SF News Health Care Bill Clears Hurdle in Senate, No Thanks to Olympia Snowe Yes, everyone! It's the big news this pre-Xmas Monday morning. The U.S. Senate wanted to give everyone a present this week, and in the wee hours of this morning a whopping 60
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Upright Citizens Brigade's "Obamacare" Ad We know we're preaching to the converted here (for the most part), and we probably should have caught this semi-gruesome spoof ad by NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade (which once gave birth to Amy
SF News Senate Names Health Care Amendment After Safeway In one version of the Senate's health care bill up for debate next week, a provision meant to encourage preventive medicine for employees has been named for Pleasanton-based grocery chain Safeway. The company
SF News Karl Rove Draws "Hundreds" In SF Karl Rove made an appearance behind enemy lines last night in SF, at a local gathering at the Ritz-Carlton of conservative bastion The Heritage Foundation. Rove made the astute observation before a crowd
misc Photos: Yesterday's "Big Insurance: Sick of It" Rally Flickr photog Tristan C was on the scene at yesterday's "Big Insurance: Sick of It" rally at Embarcadero Two sponsored by MoveOn.org, which was aimed at bringing attention to the Anthem Blue
SF News Swine Flu: Don't Panic, But Yes, Panic. There were plenty of predictions this past spring that the H1N1 virus was going to come back to bite us in the ass this winter, and last week a White House advisory panel
SF News From the Editor's Inbox: Fascist Obama, Pro-Rapist March, Defecating In the Park Oh dear. We received the following missive from an angry Texas resident (or troll) early this morning. While she doesn't directly point to it, we assume it is in response to this. She