeowner defender groups have decided to target, and now protest against, the group they believe stand directly in the way of equitable reforms: the banks.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
05-04-2011 |
Housing & Development
Spies in Bluenew
A secret memo indicates that San Francisco cops may be working as FBI spies — with no local oversight.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
04-28-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Would Bankruptcy Save California?new
Some people seem almost to be drooling at the prospect of a state or municipal bankruptcy; a judge, they argue, could force big reductions in employee pensions.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
12-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: California, Proposition 13
Delta Deathnew
California has spent more than $10 billion on water projects that are contributing to the death of San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento Delta.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Patrick Porgans and Lloyd Carter |
11-23-2010 |
Environment
