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Normon Solomon: Terminal
Edward Snowden has provided, in my estimation and that of many others, a valuable journalistic and public service. And he has accomplished what he said he wanted to do: start a public debate on the NSA...
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Secret handsome gentlemen meet-up spot: Pride in Style
Two Dudes in Love spin at Sui Generis, Sat/29Many of you know me as that ditzy drag queen in a trash bag stumbling down your block at 4am. But I am also, on occasion, a snappy dresser -- in my mind. Or...
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Chatting up Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas
Chances are, you probably have the Daily Kos blog open on one of your browser tabs right now. The fiercely progressive blog and community hub showcasing an array of liberal activists and organizers has...
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Wrongfully terminated Oakland Airport workers still fighting to get their...
A year ago, Hakima Arhab, a former Subway employee at Oakland International Airport, spoke up about the restaurant breaking living wage laws that guarantee paid sick days for employees. For this, she...
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Buddy cops, a one-man army, a boozy doc, and more: new movies!
Bang-up comedy: 'The Heat'COURTESY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOXThis week: two musicdocs, a buddy-cop movie starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and America's Sweetmeat Channing Tatum saves the...
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'Alternative to Pride Parade' annouced
In the wake of all the kerfuffles besetting Pride this year -- from the Pride Board's egregiously mismanaged reaction to the election of Bradley Manning as a community grand marshal (his supporters...
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Before Outside Lands: Youth Lagoon on Art Garfunkel, the spiritual...
Youth Lagoon in nature.Youth Lagoon, the aloof youth that is Trevor Powers, has explored new land in latest album Wondrous Bughouse (Fat Possum). Revealing, yet withholding, the album proved his...
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City College students a step closer to earning SF minimum wage
Shanell WilliamsStudent workers at City College may soon be paid San Francisco’s minimum wage of $10.55 an hour, thanks to a motion made by Student Trustee Shanell Williams at last night’s college...
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The Performant: The Real Patriot Act
Celebrating Freedom of Expression with Tourettes Without RegretsI’m as susceptible as the next ‘Murican to the social imperative of observing certain time-honored holiday traditions, particularly the...
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In tech-dominated Mid-Market, arts center beats the odds
Is there a place for community theaters and nonprofit arts and education programs in pricey San Francisco? The 950 Center for Art and Education, a project that will be housed on the corner of Market...
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Independence/Movement: extended interview with Oakland's SALTA dance collective
Note: this is an extended version of an article in this week'sGuardian.The crowd outside the Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library in Oakland was hopping. Fidgeting, really. Almost imperceptibly at first,...
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Torture lawyer John Yoo drafted legal rationale for NSA spying, protesters...
Yoo's talk in North Beach tonight won't be the first time he has seen protesters.Former U.S. Department of Justice attorney John Yoo is no stranger to protests. He’s responsible for drafting...
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City College supporters protest state takeover and the agenda behind it
City College supporter gather outside the US Department of Education.Joe FitzgeraldBy Dalton AmadorAround 350 students, faculty members and other San Franciscans marched from City College’s downtown...
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Solomon: Denouncing NSA surveillance isn't enough--we need the power to stop it!
By Norman SolomonNorman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. His books include “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning...
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Willie's shady role in Tim's San Francisco
Willie Brown, big developers, and fat payouts -- it's the American way, right?The Guardian’s longtime but recently ousted editor Tim Redmond continues to do excellent, important work through his Tim’s...
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Who's most likely to move out of San Francisco?
The data shows that residents in District 6 said they were more likely to move than residents in other neighborhoods.The results of San Francisco’s 2013 City Survey Report, released this past spring,...
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I see pugs, I see France...
Vive Le Pug! isn't your average dog park get-together — it's a French revolution-themed party for pug lovers and their pups, with food, wine, and activities for both four- and two-legged friends. The...
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Nothing could be more super duper than 'So Super Duper'
Psyche the hero, who is so super duper.On Saturday evening in the Castro at 7pm, quite possibly one of the gayest things ever will occur, as queer comics artist Brian Andersen debuts his colorful new...
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'Fruitvale Station' opens! Plus, giant monsters, giant robots, and more new...
Michael B. Jordan (second from left) as Oscar Grant in 'Fruitvale Station'Photo by Ron KoebererThis week marks the opening of Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station, a moving look at Oscar Grant's final...
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Dailies miss the backstory on the America's Cup ruling
Larry Ellison may be racing against his own ambitions, but he's not the only boat in this race, and rules are rules.www.boatingbusiness.comYesterday’s ruling against a last minute rule change in the...
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