Over a million people in danger of exhausting unemployment benefits would gain from this bill, as well as struggling businesses and prospective homebuyers. The House is scheduled to vote on the $24 billion package today. Read More
11/5/098:34 am
Historic Overhaul of California Water System Passes
The historic legislation relies on borrowing $11 billion, but will enable the state to closely control water use statewide. Read More
11/5/098:34 am
Stimulus Dollars go to Save Jobs in UC System
The University of California System has been awarded $717.5 million in stimulus dollars, which will go to save 22% of the full-time positions that are paid for by the general fund. Read More
11/5/098:33 am
Hotel Workers Strike Today At Grand Hyatt in Union Square
About 300 workers are striking today to demand that Hyatt not use “a temporary downturn to permanently drive down workers’ living standards.” Read More
11/5/098:33 am
City College of San Francisco Cancels Summer Classes
About 900 courses from the summer program will be cut, due to a $20 million cut in state funding. That comes on top of the 800 courses that were already cut for the current academic year. Even though there are fewer courses, enrollment has gone up, by 2,500 students just this semester. Read More
11/5/098:32 am
Alameda and Contra Costa to Open Swine Flu Clinics this Saturday
Despite the shortage in vaccines, the two counties will hold free swine flu clinics starting Saturday, but there are strict eligibility requirements for whomever gets the vaccine. Read More
11/5/098:32 am
Biotech Boom in South San Francisco
Plans to build offices, campuses, and laboratories are already in early stages, promising to put South San Francisco on the map in the biotech world. Read More
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A new study says that even students who don't attend a charter school benefit academically when their public school is exposed to charter competition. This is on top of a Stanford study showing substantial grade improvements in "poor urban children" whose primary education is at charter schools.
Shouldn't everybody just go to a charter school? What do you think?
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10/27/0912:25 pm
Find out How to Get Through the Holidays as a Couple
Alapaki Yee, co-founder of the Gay Couples Institute is offering a FREE workshop called “Getting Through the Holidays” on Tuesday, December 1 from 6-8pm at the SF LGBT Community Center in San Francisco. “The GCI Couples Counseling Clinic sees a 250% increase over the holidays in gay couples distressed over issues with in-laws and parenting, much like you’d experience with heterosexual couples during the holiday season. We’re trying to be proactive and offer tools that couples can begin using immediately, if needed,” says Yee.
This workshop, created by Our Families Coalition (www.ourfamily.org), will offer discussion, strategies, and tips for navigating the holidays as a couple, and will deal with questions and issues like:
• "Whose house do we go to this year?"
• “I don't get along with my in-laws!"
• "Your parents aren't accepting of our family."
• "Do we honor our chosen family, or birth-family?"
During this workshop, Alapaki Yee will discuss unique stresses for gay couples, and how to create and keep a satisfying relationship – particularly during the holidays. View All Posts -Posted by GCI
10/21/0912:28 pm
Americans are safer drivers now. Really!
Everyone knows that distractions such as cell phones, texting, and turning up the volume on your radio all compete for a driver's attention these days. That should make the roads more dangerous. Yet, the rate of vehicle fatalities is at the lowest since records started being kept over 30 years ago.
