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    January 27, 2012

    Frances Ann Doherty, City Contractor, Accused of Stiffing Employees Out of Wages

    Doherty employees​A San Mateo County woman has been charged with 57 felony counts of cheating her employees of more than $600,000 in wages while working on projects for both the city and school district in San Francisco. According to District Attorney George Gascón, 51-year-old Frances Ann Dohert ... More >>

  • News

    November 23, 2011

    Overheard in S.F.: Various Discussions Happening in the Occupy Camp

    Doherty employees​A San Mateo County woman has been charged with 57 felony counts of cheating her employees of more than $600,000 in wages while working on projects for both the city and school district in San Francisco. According to District Attorney George Gascón, 51-year-old Frances Ann Dohert ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Tonight: See Great Local Bands, Help Indie Mart Founder Kelly Malone Battle Cancer

    Kelly Malone​It would be easy enough to say, "Oh, yeah, the Sandwitches, Royal Baths, Art Museums, Carletta Sue Kay, and Social Studies are playing a gig tonight, you should go." But this is even easier, because tonight's show at the Independent is a benefit to help someone of great importance ... More >>

  • News

    June 1, 2011

    One Woman's Guide to Cheap S.F. Health Clinics

    Kelly Malone​It would be easy enough to say, "Oh, yeah, the Sandwitches, Royal Baths, Art Museums, Carletta Sue Kay, and Social Studies are playing a gig tonight, you should go." But this is even easier, because tonight's show at the Independent is a benefit to help someone of great importance ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Today at Papalote: All-Day Benefit for Godfather of Hip-Hop Kool Herc

    Joe ConzoKool Herc doesn't have health insurance, and needs to come up with a hefty deposit for surgery.​Kool Herc (born Clive Campbell) threw the first-ever hip-hop party in 1973, and has been critically celebrated as the godfather of the youth culture that later took over the world. So it's ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2011

    Government lets fraudulent drug companies deal with Medicare

    Joe ConzoKool Herc doesn't have health insurance, and needs to come up with a hefty deposit for surgery.​Kool Herc (born Clive Campbell) threw the first-ever hip-hop party in 1973, and has been critically celebrated as the godfather of the youth culture that later took over the world. So it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    S.F. Legislators Approve $400K Gift to Insurers. Will Governor?

    It's unanimous: let's screw San Francisco​In a year when San Francisco faces a $787 million budget shortfall, how do our representatives in Sacramento propose to help out? By unanimously supporting a measure transferring $400,000 annually in health care expenses from insurers to local San Francis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Why Are There Still Health Care 'Surcharges' on Restaurant Tabs?

    ​I was at dinner with friends at Little Star last weekend, and we were splitting the check. "Looks like the health care surcharge here is 50 cents a person," said one of them, fingering the bill, and suddenly my mood flashed from cheese-stuffed and content to angry. It's been almost three years s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Pelosi Endorses Kamala Harris in Attorney General Race

    Kamala Harris​House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw her support behind San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris in the California Attorney General's race today, the latest in a string of prominent endorsements for the Democratic front-runner.The announcement comes on the heels of new polling that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Will Landmark Health Care Bill Harm Fish?

    ​Eating fish is good for your health. Expanded medical coverage is good for public health. Yet expanding medical coverage harms the health of fish.Does this mean heath care harms people's health?Probably not. But Republicans are alleging that Rep. Nancy Pelosi's intense lobbying and favor-swapping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    S.F. Business Group Spurns Pelosi's Health Care Plea

    Not winning the vote of San Francisco's business community...​Despite 30 minutes of face time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi failed to convince a delegation of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce business leaders to endorse the most important piece of legislation a San Francisco politician has shepherd ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2009

    Funemployment: Jobless young San Franciscans are welcoming the worst recession of their lives with open arms. Too bad the party can't last forever.

    Not winning the vote of San Francisco's business community...​Despite 30 minutes of face time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi failed to convince a delegation of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce business leaders to endorse the most important piece of legislation a San Francisco politician has shepherd ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    How Much for That Kitty in the Window?

    Not winning the vote of San Francisco's business community...​Despite 30 minutes of face time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi failed to convince a delegation of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce business leaders to endorse the most important piece of legislation a San Francisco politician has shepherd ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2008

    Facing foreclosure? Con man Paul Noe II has a deal for you

    Not winning the vote of San Francisco's business community...​Despite 30 minutes of face time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi failed to convince a delegation of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce business leaders to endorse the most important piece of legislation a San Francisco politician has shepherd ... More >>

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