David Nutt is the former chair of the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). He might still have that post if not for the horses.
In a rational (and non-political) examination of harmful activities, he noted that around ten people die each year in the United Kingdom while riding horses...
The music is by The Secret Identities, composed of three East Bay performers who have teamed up to sing three-part harmony on each other’s songs.
They’ll be at the Bazaar Café in San Francisco on Saturday, January 7th along with Daryl Scariot. Music starts at 7pm....
The increasing need for food assistance is one piece of a bigger problem in California: increasing poverty. Nearly six million Californians are part of families living below the federal poverty level – that’s an average of no more than 22,000 dollars a year for a family of four.
In the Bay Area,...
Occupy protesters contributed to a loss of $4-8 million for the Port of Oakland last Monday after attempting to shut down shipping activity. The port generates about $8.5 million per day, and the losses could cause a ripple effect in companies around the world...
PG&E is finally...
Occupy protesters marched on ports from Anchorage to San Diego Monday in a coordinated action designed to shut down operations.
In Oakland, 150 longshoremen were sent home from work in the morning as a result of the protest, according to ILWU spokesman Craig Merrilees. The ILWU, the union...
Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park is set to become Hellman Meadow if the Recreation & Park Department approves the plan unanimously passed last week by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors. The name change would honor Warren Hellman, the financial and spiritual force behind the three...
In the audio clip above, you can listen to Misisipi Mike Wolf, a prolific San Francisco singer-songwriter, who plays in – as he says – “as many bands as it takes to rock your socks off.” If you missed his sold-out show at the Great American Music Hall back in the summer, you have a chance to hear...
Misisipi Mike
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