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What Barack Obama could learn from Jerry Brown

By: Melissa Griffin 05/19/13 4:00 AM
Bulworth
Warren Beatty and Halle Berry starred in “Bulworth,” a movie about a tell-it-like-it-is politician... Read More
Recently President Barack Obama admitted that he thinks of “going ‘Bulworth’” from time to time. Because, like baseball fans, political junkies will watch any movie about politics — even bad ones — Economist subscribers and Halle Berry fans recognized the reference to the movie “Bulworth.”   In the 1998 movie, Warren Beatty is a U.S. senator representing California who decides to end his life. Read More

As tech sector pines for immigration reform, Canada comes knocking

By: Rachel Swan 05/19/13 4:00 AM
billboard
It’s unclear whether Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us campaign to reform U.S. immigration is destined to fail, but it’s certainly a hot mess. Read More

Government accountability can be hard

By: Melissa Griffin 05/15/13 9:16 PM
Bay Bridge repairs
When the news broke last week that the Internal Revenue Service had inappropriately reviewed the tax-exempt status of various far-right groups, an Read More

If only S.F. supervisors usually listened to the city attorney

By: Melissa Griffin 05/15/13 9:10 PM
George Gascon
In Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors debate over the personal use of furniture, some supervisors took up hours for their own personal use. Read More

Even after Boston Marathon bombings, we must keep running

By: Melissa Griffin 04/17/13 11:56 PM
bay to breakers, craigslist
After I finished the Bay to Breakers 12-kilometer run last year, I felt qualified to be a Navy SEAL. Read More

The mean streets of San Francisco

By: Melissa Griffin 03/27/13 9:33 PM
San Francisco Westpoint housing project
When probation officers from Chicago are concerned about the level of violence in your city, it’s time to pay attention. Read More

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What Barack Obama could learn from Jerry Brown
As tech sector pines for immigration reform, Canada comes knocking
Government accountability can be hard
If only S.F. supervisors usually listened to the city attorney
California Assembly passes non-citizen juror bill amid controversy
Even after Boston Marathon bombings, we must keep running
City policymakers casting big shadow across state
California legislators play duck, duck, Modoc
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Public Defender Jeff Adachi is the boy who cried broke
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The mean streets of San Francisco
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Was Deborah Madden's confession a move to keep her city pension?
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