Posts Tagged ‘francisco’
Thomas Wolf’s Tenderloin resurrection
Thomas Wolf wants to use his experience with and recovery from drugs and homelessness on the streets of the Tenderloin as an opportunity to help others, thank the police officer who rescued him, and reinvent San Francisco’s response to the drug crisis.
Read MoreLincoln Mitchell connects the dots of the last 41 years of San Francisco
Lincoln Mitchell, author of “,” makes the case that the San Francisco of today begins in 1978. The assassination of George Moscone and Harvey Milk, the massacre of Peoples Temple members in Jonestown, the explosion of the city’s punk rock scene, and…
Read MoreJoe Talbot on “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”
Joe Talbot’s debut film, “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” captures the unsteady pulse of an ever-changing city. The film is an ode to what home means as both a brick-and-mortar place as well as a state of mind. Talbot wonders if anyone can…
Read MoreLeah Garchik on 47 years at the S.F. Chronicle
Leah Garchik is an original. In an era of transitory work, she had one employer for 47 years. For 35 of those years, as a daily columnist, her voice reflected back to us the world and her city of San Francisco. On the occasion of her retirement last…
Read MoreDavid Talbot and a tale of San Francisco gone wrong
David Talbot has never been accused of being shy about his views. The founder of Salon and longtime voice for so-called San Francisco values now sees his adopted home as a tale of two cities. In his best selling book “Season of the Witch,” he…
Read MoreRichard Walker on the crises and contradictions of Silicon Valley
Richard Walker, professor emeritus of geography at U.C. Berkeley, is a student of the renown Marxist geographer David Harvey. Walker brings an approach to his analysis that includes, economics, urban design, politics, and the environment, as well as…
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