Posted on December 22, 2008 by livinintheloin
(12-19) 19:43 PST SAN FRANCISCO — State Attorney General Jerry Brown, in a surprise turnabout, asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to overturn Proposition 8, saying the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage violates basic rights guaranteed in the state Constitution…
…in a lengthy filing late Friday, he argued that the constitutional amendment was “inconsistent with [...]
Filed under: Activism, What's Going On? | Tagged: H8, individual liberty, Jerry Brown, Prop. 8, Proposition 8, protest proposition 8, State Attorney General Jerry Brown | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 20, 2008 by livinintheloin
Your opportunity to TAKE ACTION:
“It is appalling that President-elect Barack Obama would invite California Pastor Rev. Rick Warren, an ardent supporter of Prop 8 and someone who is opposed to the equality of LGBT Americans, to give the invocation at his inauguration.”
Equality California has already collected over 8,000 signatures! Here is a link to their [...]
Filed under: Activism, What's Going On? | Tagged: Add new tag, Barack Obama, Equality California, gay marriage, gay rights, H8, Living in the Loin, livinintheloin, President-elect Barack Obama, Prop. 8, Proposition 8, Rick Warren | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 20, 2008 by livinintheloin
City officials are finally admitting what others have been saying for years: San Francisco is attracting huge numbers of homeless people from all over. Thousands of transient people, arriving from other counties, states and even countries, are overwhelming the city’s homeless system…
…By any measure, say Kayhan and Rhorer, the $190 million San Francisco spends annually [...]
Filed under: What's Going On?, homeless | Tagged: Add new tag, C. W. Nevius, homeless, homeless population, homeless population census, homeless population count, Homeless Problem, Living in the Loin, livinintheloin, S.F. blames out-of-towners for endless homeless problem, San Francisco Budget Crisis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 18, 2008 by livinintheloin
President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday defended his choice of a popular evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, rejecting criticism that it slights gays. The selection of Pastor Rick Warren brought objections from gay rights advocates, who strongly supported Obama during the election campaign. The advocates are angry over Warren’s backing of a [...]
Filed under: Activism, Bad Urban Experience, What's Going On? | Tagged: Add new tag, Barack Obama, gay marriage, gay rights, H8, Human Rights Campaign, intolerance, President-elect Barack Obama, Prop. 8, Proposition 8, Rick Warren, Stop H8 Rally | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 14, 2008 by livinintheloin
Last Saturday, we told you the story of Adam Jackson, who pointed a Web camera out the window of his Tenderloin apartment and created a hot Internet site.
Today, we tell you how it all went wrong, from a flurry of death threats to being targeted by cyberbullies. But just when it looked like the thugs [...]
Filed under: Activism, SF Tenderloin, Uncategorized | Tagged: Adam Jackson, Adam's Block, crime cameras, Living in the Loin, livinintheloin, OurBlock.tv, SF CRIME, SF Tenderloin, surveillance cameras, Tenderloin Camera, Tenderloin Web Camera, The Tenderloin, The Uptown Tenderloin | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 9, 2008 by livinintheloin
If you have read the news today, you know that SF is facing a budget crisis:
…”Newsom will announce his plan for cutting up to $125 million from this year’s $6.6 billion budget today, but gave few details about what it will include.”
S.F. faces $575.6 million budget deficit [SFGate]
You may also recall that , the City [...]
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Posted on December 4, 2008 by livinintheloin
Saturday December 13th, 11:00 – 3 p.m. – Jones Street (closed between McAllister and Golden Gate)
North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District presents:
Santa Sightings, Safe Streets Holiday Street Festival.
Watch for Santa riding through The Tenderloin on his way to Jones Street!
FREE: photos with Santa, Candy Canes, Piñata, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, African Cultural Dancers, SF Conservatory [...]
Filed under: Activism, Good Urban Experience, SF Tenderloin, Tenderloin, What's Going On? | Tagged: African Cultural Dancers, Didi, Ed Ivy Band, Hilton-San Francisco, Living in the Loin, livinintheloin, North of Market Tenderloin Community Benefit District, Safe Streets Holiday Street Festival, Santa Sightings, SF Conservatory Carolers, The Tenderloin, Uptown Tenderloin, Uptown Tenderloin Historic District | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 4, 2008 by livinintheloin
When I heard about the BOS, Budget and Finance Committee proposal to de-fund the Community Justice Center, I was a bit confused. So, I emailed Melissa Griffith — a great resource. If you haven’t read her articles, or checked out her site, you should. Sweet Melissa Breaking Political News. Into Pieces.
She mailed back, letting me [...]
Filed under: Bad Urban Experience, Tenderloin, What's Going On? | Tagged: Budget and Finance Committee, Chris Daly, community justice center, Daly debacle, Daly Deceit, Daly Embarrassment, Jake McGoldrick, Living in the Loin, livinintheloin, Melissa Griffith, Proposition L, Supervisor Chris Daly, Sweet Melissa, What the f**k? | 1 Comment »
