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The Question of Criticizing Oakland Mayor Dellums by J. Douglas Allen-Taylor ‚ May. 15‚ 2007
(A longer version of this column first appeared in the Berkeley Daily Planet)...
Posted: Tue, May 15, 2007 9:03am PDT
Should Progressives Prioritize the Defeat of Newsom? On May 11th, Supervisor Chris Daly sent out a “save-the-date” e-mail to progressive allies for a Mayoral Convention on Saturday, June 2nd – calling it “the most important progressive gathering of the year.” At the Convention, progressives will “consolidate our platform, train in the nuts and bolts of electioneering, launch our candidate(s) for Mayor of San Francisco, and have lots of fun!” With no serious candidate ready to challenge Gavin Newsom this November, many will say that this Convent...
Posted: Mon, May 14, 2007 6:30am PDT
9-11 Action in Downtown San Jose on May 11th 
On May 11th, The Black Packet initiated an action in the San Jose/South bay area in support of an independent investigation of the crimes of 9-11-01. 10 people from around the Bay Area showed up to distribute information and talk to people walking by at the south end of Cesar Chavez Park in downtown San Jose. Brian brought along the giant "9/11 Commission Report" with the holes in it (pictured below) , some signs,and two large twin towers with the bill of rights and constitution going down w...
Posted: Sun, May 13, 2007 12:59pm PDT
Activists Should Ignore Newsom’s Town Hall Filibuster Tomorrow, Mayor Newsom will hold his 5th neighborhood “Town Hall” as he avoids the voter-approved Question Time at the Board of Supervisors. This month, it will be in West Portal. If you didn’t know about it, you’re not alone. The Mayor’s Office sent a press release this week announcing it with little fanfare. Most of the media ignored the last one, and for good reason. There really is nothing left to report, as these “Town Hall lectures” are just city-funded campaign events for a Mayor who i...
Posted: Sat, May 12, 2007 7:57am PDT
Supervisors' Raise supervisors' pay raise as opposed to allocating the money to more important ventures....
Posted: Sun, May 6, 2007 8:54am PDT
Heroes Rally and March for Impeachment, for Peace in Palo Alto 
Report on the national impeachment movement, and the upcoming impeachment rally in Palo Alto...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 10:17pm PDT
Mirkarimi Introduces Landmark Expansion of SRO Voting Rights When political observers think of problems with voting rights, hanging chads in Florida, Ohio’s harsh restrictions on voter registration, and touch screen voting problems come to mind. But San Francisco has its own obstacle to voting: landlords’ refusal to allow Get out the Vote activities in the city’s single room occupancy hotels (SRO’s). Since door-to-door voter outreach has proven the single biggest factor in increasing turnout among low-income, infrequent voters, the denial of such outre...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 7:57am PDT
Feminists Say Impeach Bush and Cheney Now: Act on Bush's War on Women The Bush Administration declared a war against women the day it was sworn in, said feminist leaders of the San Francisco Green Party (SFGP) today. President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney need to be impeached immediately, urged the Feminist Issues Group (FIG), a working group of the SFGP. While pressure from the grassroots to impeach Bush and Cheney continues to build, FIG criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her failure to act and for declaring the impeachment issue "off the tabl...
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 5:07pm PDT
San Francisco Spells Out Message of Impeachment Thousands gathered at Ocean Beach Saturday morning to spell out IMPEACH NOW! in the sand with their bodies. The event was coordinated with other impeachment events nationwide on April 28, and included a Code Pink march to Nancy Pelosi’s house....
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 6:32am PDT
Gavin Newsom, San Francisco’s Teflon Mayor Anyone trying to discover why Mayor Gavin Newsom is politically unbeatable in November need only examine the events of recent weeks. There was a Muni meltdown over the failed start of the “T” line, the City Attorney reported that the woman the Mayor had an affair with was allowed to sign her own timesheets (while others were approved by her husband), the city’s public housing crisis remains unaddressed, and gun violence broke out in multiple neighborhoods. But none of these issues “stuck” to ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 23, 2007 6:54am PDT
4/28: Medical Cannabis Protest at California Democratic Party Convention Tell Democrats that we want Pro-Medical Cannabis representation!
No taxation without representation!...
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 2007 9:40pm PDT
Birdseye: Hill and Knowlton 
Hill and Knowlton is a large international public relations firm, started in the 1930s. A very influential company, they have offices in San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle on the west coast, as well as the eastern U.S., Latin america, Asia, Europe and Africa. http://www.hillandknowlton.com/index/contacts/by_office
Earning millions in revenue annually from both government and corporate clients, they have played an extremely important role in influencing american public opinion in key politi...
Posted: Thu, Apr 19, 2007 6:34am PDT
It’s Time to Change the Name of Bush Street I’m serious. While Bush Street in San Francisco was not named after our current President, it is ironic to have a City that has never supported this Administration to have a street with the same name. Residents and tourists alike are reminded of George Bush when they see it, and with America’s image tarnished by his actions it can only be a bust – not a boost – to our local economy. Street names have been changed before, and there is no reason why the City can’t afford the nominal cost to mod...
Posted: Mon, Apr 16, 2007 7:54am PDT
Dumbarton Dialogue Project--Multi Jurisdictional Meeting The Dumbarton Dialogue will continue with the community dialogue to define the top 10 criteria for projects on Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the City of East Palo Alto Municipal Building, 2415 University Avenue, East Palo Alto. The meetings will bring to together interested individuals from the six participating cities – East Palo Alto, Atherton, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Redwood City. The public is encouraged to attend and participate. For more information c...
Posted: Fri, Apr 13, 2007 3:34pm PDT
Supervisors and Mayors Office Weigh in on the People’s Budget Four of the five supervisors on the Budget and Finance Committee (Ammiano, Daly, Dufty and Mirkarimi) as well as the Mayor’s budget director (Nani Coloretti) were the guests of honor at yesterday's monthly Senior Action Network (SAN) meeting at St. Mary’s Cathedral. They were present to weigh in on the Aging and Disability community’s section of the 2007 Peoples Budget. Because of the Brown Act, no more than 2 Supervisors could be in attendance at one time so their appearances had to be stagg...
Posted: Fri, Apr 13, 2007 7:45am PDT
Opponents of Healthy Saturdays Wage Dishonest Battle Battles at City Hall defy logic – we have small fights over big issues, and big fights over small issues. Last year, the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors came together to pass universal heath care with unanimous support. For a bold proposal that will impact the lives of thousands of San Franciscans, it was heartening to see it just sail through....
Posted: Tue, Apr 10, 2007 9:11am PDT
Mayor Reilly Illegally Suppresses Public Comment: A Brown Act Demand Following is a letter to Santa Cruz Mayor Emily Reilly demanding she redo an item on which she improperly excluded public comment at the last City Council meeting in February.
It involved the reading of a Proclamation and the presenting of an Award to Officer Jim Howes.
Following my Brown Act demand letter is a letter by Peter Scheer from the California First Amendment Foundation warning Mayor Reilly in advance that he believed her action violated state law....
Posted: Sat, Apr 7, 2007 8:33pm PDT
District 9 Candidates Discuss the Issues Three (potential) candidates running for District 9 Supervisor in November 2008 discussed issues affecting residents at a Harvey Milk Club PAC meeting last night. The idea was not to have a candidates’ debate – but to have an issue-based discussion on housing, tenants’ rights, crime, and education....
Posted: Wed, Apr 4, 2007 7:23am PDT
Josh Wolf Freed, Questions About US Attorney Remain Today Josh Wolf was freed from prison after releasing the video that was demanded by a grand jury investigating the aftermath of a protest on July 8th, 2005. The US attorney who
eventually gave Josh his leave is distinguished only by his crusade against civil rights under the Bush administration - and his recent appointment in California may be nothing more than a political quid pro quo....
Posted: Tue, Apr 3, 2007 7:14pm PDT
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