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Dede Wilsey re-elected prez of Fine Arts Museums board with little fanfare
Diane "Dede" Wilsey and her MatisseSF EXAMINER PHOTO OF WILSEY BY CINDY CHEWAt a quarterly meeting on June 6, Diane “Dede” Wilsey was summarily re-elected as president of the Board of Trustees of the...
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Community awaits benefits as Lennar finally breaks ground in Hunters Point
Artist rendering of bayfront homes soon to be built after years of waiting.More than five years after San Francisco voters approved a massive redevelopment plan for the Hunters Point Shipyard and much...
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Inmates on hunger strike win support from California legislators
Screen shot from video posted by Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity CoalitionThe largest prison hunger strike in California history officially began on July 8, and though some California legislators...
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Building on progress
ABU ends picket of Lennar's Shipyard project after city agency agrees to oversee local hiring processSF Examiner file photo by Cindy Chewnews@sfbg.comA month-long labor standoff at the Hunters Point...
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Into thin air
"Shareable housing" is causing apartments to vanish from SF's rental market — yet popular, profitable sites like Airbnb violate local lawsAirbnb is an audacious corporation, particularly in San...
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Jack Spade tries to sneak into a beloved Mission spot, triggering a community...
Jack Spade's Chicago store, a sharp contrast to the raggedy, lovable old Adobe Bookstore.The Stop Jack Spade Coalition is throwing an impromptu fundraiser tonight (Wed/7) at the Make-Out Room to help...
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Prison hunger strike enters month two
As a hunger strike staged across California prisons enters its second month, inmates and their advocates are mourning the loss of Billy “Guero” Sells, a Corcoran State Prison inmate who committed...
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America's Cup organizers sell small-scale naming rights at Pier 27 to pay...
Once America's Cup is done with Pier 27 in October, it will become a public park and cruise ship terminal.The Port Commission has approved a proposal by the America’s Cup Organizing Committee (ACOC) to...
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Activists say a pair of Spades could beat culture and small business in the...
Activists are pushing for a big turnout.Progressive activists and small business owners in the Mission are trying to draw the line against the creep the of corporate chain stores -- with their...
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A strong showing by small businesses and activists concerned about chain stores and gentrification in the Mission won over a 3-2 majority on the Board of Appeals on Aug. 21, but their appeal of a city...
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Mission eviction leaves activists without a home base
Housing activists turned up outside the office of landlord Rick Holman earlier this year.Photo by Eviction Free SummerMission residents who abruptly lost their battle against eviction Aug. 27 were...
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Smartphones trigger rise in crime rate as new iPhone features a fingerprint lock
The new iPhone 5S, set for release Sept. 20, features a button that reads the owner's fingerprint to unlockViolent crime is on the rise in the Bay Area and the San Francisco Police Department chalks it...
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Rights and wrongs
Police and prosecutors use bureaucratic confusion to keep assets they seize from the innocentnews@sfbg.comOn a February evening in 2011, Derrick Walls ran into a friend at a bus stop near Third Street...
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