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Sandy Hook victims remembered at Justin Herman Plaza
By Alex Reyes
The Guardsman
20 pairs of small rain boots and shoes lined the stage at Justin Herman Plaza on Dec. 22 in tribute to the children who were murdered eight days earlier at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
The shoes were placed there by four Bay
Pride flag flies at City Hall, kicking off summer pride events
By Sara Bloomberg
The Guardsman
San Francisco’s annual Pride celebration kicked off Monday afternoon with a flag raising ceremony at City Hall, where equality and funding for HIV and AIDS services were hot topics.
Mayor Ed Lee promised continued support for local HIV and AIDS services.
If the Board
Local 2 strikes again
By Greg ZemanThe Guardsman
Unite Here Local 2, a self-professed “fighting union” representing over 9,000 hotel workers at 62 hotels in San Francisco, opened a three-day strike of roughly 300 workers at the San Francisco Grand Hyatt on April 7.
Local 2 President Mike Casey has promised future actions
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.
SFMTA deficit could mean cuts to service, reroutes
By Alex Emslie Opinions and Editorials Editor
"I find it quite alarming and in some ways disrespectful," said District 11 Supervisor John Avalos of the proposed San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency budget passed by the Board of Supervisors May 27.
The SFMTA's $128.9 million deficit
Prop. 8 upheld, Same-sex marriage supporters in uproar
Supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in force early Tuesday morning at St. Frances Lutheran Church and marched chanting and singing to hear the state Supreme Court's decision on the fate of Proposition 8.