AltWeeklies Wire
Conservative Pundits Whine as Barack's Hip-Hop Supporters Opinenew
Dozens, if not hundreds, of underground rappers from all over the country have strongly resonated with Barack Obama's message. The Bay Area hip-hop community in particular has been solidly behind him, as evidenced by the popular "Obizzle Fa Shizzle" T-shirts seen around town.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
05-08-2008 |
Music
Wineau: The Local Juicenew
East Bay vintners serve up the good stuff.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
03-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Deal With the Navy's Treasure Islandnew
Charges of favoritism darken San Francisco's plan to transform what is perhaps the city's last and best undeveloped urban oasis.
Tags: California, Bay Area, a political supporter of the mayor, and Los Angeles grocery billionaire Ron Burkle, Lennar Corp., Mayor Gavin Newsom and his predecessor, or TICD. Its principals lobbyist Darius Anderson of Sonoma, real-estate megadeal, Tony Hall, Treasure Island Community Developers, Willie Brown.
Was Senator Feinstein Battling for Big Oil?new
Human-rights groups have delayed U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein's surprise bid to gut key protections against corporate abuses abroad.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
11-15-2005 |
Politics
A Man Named Suenew
Citizen Fred Whitaker, blacklisted for filing dozens of "frivolous" lawsuits, hopes to clear his name -- by filing more lawsuits.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
10-03-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: California, Bay Area, a Bay Area forensic psychiatrist, a professor at University of Californai Berkeley's Boalt School of Law, Alameda County Superior Court, crusaders, Dr. Mark Levy, nuisance to the judicial system, public watchdogs, Republican State Senator Charles Poochigian, Stephen Bundy, Superior Court Judge James Richman, vexatious lawsuits
Keep It Like a Secretnew
Cops across the state are suing to classify police discipline records and to hold any misconduct hearings behind closed doors, a one-two punch that would effectively pulverize three oversight agencies long loathed by Bay Area cops.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
