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posted on
February 2nd, 2012
from
Fog City Journal
based in
San Francisco

Group Seeks Condo Lottery Bypass, Raise Funds for Affordable Housing

The City instituted a curb on condo conversions in response to increases in “no fault” tenant evictions, limiting conversions via a lottery to 200 per year. Currently there are 2,391 homeowners ...

posted on
January 23rd, 2012
from
Fog City Journal
based in
San Francisco

Sheriff Mirkarimi’s Trial Date Set, Attorney Says Case “Overblown”, Second Woman Files Complaint

When asked how Mirkarimi's family is doing, McElroy said, "Every night his son, Theo, asks for 'Daddy.' This is tearing the family apart, doing more damage than good. Isn't it supposed to be the ex ...

posted on
January 23rd, 2012
from
Fog City Journal
based in
San Francisco

Hundreds Celebrate Life of Labor Leader Walter Johnson

The ceremony was simple, but the celebrants were remarkable. No less than the Episcopal Bishop of California, Marc Andrus, and the Dean of Grace Cathedral, Jane Shaw, presided over the service. In ...

posted on
January 22nd, 2012
from
Fog City Journal
based in
San Francisco

Occupy West Protesters Decry Bank Foreclosures, Corporate Personhood

The day was organized by Occupy SF and numerous other groups. It started before sunrise, with sometimes overlapping demonstrations focusing on corporate greed, foreclosures, war and immigration cra ...

posted on
January 21st, 2012
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Fog City Journal
based in
San Francisco

Occupy Wall Street West Ends Hibernation in Quest to Right America

Protesters also decried the role that the Supreme Court case Citizens United, now two years old, has played in pulling representative democracy out of the grasp of ordinary citizens. As many as 2,0 ...