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We hear a lot of news these days about the unemployed. Well, another growing group in this country are the underemployed; people who can’t find full-time work or compensatory pay, or who lack benefits even though they do have stable work…
President Obama is hoping he can help businesses start...
Are you an organ donor? Have you thought about organ donation at all? It’s a heavy subject, especially when you factor in what it means: you die, you give your body parts to someone else -- it’s a very personal decision to make.
But, consider this: according to the California Transplant Donor...
Monday is Labor Day, a day-off to celebrate the American worker. So, what do you normally do on Labor Day? Throw some steaks on the barbecue? Or some tofu? If you're like comedian Will Durst, you'll be doing some serious contemplation, too.
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Above: "Scissor Runner" by Jenny and Johnny
Every week we try to showcase a local and out of town act, and then spotlight an artist who is particularly noteworthy, regardless of their locale. Well aside from this week’s spotlight, the list of traveling bands is slim (maybe they’re all at Burning...
A new report says California's high-speed rail system would eliminate greenhouse gases from the system and create thousands of permanent jobs. What kinds of jobs the system would create remain to be seen...
For now, job seekers may have to settle for low-paying, labor-intensive jobs...
A California...
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama made health care reform a reality.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Tonight, after nearly 100 years of talk and frustration, after decades of trying, and a year of sustained effort and debate, the United States Congress finally declared that America’s workers and...
The sounds you're hearing are being laid down by DJ Sep and Jason Short. They're part of the fourteenth anniversary show of Dub Mission, which takes place Sunday, September 5 at the Elbo Room in San Francisco.
President Obama will address the nation tonight about ending combat in Iraq. The speech begins at 5 p.m. …
The Commander-in-Chief may be taking guns out of Iraq, but the State Senate is allowing guns to stay in the hands of licensed Californians. A bill to ban open-carry was defeated yesterday by a...
As many San Franciscans know, dropped calls are such a common problem with cell phones that in 2002, Verizon Wireless launched a commercial empire based on that now-famous tagline:
COMMERCIAL: Can you hear me now? Good … Can you hear me now? Good.
ANNOUNCER: How do you build America’s largest...
The Duniya Dance & Drum Company will be bringing together West African, Bhangra and Bollywood performances tonight at the Blue Macaw in the Mission district of San Francisco.
Dub Mission
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