AltWeeklies Wire
The Fall of Leland Yeenew
How an FBI probe of organized crime in San Francisco's Chinatown took down a senator and well-connected political consultant.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
04-04-2014 |
Politics
Tags: Leland Yee
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
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
DADT Ruling Gives Obama an Opportunity to Leadnew
Obama has a chance to demonstrate to voters on the left that this administration is actually willing to take a stand on an issue that is important to progressives and other believers in social justice.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
10-13-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Barack Obama, DADT
PG&E and Mercury Insurance are Spending Millions to Try to Trick California Votersnew
California voters are about to be bombarded by more than $50 million in political advertising designed to convince them to approve a pair of measures desperately sought by two powerful corporations with a long history of lies and political corruption.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe and Steven T. Jones |
03-17-2010 |
Politics
Will San Francisco's Sunshine Ordinance Finally Get Some Teeth?new
On the same evening the Police Commission shot down Chief George Gascón's plan to arm his officers with Tasers, a Sunshine Ordinance Task Force committee reviewed a proposal to give itself a set of tools that could help nail officials that violate public information laws.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
03-10-2010 |
Politics
Is San Francisco Spending Too Much Money?new
What makes San Francisco “the worst-run big city in the U.S.?” Well, part of it, said SF Weekly, is the fact that SF spends more money per capita than any comparable city and county. In fact, according to a chart the paper included in its story, SF spends more than twice as much per capita as Philadelphia.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
01-06-2010 |
Commentary
The Manipulations and Media Machine Behind the Assault on Progressive Ideasnew
The right-wing commentators' success lies partly in their ability to harness core human emotions such as paranoia or envy, says Bryant Welch, a clinical psychologist, author, and expert on political manipulation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe and Sarah Phelan |
10-22-2009 |
Commentary
Lessons from California's Political and Economic Disasternew
The tax revolts that started here under Gov. Ronald Reagan and continued to sweep the country and the world under President Reagan never abated. But now that California is showing signs of being the country's first failed state, it has become a cautionary tale for that anti-government ideology.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond |
10-21-2009 |
Politics
California Republicans Don't Really Care if the State Goes Bankruptnew
The Republicans largely carried the day because they had all the power: they could block any budget deal, they refused to raise any taxes, and they don't really care if the state goes bankrupt. In fact, Gov. Schwarzenegger was happy to draw the crisis out as long as necessary -- it helped his poll rating.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Editorial |
07-29-2009 |
Commentary
Why Is The Health Care Reform Bill So Weak? It's the Insurance Companies, Stupid!new
As long as the needs of an industry that makes profits by denying medical coverage to sick people matter more than the needs of the American people, there's not going to be a decent reform bill. There's too much at stake here to accept an industry-backed plan masquerading as reform.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Editorial |
07-22-2009 |
Commentary
How Progressives Can Change San Francisco and the Worldnew
Now that we have all this energy, where should we direct it? How, on an individual level, can we support the Obama administration in making real change? We'd like to add to the discussion by highlighting some local groups, causes, and nonprofits who could use year-round help.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Molly Freedenberg |
01-21-2009 |
Commentary
Profiles Of Change: President Obama's Call for Citizen Action Is Already Resonatingnew
"Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America," President Barack Obama told US citizens on his Inauguration Day. That rang in the ears of people who changed their lives in response to his call.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
01-21-2009 |
Politics
2008's Off-Guard Awardsnew
Presenting the annual awards for the worst, the lamest, and the most insane and idiotic moments of a year that seemed like it would never end.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
01-07-2009 |
Commentary
The Children of the President Should Go to Public Schoolsnew
Is anyone else appalled that the Obamas are not even considering sending their kids to public schools? Seriously. This may not seem like the most important issue on the president's agenda, but I think it's a big deal.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
11-19-2008 |
Commentary
