Email Author Lois Beckett

2010 Stories by Lois Beckett

• The Millennial generation defends itself online

  published November 10, 2010

  In the old days, if a newspaper ran an article some people didn't like, those people would write aggrieved letters to the editor. But that's... More >>

• A "life hacker" is selected by a game of Roshambo to travel the world

  published October 20, 2010

  Earlier this month, the Mission District-based hacker collective Noisebridge held a party celebrating its third anniversary. It collected $10... More >>

• Mobile app measures cellphone radiation

  published October 6, 2010

  In June, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to require retailers to post information about how much radiation cellphones... More >>

• 

  COVER STORY

  Standing Up with the Aboriginal Blackmen United

  published July 28, 2010

  Some people face unemployment. Some people fight it. In San Francisco, a battle starts every morning on a street corner in the Bayview,... More >>

• 

  COVER STORY

  Stung

  published June 16, 2010

  It was 6:30 on a May evening, and the friends were on their way to church. The two men, aged 19 and 20, had come from El Salvador six months... More >>

• If BART reopens its public restrooms, then the terrorists win

  published April 7, 2010

  Following the Moscow subway bombing last week, BART was on high alert. Police patrolled the system with bomb-sniffing German shepherd dogs, and... More >>

• 

  COVER STORY

  Turning the Tables

  published March 17, 2010

  It was a good party, Arash Ghanadan thought: the right girl-guy ratio, a DJ spinning house music, attractive people. He had arrived alone at... More >>

• Rent wars: Court says landlord must make poor tenants rich

  published January 27, 2010

  In the history of San Francisco rent control wars, landlord Edward Litke may not have committed the most egregious violations. But he's now on... More >>