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Hunger Strikers March to City Hall, Mayor Is a No Show

Hunger Strikers March to City Hall, Mayor Is a No Show

By Marco Siler-Gonzales The San Francisco hunger strikers dubbed the Frisco Five rolled to the doorstep of City Hall in wheelchairs on May 3, demanding the mayor fire San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, but the mayor was not there. The Frisco Five—Edwin Lindo, 29; Cristina Gutierrez, 66; Sellassie

Resolution calling to reinstate elected City College board gains momentum

Resolution calling to reinstate elected City College board gains momentum

A crowd of 60 activists gathered for a rally to restore the Board of Trustees and remove Special Trustee Robert Agrella from power.

Cash not vouchers should stay the recycling norm; Supervisor’s proposal is presumptuous

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener wants to change the redemption value of recyclables from cash to food vouchers.

City fights over immigration

A 2008 immigration policy instituted by Mayor Gavin Newsom providing undocumented juveniles accused of criminal conduct greater protection from deportation is being challenged by the Board of Supervisors.