Program for former prison inmates 'bursting at the seams'
Despite budget cuts, City College’s Second Chance Program, assisting former California prison inmates with higher education, is set to expand.
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New local hiring legislation could significantly increase demand for 'City Build' trained labor
In order to combat joblessness and spur the city’s economy, a San Francisco supervisor has introduced legislation that would mandate contractors to hire at least 50 percent local workers on publicly funded construction jobs.
Oakland awaits Mehserle sentence
By Alex EmslieThe Guardsman
The sentencing of the former BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant—an unarmed transit rider—on Jan. 1, 2009 is scheduled for Nov. 5.
San Francisco Police Commissioner and former prosecutor Jim Hammer said that in most homicide trials, each side is granted
Veteran Resource Center holds grand opening
The Veterans Resource Center, a place where veterans returning to school can study and obtain services, including mental health counseling, held it’s grand opening on Oct. 15.
Law reforms transfer process
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, guaranteeing students who complete certain degrees with at least a C average at California community colleges a place in the California State University system as juniors.
Workers strike against Hilton
Workers of the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel, who are fighting to keep their wages and benefits after their contract expired last year, organized a six-day strike that started Oct. 13.
Cases of bedbugs increase
Trapped in a jar on the top shelf of a bookcase in a Nob Hill studio-apartment is a deep-red insect the size of a pinhead known as a bedbug, which is being kept alive as evidence of possible infestation. After contacting her landlord to verify that it was a bedbug, Madeleine Reynolds prepared for th