City attorney's 'crackdown' amounts to cheap political ploy
I almost choked on my cereal when I read the headlines about San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera “cracking down on crack pipes” — or at least the stores that sell them.
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LGBT major coming to City College, pending approval
City College is on the verge of making LGBT Studies an official major, pending the approval of the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s office in Sacramento.
Stun guns for the SFPD?
After a lengthy hearing on Feb. 23 the San Francisco Police Commission voted 6-1 in favor of interim Chief of Police Jeff Godown’s proposal to explore the use of all less lethal weapons, including the controversial Conductive Energy Device, also known as a stun gun.
Schools unite for Day of Action
City College and SF State students gathered March 2 in solidarity to protest looming budget cuts to higher learning institutions that will reduce classes and other benefits for students throughout California.
CA commission takes aim at state pensions
A report recommending California to overhaul its public pension system released by an independent state oversight agency on Feb. 24 could propel the state into a series of labor and union struggles similar to those happening in Wisconsin.
Support union workers in Wisconsin
Wisconsin public-sector workers and their supporters have been demonstrating at the state capital to defend the existing union standards of collective bargaining for more than two weeks.
Moving on to the Final Four
The Rams will get a chance at redemption when they play Saddleback College Gauchos in the first state semi-final game March 11 at Ventura College. This will be a rematch of last year’s state title game that sent the Rams home without the championship win.