The Public Press celebrated the relaunch of its Web site this past Thursday at a.Muse gallery. Here are some photos from the event. Photos by Ed Ritger. Reporter Bethany Fleishman does door duty and takes much-needed donations. Development Director Lila LaHood announces the Public Press membership plan. Reporter/photographer/webslinger Max Rosenblum poses with his a.Muses. Lila’s […]
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The Bay Bridge project: keeping bias at bay in investigative journalism
Because investigative journalism isn’t artifice. Or, at least, it shouldn’t be. And that’s not what I practice. Some people have expressed concerns that our story will be negative, and this missive is my attempt to clear the air: We never aim to be negative, because it is the responsibility of the journalist to present a […]
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New York Times in Bay Area reverses media ‘disinvestment’
The New York Times Friday debuted a Bay Area section that will appear every Friday and Sunday in Northern California print editions, reaching as far north as the Oregon border. Jim Schacter, editor of the New York Times’ digital initiatives, said the company’s interest in the Bay Area stems from its cosmopolitan audience, the existing […]
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Half reviewed signs are ‘illegal’
Planning Department Ombudsman Dan Sider probably knows more about billboards than anyone in the city.
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First lady focuses spotlight on cell phone ban
TMZ.com spotted Maria Shriver driving while celling. After being caught in the act of talking on her handheld cell phone three separate times, California First Lady Maria Shriver was allowed to determine her own penance for the violations. In a statement, Shriver apologized and stated she would be donating her old handset to Verizon’s Hopeline […]
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SF Public Press relaunch party!
Come celebrate with us and support SF Public Press! We’ve got a lot to cheer about this fall: our redesigned Web site and new URL: www.sfpublicpress.org an exciting Bay Bridge investigative project in collaboration with McSweeney’s and Spot.us: www.spot.us/pitches/289 the success of the City Budget Watchdog project and ongoing reporting on the ramifications of cutbacks in city government a new membership […]
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Blue Angels causing a lot of buzz in the city
Creative Commons image via Flickr. The Blue Angels are causing a lot of buzz in the city — but not the kind that requires earplugs. While San Francisco predicts that 1.2 million locals and visitors will swarm in to watch the aerobatic troupe, the highlight of Fleet Week, some are still hoping the supersonic jets will just go […]
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Anti-gay reggae artist performing in Berkeley
Creative Commons photo via Flickr. Reggae artist Buju Banton, widely known for lyrics promoting violence against gays, is performing Saturday at the Shattuck Down Low in Berkeley. Much of the controversy stems from Banton’s 1988 single, "Boom Bye Bye," which consisted of violently anti-gay lyrics that described shooting homosexuals in the head and burning them […]
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In ‘Deep East’ Oakland, youths pegged as criminals say police harassment spurs more violence
For many, the police are here to serve and protect. The men and women in blue are those we call when we’re in trouble. And no part of Oakland is more in need of policing than the streets between the East 70s avenues and the East 100s avenues — stretching from the base of the hills to the bottom of the flatlands — or what residents call the “Deep East.” It is where over one-third of the city’s 124 homicides occurred last year. But many of the youths living on these dangerous streets don’t welcome the police as protectors — they consider them the enemy.
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UC fees to rise by additional $2,500 within the year
The cost to attend the University of California could skyrocket by more than 30 percent next fall, which would bring fees to a level like never before, the Associated Press and others news sources are reporting. If approved by the UC Board of Regents, who will discuss details with President Mark Yudof next week, the […]