AltWeeklies Wire
The Marriage Decision, For Better and For Worsenew
In the end, the ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was very narrow. If you read the entire decision, it's not a sweeping affirmation of the legal rights of Americans to marry the person of their choice.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
02-07-2012 |
LGBT
Occupy Americanew

A proposal for the future of the Occupy movement.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones, Tim Redmond and Yael Chanoff |
01-17-2012 |
#OCCUPY
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
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
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
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
The Kids On Haight Streetnew

The kids on Haight Street aren't exactly like the stereotype you've been told about.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Caitlin Donohue |
10-20-2010 |
Homelessness
Tags: Haight Ashbury, Haight Street
Censored in a Brave New Worldnew

Project Censored: The top 10 big stories the major news media didn't report in 2009.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
09-16-2010 |
Media
Tags: Project Censored
Tale of Two Landfillsnew
With a pair of giant corporations vying for control of San Francisco's trash, will the city's zero waste dreams ever become a reality?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
06-16-2010 |
Environment
Drills, Baby, Drillsnew

Preparing for an oil spill requires staying in practice and investing in prevention.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
05-20-2010 |
Disasters