May 21, 2013

Bride and Friends Die in Bachelorette Limo Fire (Video)

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The wedding day is coming and you’re excited to party with your girls for the last time as a single woman. The limo pulls up, you pile in with excitement and no one would believe that this would be the last party of your life. A horrific blaze that started in the trunk of Neriza Fojas’ [...]




Is this a Problem? – San Francisco Giants Have NO African American Players on Roster

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*For years we’ve been hearing about how African American participation in professional baseball was declining. Well, the reality of that trend is no more apparent than the current roster of the San Francisco Giants. As Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area blogger Andrew Baggarly points out, the team that once employed Willie Mays and Monte Irvin now [...]




SF Mayor Considering Controversial ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy

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*Another city that is known for its controversial episodes of run-ins between police and its citizens, is considering the NYPD’s much criticized Stop and Frisk policy. The mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, is considering implementing the controversial policy, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is under consideration as a way to make sure [...]




New York Giant Traded, Child Sends Piggy Bank to Bring Him Back

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*There’s a lot of little football fans out there that take the game much more seriously than the players and their parents. They want their favorite player’s jersey, their poster, and now their job. Little 6-year old Joe was broken up by finding out that his favorite New York Giant, Brandon Jacobs, was traded to [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Same Injustice, Different Victim

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*I called a friend the other day to wish him a Happy Birthday when we got on the subject of the same issue that has millions of people talking and protesting in the streets: Why has George Zimmerman not been locked up for killing Trayvon Martin? Zimmerman is the neighborhood watch wannabe cop who shot [...]




Jokey Joke: Is Obama the Victim of an Ass Grab?

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*The President of the United States is one of the most revered offices in the world. And we have been getting upset about him being disrespected time after time by people we feel should’ve been fired or pimp slapped by the President or Michelle. (Remember Arizona’s governor Jan Brewer, shaking her finger in his face?) [...]




Well Known Fashion House (ESPRIT) Closes Its U.S. Doors

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*There’s some parts of the 80s and 9os that have become a staple of American culture. Well, one very well known name brand of clothes has been serving communities throughout the world with the U.S. stitching every piece together. (more…)  




Church Rule Prohibiting Adoption of Children by Gays Taken to Court

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*A city’s official condemnation of Roman Catholic Church teachings as “discriminatory,” “insulting,” “callous” and “defamatory” is being taken to the U.S. Supreme Court because of the Constitution’s requirement that government not be “hostile” to faith. The case stems from a 2006 non-binding resolution from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors that called the Catholic Church’s [...]




Circumcision to be Outlawed in San Francisco

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*A San Francisco man is trying to get an initiative on an upcoming city ballot that would make circumcision a crime. Lloyd Schofield, the author of the measure, calls circumcision “genital mutilation.” His proposed measure would “make it a misdemeanor to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the foreskin, testicle or penis of another person who [...]




On the Comeback: ‘The Angela Bofill Experience’ is in Effect

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*After suffering a stroke in 2006 and another in 2007, singer Angela Bofill is in the midst of a comeback of sorts with appearances starting tonight, July 22, through Sunday, July 25. She’s calling her shows at The Rrazz Room in San Francisco a “new chapter.”  Here’s the thing, though. She won’t be singing in [...]




Meet Foreverland: A 14-piece Michael Jackson Tribute Band

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*Our good buddy from the Bay Area, George Livingston, just hipped jus to Foreverland which is a 14-piece tribute band to the mighty Michael Jackson. He says he caught them last night at the Alemeda County Fair and they were awesome. We did some research and found out that the group is based in San [...]




Black Attacks on Asian Americans Lead to Racial Tensions

A woman holds a sign showing actors Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker from the buddy comedy Rush Hour at a rally earlier this month in San Francisco. Recent deadly attacks by black youths have stirred outrage within the Asian-American community.

*Mrs. Cheng feels like she’s living under siege in her own home. In January, an 83-year-old neighbor, also a Chinese immigrant, was beaten into a coma. Days after he died in March, Mrs. Cheng, 53, was attacked and pushed off a public transit platform, coming to minutes later with front teeth knocked out and her [...]




Veronica’s View: Hasta la Vista Arizona

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*I won’t be visiting Arizona anytime soon. No more staying at the magnificent Arizona Biltmore Hotel or horsebackriding in Tucson, dining in Sedona, bike riding in Flagstaff or strolling through the museums in Prescott. Hasta la vista baby. It was nice while it lasted. I’ve decided to join San Francisco in boycotting everything Arizona.   [...]




Jump-off Who Exposed Married Millionaire Lover May Hire Gloria Allred to Get Even

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*The Panache Report claims rumors are circulating that Gloria Allred might take on the YaVaughnie Wilkins case if she (Wilkins) decides to take her married former lover, Charles Phillips, to court.   If you haven’t heard, a couple of weeks ago, Wilkins paid thousands for billboards in New York, San Francisco and Atlanta to put [...]