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  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Wait Until 2014: Marijuana Legalization All But Dead in California

    ​Union Pulls Plug on Medical Reform, Other Ballot Measures Starved For Cash; Legislature, Ammiano Last Hope for Reform NowNobody likes to celebrate with a loss, but for the medical marijuana movement, 2010 and the historic defeat of semi-legalization measure Proposition 19 already look like the go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Prop. 8 Might Not Go Before the Supreme Court

    ​Earlier this month, the debate over same-sex marriage in California continued what some have speculated is an inexorable march to the U.S. Supreme Court, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a decision striking down Proposition 8, the state's gay-marriage ban.Yet a story pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Prop. 8 Appeals Court Ruling: Inside the Dissenting Opinion

    ​Same-sex marriage advocates rejoiced today as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's 2010 decision that Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot initiative banning gay marriage, is unconstitutional.The decision is almost certainly destine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Marijuana Legalization Measure Courts Billionaires for Vital Campaign Cash

    Close. But close enough?​Regulate Marijuana Like Wine, a marijuana legalization measure vying to get onto the November ballot, has only $80,000 in cash on hand, according to finance records. But in a poll released this week, it had potential support from 62 percent of likely voters -- and that, ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Adachi Campaign Alleges Lee Door Hangers Violate Campaign Finance Law

    Ed Lee​Interim Mayor Ed Lee is facing new allegations of wrongdoing on the eve of the election, capping a slew of ethical complaints that has dogged his campaign this fall.Public Defender and mayoral contender Jeff Adachi says he filed a complaint with the San Francisco Ethics Commission this morn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Law Enforcement to Round Up Homeless Sex Offenders Tonight

    Homeless Sex Offenders: smart on crime? ​California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced trick-or-treaters will be safer since cops will keep homeless sex offender parolees indoors tonight in San Francisco. That announcement comes even while Harris' office is defending Jessica's Law -- the bal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Pot Legalization Measure Has Support of Mendocino Growers

    Drug Policy AllianceThat's the idea​Can Protections for Medical Patients Help Succeed Where Proposition 19 Failed?Cannabis advocates promised they'd be back at the California ballot following marijuana legalization measure Proposition 19's historic failure in November 2010 (the measure received mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Supervisor John Avalos Invites You to a Very Merry Unbirthday

    Best party City Hall has hosted in some time ​Supervisor John Avalos has been taking heat over his controversial ballot measure that would ban the city's Rec and Park Department from leasing out park properties for private parties -- including birthday bashes of all sorts. But to show that he isn' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Amazon.com Goes to War with State of California over Online Sales Tax

    ​Nobody expected that Amazon.com would take kindly to California legislators' decision to force the mammoth web retailer to collect state sales tax. As part of the recently approved, arduously deliberated state budget, California is now requiring out-of-state companies such as Amazon to slap the t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Economist Writer Talks about Why California Won't Split Up

    ​For those who missed our blog post on it last week, we'll say it again: The Economist correspondent Andreas Kluth's special report on dysfunction in California's government is worth a read. Earlier this week, we attended Kluth's talk at the World Affairs Council on Sutter Street, where he offered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Scott Wiener Wants to Give Supes Power to Repeal Ballot Initiatives

    Supervisor Scott Wiener​Supervisor Scott Wiener says he plans to propose a charter amendment at today's Board of Supervisors meeting that would grant the supes power to amend or appeal ballot initiatives approved by voters --  a step he insists will help reduce the number of such measures San ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Gay Couples to Stage City Hall Sit-In to Celebrate Valentine's Day

    Love hurts​For many San Francisco gay couples, Valentine's Day is just a bitter reminder of what they don't have -- marriage certificates. So expect a huge turnout at San Francisco City Hall for the hallmark holiday today; gay couples across the nation will celebrate their love with a little civil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Marijuana Roundup: The Year In Pot

    ​How was your 2010? For the cannabis community, it was a wild flip of the calendar, with dispensaries opening and closing, police raiding, a medical cannabis luminary thrown in jail for meth charges -- and we vaguely remember something about a legalization ballot measure. There's still time y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Supreme Court Rules State Not Required to Appeal Prop. 8 Ruling

    ​The California Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a right-wing group's suit that would have compelled the state to appeal Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Both Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have come down in favor of Walker's ruling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Prop. 8 Ruling: Literature and Strategy

    ​UPDATE: APPEAL FILED THIS MORNINGThe multitudes who took to the streets yesterday to either celebrate or denigrate Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling overturning Prop. 8 in many ways resembled the millions of tipplers worldwide who lift a glass on Bloomsday -- but would never dream of reading Ulysses. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Prop. 8 Overturned: Gay Marriage On Hold Pending Stay

    Oh, happy day...​READ THE ENTIRE RULING HERENO SAME-SEX MARRIAGES TODAY, SAYS SUPERVISOR BEVAN DUFTYFRIDAY HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF STAY ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS LIFTED -- THOUGH DECISION MAY NOT BE MADE AT THAT TIME. SEE COURT PAPERS HERE: Temporary stay.pdfCHECK BACK FOR FREQUENT UPDATESAs many ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Prop. 8 Ruling: Judge Vaughn Walker's Most Scathing Language

    MlinksvaJudge Vaughn Walker's greatest hits...​READ PROP. 8 ANALYSIS HEREA collection of Judge Vaughn Walker's most pointed statements from today's ruling: During closing arguments, proponents again focused on the contention that "responsible procreation is really at the heart of society's interes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Studies: EQCA's plan to repeal Prop 8 will fail

    Has a posse​ Patrick J. Egan Ph.D. released a study Wednesday called "Findings from a Decade of Polling on Ballot Measures Regarding the Legal Status of Same-Sex Couples" that shows how a multi-million dollar campaign to repeal Prop 8 at the ballot box is unnecessary and likely to be unsuccessful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Election 2010 Results: Demon Sheep, Gavin Newsom, Open Primaries Triumph

    Meg Whitman never liked voting, but plenty of Californians voted for her​Results are starting to roll in from today's voting on ballot initiatives and primaries for statewide office. Wanna know the latest, greatest bad decisions California's electorate has chosen to impose upon itself? SF Weekly h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Will Tea Partiers Kill Pro-Marijuana Measure?

    Fibonacci BlueSo paranoid. So uptight. So stiff. What could cure this? Hmmm...​On today of all days, marijuana is on everyone's mind. But that goes doubly for politicians: Just last week, state Democratic Party chairman John Burton told media that he and fellow Dems (like that Jerry Brown guy) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Legalization Measure 'Bad for Patients,' S.F. Cannabis Dealer Says

    Cookie, NOOOOOOOOO!​Legalization threat "putting us in the shadows ... making us dirty again," says head of Green Cross Cannabis DeliveryA couple of years ago Kevin Reed, 36, president of Bay Area Green Cross medical marijuana delivery service, had his mother over. She tried a cookie. This was no ... More >>

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights

    Cookie, NOOOOOOOOO!​Legalization threat "putting us in the shadows ... making us dirty again," says head of Green Cross Cannabis DeliveryA couple of years ago Kevin Reed, 36, president of Bay Area Green Cross medical marijuana delivery service, had his mother over. She tried a cookie. This was no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Explained: The Clusterfuck That Lost the Proposition 8 Campaign

    ​During testimony, filings, and deliberations in the Proposition 8 trial, an unasked question reverberated through the federal courthouse in San Francisco: Why, exactly, are we here?A step outside into the reality of still separate and unequal California provided an answer: An inept anti-Prop. 8 c ... More >>

  • News

    December 9, 2009

    A risky proposition: the Prop. 8 debate continues

    ​During testimony, filings, and deliberations in the Proposition 8 trial, an unasked question reverberated through the federal courthouse in San Francisco: Why, exactly, are we here?A step outside into the reality of still separate and unequal California provided an answer: An inept anti-Prop. 8 c ... More >>

  • News

    October 21, 2009

    Owner of the Warfield pushes billboard ballot measure

    ​During testimony, filings, and deliberations in the Proposition 8 trial, an unasked question reverberated through the federal courthouse in San Francisco: Why, exactly, are we here?A step outside into the reality of still separate and unequal California provided an answer: An inept anti-Prop. 8 c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Local Dems' Prop. 8 War Chest Hits $245,000, Still Growing. When Will It Be Spent?

    These lads may have a nice dowry by 2012​Despite a prominent pro-gay-marriage group's suggestion that activists wait until 2012 to try to repeal Proposition 8, San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee is moving full steam ahead with fund-raising efforts for the campaign. In fact, the DC ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Is LAFCo Getting Ready to Sue PG&E?

    LAFCo Chairman Ross Mirkarimi may not be smiling for long​Lawsuit, anyone? That could be the case, to judge from what took place at the most recent Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) meeting on July 31.LAFCo is a sort of energy task force controlled by supervisors who advocate municipalizin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: The Budget's All finished, Except for the Backstabbing

    Our story so far: The Supervisors were drinking champagne in City Hall last week after reaching a budget deal that restored an unprecedented amount money to programs that Mayor Gavin "Call me Governor" Newsom cut from San Francisco because he thought it would play well in Fresno. Par-TAY! B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    CA Supreme Court Upholds Prop. 8, But Also 18K Gay Marriages

    The Supreme Court voted 6-1 to uphold Prop. 8, the November ballot initiative banning same-sex marriages. That's not exactly a surprise, considering the flavor of the questions from the justices during oral arguments a couple of months ago. It was more unclear what the justices would do about the 18 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    The Gathering Storm: Lawyers, Loonies, Activists Ready for Prop. 8 Battle

    Civic Center Plaza, 6:58 a.m. By 7 a.m., the anti-homosexual zealots were roaring, the police were telling the guy with the Sodomy-Will-Destroy-America message mounted on his Japanese-made truck to move along, and the gay and lesbian chorus with the pink-haired director (quite good!) were warming u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Marriage Equality Non-Profit Publishes Stories of Psychological Fallout from Prop 8

      Since Proposition 8 passed, Marriage Equality USA, an Oakland-based non-profit, has been surveying people online and around California about the effects of the initiative's campaign on their lives. Today, MEUSA published a report entitled, "Prop 8 Hurt My Family -- Ask me How," w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Campaign for California Families' Efforts to Intervene in Prop 8 Litigation Denied

    By Ashley Harrell The California Supreme Court's reentry into the Prop 8 war satisfied almost everybody. Yes on 8 and its supporters figure that the three new court cases, which challenge the legality of a same-sex marriage amendment to the state constitution, don't stand a chance. No on 8 and it s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    San Francisco Voters are Smarter Than They Look

    By Ashley Harrell The California Supreme Court's reentry into the Prop 8 war satisfied almost everybody. Yes on 8 and its supporters figure that the three new court cases, which challenge the legality of a same-sex marriage amendment to the state constitution, don't stand a chance. No on 8 and it s ... More >>

  • News

    October 8, 2008

    Will black neighborhoods in S.F. support the gay marriage ban — again?

    By Ashley Harrell The California Supreme Court's reentry into the Prop 8 war satisfied almost everybody. Yes on 8 and its supporters figure that the three new court cases, which challenge the legality of a same-sex marriage amendment to the state constitution, don't stand a chance. No on 8 and it s ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2008

    November ballot measures promise eco-confusion

    By Ashley Harrell The California Supreme Court's reentry into the Prop 8 war satisfied almost everybody. Yes on 8 and its supporters figure that the three new court cases, which challenge the legality of a same-sex marriage amendment to the state constitution, don't stand a chance. No on 8 and it s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008

    Snapshot: Guerilla Postering

    By Ashley Harrell The California Supreme Court's reentry into the Prop 8 war satisfied almost everybody. Yes on 8 and its supporters figure that the three new court cases, which challenge the legality of a same-sex marriage amendment to the state constitution, don't stand a chance. No on 8 and it s ... More >>

  • News

    July 11, 2007

    Profits for Developers Initiative

    Take a closer look at this truly awful measure funded by Don Fisher before signing on

  • News

    July 5, 2006

    The Bayview Battler

    More than ready to take on politicians and redevelopers, Willie Ratcliff is in the most important fight of his life.

  • News

    August 27, 2003

    Recalling Reagan

    In trying to remove Gov. Ronald Reagan from office, liberal activists spawned the Davis recall and a host of other political ills

  • News

    July 30, 2003

    Recalling a Historical Mistake

    Why voters should defeat the move to recall Gov. Davis -- and then work to eliminate the recall and initiative provisions from state law

  • News

    September 11, 2002

    Rich Conspiracy

    Unless there's been a Newsom/Getty/bin Laden/Bush plot of some kind, how could voters support Care Not Cash?

  • News

    November 1, 2000

    Fear, Loathing, and Non Sequiturs at Chico State

    Or, how humanoids, hemp, and Ralph Nader will save us from Propositions I, L, and M

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    Death and Taxis

    Why can't Hattie Neelon get to a funeral? Well, have you ever tried to get a cab in S.F.?

  • Calendar

    June 23, 1999

    Cothran

    Why can't Hattie Neelon get to a funeral? Well, have you ever tried to get a cab in S.F.?

  • News

    October 30, 1996

    Quota Quandary

    As Proposition 209 seeks an end to affirmative action by state institutions, minority groups are conflicted

  • News

    March 27, 1996

    Randy Shaw's Power Plays

    Sixteen years ago, Randy Shaw started a housing clinic with $50 and a good idea: educating tenants. Now he's got more than $900,000 a year to spend -- and clout to match.

  • News

    July 5, 1995

    How to Lie, Cheat, and Steal Your Way to Influence at City Hall -- Legally

    Sixteen years ago, Randy Shaw started a housing clinic with $50 and a good idea: educating tenants. Now he's got more than $900,000 a year to spend -- and clout to match.

  • Calendar

    May 24, 1995

    Jordan vs. Jordan

    Candidate Promises, Citizen Mayor Delivers?

  • News

    May 3, 1995

    Hey, Sailor!

    The untold story of the selling of the USS Missouri

  • News

    April 19, 1995

    Dog Bites

    The untold story of the selling of the USS Missouri

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