AltWeeklies Wire
San Fran's Animal Welfare Commission Wants to Outlaw Cruel Artnew
Still fuming over a recent exhibition of videos showing six different animals being bludgeoned to death, the commission is proposing a law -- the Humanitarian Art Ordinance -- that would treat art that abuses animals like child pornography: If an animal is harmed for the purpose of making art, it would be a criminal offense to display or possibly even keep in San Francisco.
SF Weekly |
Benjamin Wachs |
05-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
How Bike Riders and Car Drivers Can More Safely Coexistnew
Educating police, motorists, and cyclists about traffic safety might be an important part of the route toward U.S. economic security, environmental sustainability, and a possible end to oil wars.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
05-08-2008 |
Transportation
"San Francisco Dog Court," "My Dinner with White Supremacists," "Rise of the Podcasting People"new
AltWeeklies Award - Cover Design
Tags: media
UCSF Is First Hospital in California with a Musician in Residencenew
Gabe Turow, 25, started as a volunteer last year, and has been working for the past month at what he dubs the "coolest job in the world." The position was made possible by a grant from the nonprofit Rock Against Cancer, which is covering Turow's salary at the hospital plus that of seven similar performers around the country.
Public Health Advocates Want Gay Hookup Websites to Promote Safe Sexnew
For public health advocates, the internet is the new tobacco. Just as the "right to smoke" as an important civil liberty has been largely discredited, the "right" of sex website owners to profit unfettered from the spread of diseases such as syphilis and AIDS should also go by the wayside.
Olympic Torch Protesters Pump Money Into SF Economynew
"Any event that brings people to San Francisco is going to be good ultimately for the economic base of the city," said David Perry, the city's spokesman for the official Olympic event. "This is a capitalist society. I'm sure there are people making all kinds of T-shirts and tchotchkes, authorized or not."
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
04-10-2008 |
Business & Labor
Free Parking for Sale in San Francisconew
Many say homeless guys who help the city's commuters find street parking provide a valuable service, but others complain that they cause trouble.
SF Weekly |
Ashley Harrell |
04-02-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Let the Sun Shine, You Hypocritesnew
Journalism is under attack from lefties who promote public access to information.
Tags: media
Building Racism in the Bay Areanew
Segregation and racism are used to pit black and Latino carpenters against each other at a low-income-housing site.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
03-26-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Working-Class Strugglenew
Three housekeepers and a day laborer take action against deadbeat employers who abuse immigrants.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
03-19-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Kiva's Microloans Underwriting Cockfighting in Perunew
One entrepreneur who hit the Kiva block on Feb. 15 has gotten some people squawking: Sara Alva Vasquez Rodriguez was asking for a $700 loan to buy a freezer for her cockfighting ring in the Peruvian jungle.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
02-27-2008 |
International
Tags: kiva, international
California Union Leader Blasts SEIU Boss Andy Sternnew
According to Sal Rosselli, Stern's expansion of the union has cost workers the ability to complain or fight to improve conditions.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
02-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
