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City and teachers seek injunction against City College closure
City College of San Francisco has been fighting for its life this year.Photo by Mike Koozmin/SF Examiner, Illustration by SFBGThe plan to save City College of San Francisco took a proactive turn...
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City College Trustee resigns, protesting state takeover
Chris Jackson speaks at a rally against cuts at CCSF.Mike Koozmin/SF Media Co.Democracy is a thing of the past at City College of San Francisco, and now one member of its elected board has had enough....
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Port of Oakland work stoppage gets chaotic
Photo from an earlier work stoppage by at the Port of Oakland by independent drivers.A work stoppage at the Port of Oakland became somewhat chaotic this morning.An Oakland police officer had his foot...
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Mantra from the Milk/Moscone memorial march: "Fight back!"
Activists march from the Castro to City Hall.Luke ThomasHundreds of activists and progressive San Franciscans marked the 35th anniversary of the Mayor George Moscone and Sup. Harvey Milk assassinations...
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Albany Bulb dwellers speak out on temporary shelter arrangement
The ongoing eviction saga at the Albany Bulb, which the Guardian has covered extensively in recent weeks, previously hinged on a debate around conflicting ideas over what was considered appropriate use...
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Unions suing BART board over contract disagreement today, no strike yet
SEIU Local 1021 Political Director Chris Daly: "We were never confused."Photo by Tim DawTwo of BART's largest unions will announce a lawsuit against the BART board of directors today on the steps of...
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How the Bay Area is celebrating #GivingTuesday
Today (Tue/3) people are switching gears from the consumer madness of Black Friday, the shopping kickoff of the holiday season.Dec. 3 marks the second annual #GivingTuesday, created to encourage...
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No poetry or magic in being a robot
Monkey on your back, one of Kal Spelletich's art pieces.KALTEK.ORGI felt yesterday like I had been scooped after reading Jennifer Maerz’s post in the Bold Italic, which asked: Is Talking About High...
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How watching paint dry could help San Francisco cyclists
PHOTO BY MAYYHEW REAMERSan Francisco and its transit agency have lofty goals. Half of all trips made in San Francisco by 2018 will be by modes other than cars, and 20 percent of vehicle trips will be...
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Marcus Books can stay if it can raise $1 million
Karen and Gregory Johnson, the proprietors of Marcus Book StoreGUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEMarcus Book Store continues to be threatened with the loss of its Fillmore Street location – but if an...
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Oakland joins 100 cities in national fast food strike
Strikers stream out of an Oakland McDonalds.Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezIt was a bad day for Big Macs, but a good day for workers. Joining a nationwide day of action, a wave of over a hundred...
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In the last week before Oscar/Christmas season really roars to life ... new...
Kathleen Hanna in The Punk SingerCourtesy of IFC FilmsThis week, we feature a pair of excellent documentaries: Frederick Wiseman's At Berkeley (review here) and The Punk Singer, about riot grrrl icon...
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Holiday shopping, anti-gentrification style
Anti-gentrification isn't just a hot-button issue in San Francisco. It's the core-of-the-sun hot.And that's why Prensa POBRE/POOR Magazine, a magazine dedicated to giving marginalized populations a...
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Joe Bulgo: The neglected hero of Pearl Harbor
Joe Bulgo carried l0 sailors to safety on his back from the stricken battleship Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor.By Bruce B. Brugmann(B3 note: reprinted from last year and to be reprinted every year by me for...
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UPDATE: Union organizer shouts down protesters as they block private Google...
A Google employee shouts down a private shuttle protester on Valencia and 24th streets this morning.Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezProtesters blocked a private Google shuttle on Valencia street...
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On displacement, journalism, and the Guardian's fake Google-buser video
After the Google bus was blocked by protesters, the shouting began.Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezIt’s been a whirlwind morning here in the Guardian newsroom. First our coverage of the surprise Google bus...
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"Why'd you do it?" we ask Fake Google employee, Max Bell Alper
The viral video of Max Alper, posing as a Google employee, shouting down protesters today.Within a half hour of our original post on today's tech gentrification and transit protest, the Guardian...
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Folsom Street gets a bike-friendly makeover
The new design teaches motorists and cyclists to safety merge when approaching right turns off of Folsom Street.Steven T. JonesIn the wake of some high-profile cases of motorists running over cyclists...
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The Performant: Home is where the art is
Photo courtesy of ViracochaValencia Street art space struggles to retain its physical and spiritual existence Sometimes you stumble across places that just feel like home the instant you step across...
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Breaking the fast
Alex Tom (left) and Vincent Pan joined a nationwide fast to call for immigration reform.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY JOE FITZGERALD RODRIGUEZVincent Pan barely had the energy to speak, and seemed to fall asleep...
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