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Hillary Clinton's Big Problem: Premature Triangulation Two years from now, Hillary Clinton might be pleased to hear the kind of boos and antiwar chants that greeted her days ago when she spoke at the annual Take Back America conference of Democratic activists and argued against a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. But so much of politics is about timing. And right now, Clinton is facing a serious problem of premature triangulation....
Posted: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 6:44am PDT
Downtown Interests Expected to Spend Millions on Dufty's Reelection Bid Political observers were shocked at the amount of money poured into Fiona Ma's state assembly victory. The $1.4 million price tag of Ma's victory was the most expensive victory in state assembly history and included more than $ 1.0 million spent on Ma's behalf by independent expenditure groups....
Posted: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 6:33am PDT
The Toronto terror plot and the Canadian establishment’s political agenda The alleged Toronto terror plot is being used by Canada’s ruling elite to stampede the public into accepting a dramatic shift to the right in Canada’s foreign and domestic policies....
Posted: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 6:30am PDT
Nepalese rebels in landmark talks Nepal's Maoist rebel leader is holding talks with the prime minister in the capital Kathmandu, in the first such meeting between the two sides....
Posted: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 6:23am PDT
No Peace, No Vote: Sign the Voters For Peace Pledge It's time to put every Congressional candidate -- incumbents
and newcomers alike -- on notice that if they want our votes, they must take a
clear, public stand on ending the Iraq war and preventing any other unjust, illegal
war....
Posted: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 11:28pm PDT
Taunted and Jeered: Bolton Bolts from Oxford Protests Facing an increasingly hostile group of law students in an Oxford seminar that had somehow gone dreadfully wrong, beads of sweat began to pop out on John Bolton's furrowed brow. Amidst a rising chorus of taunts, jeers, hisses and outright denunciations, Bolton was swiftly surrounded by his entourage of three American security agents and whisked out the door of the seminar room at Oriel College on Friday, the 9th of June....
Posted: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 7:10am PDT
DemocracyAction's Election Reform Panel Schroeder's Restaurant
240 Front Street (at Sacramento)
San Francisco, CA...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 20, 2007 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 11:50pm PDT
Davis city council postpones Target decision The community of Davis came to city council meeting to protest Target's big box intrusion into Davis that the City Council voted at 2:30 am to postpone any decisions on Target until next week on June 20....
Posted: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 4:32pm PDT
'Hail Mary' Prop I Lawsuit - Potential Conflict of Interest Beyond Chron has confirmed a twist in this story that involves a potential conflict of interest. Jordanna Thigpen, who suffered a resounding defeat in last Tuesday's DCCC elections, clerks for the Hon. Ronald Evans Quidachay, the judge presiding over this case. Additionally, early filings with the San Francisco Ethics Commission show that Thigpen's run for DCCC was partially funded by BOMA and Plan C, the notorious offshoot of SFSOS. These organizations employ the plaintiff's attorney, James ...
Posted: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 7:50am PDT
Federal Prosecutors Decide Not to Indict Karl Rove in CIA Leak Case Federal prosecutors have decided not to charge President Bush’s top advisor Karl Rove with any crimes in the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame. The prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has made no official statement but Rove’s attorney said early this morning that Fitzgerald announced the decision in a letter to him on Monday....
Posted: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 6:22am PDT
California gubernatorial primary reflects alienation from US two-party system The record-low turnout in last week’s California primary elections for governor and other offices reflects widespread disaffection with the two parties of big business, not only in California, but across the country....
Posted: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 10:31pm PDT
Office of Emergency Services (OES) is a JOKE in San Francisco I attended the Office of Emergency Services (OES) June 5, 2006 with all the SF Heads of Departments and even the Clerk of the Board - Gloria Young present. Ross Mirkarimi was there and a host of other City Attorneys and others. There were some members of the public - I remember very well Kim Crossman. I was there to give some input during Public Comment by our slick Mayor Gavin Newsom with intent saw that I could not speak. I suppose the same could be said of Kim Crossman who also wanted to ...
Posted: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 6:45pm PDT
Nepalese rebels freed from jail Nepal's government has begun releasing Maoist rebels detained under a controversial anti-terror law....
Posted: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 9:45am PDT
Rove cleared of naming CIA spy Karl Rove, President Bush's policy strategist, has been told by prosecutors he will not be charged with any crimes in the investigation into the leak of a CIA officer's identity, his lawyer said today....
Posted: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 9:35am PDT
The Ominous Shadow of 1988 Hovers Over this July’s Mexican Presidential Election With 20 Days to Go before the Vote, the Spectre of Electoral Fraud - and Subsequent Repression - Haunts a Nation...
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 10:54pm PDT
SF: 19th Ave/Park Presidio Blvd Transportation Plan Community Meeting Sunset Recreation Center
2210 Lawton at 28th Avenue...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2006 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 4:48pm PDT
SF: 19th Ave/Park Presidio Blvd Transportation Plan Community Meeting SFPD Richmond Station
461 6th Avenue, between Geary and Anza...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2006 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 4:46pm PDT
Multi-Party Progressive Slate The Green Party and California Peace and Freedom Parties have each fielded a full slate of candidates for statewide office in the Nov. 2006 General Election. Following is a list that should be considered in the interest of building a true multi-party democracy....
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 11:41am PDT
Lessons to Remember for November Ballot Last Tuesday’s election results have political insiders and pundits weighing in on what the outcomes meant for the long-time battle between the city’s progressives and conservatives. Ballot measures often become the litmus test for how each side’s strength, and this season proved no exception. But perhaps more important that deciding winners and losers is learning from what occurred last week, and taking those lessons into the next election cycle. In that spirit, here’s one perspective on wha...
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 7:05am PDT
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