Faces of a War Protest

Posted on March 20, 2008 by livinintheloin

See “loin shots”.

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Outsider’s take on S.F. homelessness – yikes

Posted on March 16, 2008 by livinintheloin

Last week, Christine Oastler came down from Ontario for a vacation. She had a classic San Francisco experience.
She was appalled.
She was hassled by aggressive panhandlers, “scared” by drunken street people, and even spat upon in front of the Metreon shopping center.
“It’s stunning to me,” she said. “I’m a well-traveled girl. I’ve been to Europe, [...]

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Stop Fumigation of Citizens without Their Consent in California

Posted on March 15, 2008 by livinintheloin

Tens of thousands of residents of the State of California are being sprayed under the cover of night with pesticides containing partly unknown chemicals. These sprayings, conducted without adequate health studies, are done not to protect residents from a clear and present public health danger, but rather to protect special interests worried about eradicating the [...]

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Book Concern Building Murals

Posted on March 8, 2008 by livinintheloin

Artist Brian Barneclo, known around town for impressive artworks, often on the outside of buildings, was commissioned to do the inside murals at the Book Concern. His inspiration: “billboards, buildings, people of San Francisco”.
Murals are in the main lobby of the building, and there is a unique mural on each of the five floors [...]

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If the Dunce Cap Fits…

Posted on March 5, 2008 by livinintheloin

Just two days after The Board of Supervisors unanimously approve a resolution, that would ultimately place human-shaped bronze sidewalk plaques marking where the city’s homeless have died on the streets – I see this poignant image.
Poised majestically, with City Hall in the background, a statute is adorned with an orange traffic cone. I [...]

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activismintheloin: Tenderloin Police Station, Community Meetings

Posted on March 1, 2008 by livinintheloin

Did you know The Tenderloin Police Station (link) has a monthly Community Meeting?Day: 2nd Tuesday of the month
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Tenderloin Station, 301 Eddy St.,San Francisco, CA 94102

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