The most vituperative battle ever fought over the Presidio pits a handful of activists (and a certain weekly newspaper) against a local coalition of…
The Needle and the Damage Done Seven weeks ago, the AIDS and harm-reduction communities were rocked by the untimely death of UCSF researcher John…
Upping the stakes in environmental activism
Driven to Madness If asked to choose sides on the current Muni debate, I certainly would side with the downtown interests rather than the…
The Rematch The face-off between Arlo Smith and Bill Fazio for district attorney promised a vicious row, but then Terence Hallinan stepped in and…
Amida Buddha: A compassionate divine personage of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism who created a Pure Land for the faithful to enter into upon the attainment…
As it approaches its centennial, the San Francisco-based Buddhist Churches of America finds itself weakened by Japanese-American assimilation, spiritual decline, and a nasty sexual…
Woe Is Muni How assuring it is to read about the courage and dignity with which TWU's Larry Martin deals with criticism (“Willie's Wild…
A tower of tomes on Mission Street
San Francisco drag queen Joan Jett-Blakk aims for the presidency
