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SF breaks for Slow Food Nation event Thousands of farmers and food lovers united in San Francisco over the Labor Day weekend to celebrate a healthier way of eating at Slow Food Nation, the first-ever event of its kind in the U.S. Slow Food Nation is a...
[ Story by Jeanette Obaldia ]
Saturday, Aug 30 2008 12:40 PM

SF church celebrates its 68th anniversary Seated ramrod straight on a floral patterned chair and encompassed by photographs and momentos of her life, Iola Spencer commands a delicate, almost frail strength not uncommon for those who approach her in age. At 97 years she is whisper...
[ Story by Nathan Weyland ]
Saturday, Aug 30 2008 11:39 AM

Homeless man determined to live burden free Herbert Gains knows the wind-battered corner of Divisadero and Grove Street better than perhaps anyone. He spends most daylight hours resting against the fence in front of Lilly’s Barbeque on Grove Street, often painting or sketching on a piece of...
[ Story by Nathan Weyland ]
Thursday, Apr 17 2008 5:48 PM

Prayers for the fallen Grace Cathedral Episcopal Church holds "an interfaith vigil for peace and remembrance of all the dead on the 5th anniversary of the War in Iraq."
[ Story by Colleen Cummins and Nathan Weyland ]
Thursday, Mar 20 2008 2:23 PM

Volunteers inspired in final push for Obama campaign After being declared the losers in the California race, the Obama camp in San Francisco was looking pretty energized, with little despair in sight.
[ Story by Domingo Antonio Robledo ]
Wednesday, Feb 6 2008 6:10 PM

Hundreds board 'Freedom Train' to celebrate King's legacy The crowd at the San Jose train station filled the covered waiting area and spilled onto the drizzly sidewalk. Umbrellas up, the sea of mostly...
[ Story by Nathan Weyland ]
Thursday, Jan 24 2008 5:00 PM

The Shroud of Qu'ran In the teachings of the Qu’ran, the hijab is a representation of modesty and serves to prevent sexual attention from the opposite sex. Muslim women are taught to show only what is necessary, like the hands and feet. But recently the hijab has been given a negative political and social connotation as a symbol of oppression. While some women feel oppressed, others embrace the hijab.
[ Story by Melissa Vu ]
Tuesday, Nov 6 2007 12:17 PM

Revolution for President At 50.8 percent of the population women currently only make up 16.2 percent, the largest to date, of the U.S. Congress. The number of women being elected to office has continued to increase over the decades, especially at the state and local levels, but they are still vastly underrepresented, largely because of historical social discrimination and a social structure that caters to male dominance.
[ Story by Jennifer Kregear ]
Monday, Nov 5 2007 8:20 AM

Clinton calls for change during Oakland rally... More than 14,000 rallied in downtown Oakland at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s (D-NY) latest campaign stop on Sunday including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Senator Dianne Feinstein.
[ Story by Katie Strain and Carina Woudenberg ]
Monday, Oct 1 2007 9:59 PM