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More by Lauren Smiley
Status Update: Firednew
A schoolteacher loses his job for pushing boundaries, both online and in real life.
Terminal Peoplenew
The closure of the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco was a chance to help some of the city’s most hardcore homeless. But many didn’t want help, and others couldn’t be helped.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
09-22-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Homeless, Transbay Terminal
Undocumented Immigrants Barred from Visiting Loved Ones in Prisonnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently floated the idea of building prisons in Mexico to house the 18,000 California inmates who are in the country illegally. We have to wonder: Could a jailbird's mom visit him in Tijuana? Because if she's undocumented, she can't do that here.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
02-17-2010 |
Immigration
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Loose Lips Sink Shipsnew
Beneath the surface of Hornblower Cruises, allegations of racism and intimidation threaten its public image.
SF Weekly |
Andrew Scot Bolsinger |
05-15-2014 |
Race & Class
Covering Their Tracksnew
San Francisco's Central Subway project buries millions of dollars in a deep dark place.
SF Weekly |
Joe Eskenazi |
04-02-2014 |
Transportation
Tags: Central Subway project, SF Muni
San Francisco Chronicle Totally Gives Up on Journalismnew
Executives at Hearst Corporation have confirmed that, by appointing the former Chief Revenue Officer of POPSUGAR.com to be President of the San Francisco Chronicle, they are saying "screw it" to journalism.
The Man Who Returnednew
After 20 years of wrongful imprisonment, a man learns how to adjust to life outside of prison -- the highs, the lows, and recognizing all the time he lost.
SF Weekly |
James Robinson |
10-17-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Marijuana Makes the Leap to Big Businessnew
Now that marijuana is making the leap from social taboo to business opportunity, California needs to decide if it wants to get in the game or just get in the way.
