Jail Archives - 48 hills

Crime

Right-wing attack on local judges is officially underway

Tim Redmond - November 8, 2023

Two candidates backed by StopCrimeSF have now filed to challenge sitting judges, and more may be on the way.

Movies

Harrowing tales of escape from North Korea in ‘Beyond Utopia’

Pam Grady - November 1, 2023

Doc traces Pastor Seungeun Kim's efforts to aid defectors: 'I lost my gallbladder after I fell in the jungle during a rescue mission'

Crime

The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

Tim Redmond - October 30, 2023

But Breed and Jenkins are pushing to make it worse. We have seen this before and it ended very badly.

Movies

Screen Grabs: Are increasingly longer run-times justified? For ‘The Delinquents,’ yes

Dennis Harvey - October 26, 2023

Argentine export is more than a heist flick. Plus: Hyperactive but promising 'Persian Version' and harrowing but beautiful 'Natural Light'

Editorial

Ceasefire now: Violence and oppression in the Middle East must end

48 Hills - October 24, 2023

Bombing and displacement must be halted. All people in the region must live freely. Collective punishment is no path to peace

Immigration

The Chron’s coverage of drugs and Honduras gets into the courtroom—and trouble

Tim Redmond - October 2, 2023

Reporters talk to jurors during trial; public defender seeking a new trial. The dangerous media narrative remains.

The Agenda

Elon Musk helps Preston, Breed’s housing bill is back (and still facing opposition)…

Tim Redmond - October 1, 2023

... Plus a lawsuit against SFPD contains horrifying allegations of racism and homophobia. That's The Agenda for Oct. 1 to 8

Lit

Corporate propaganda has cost 90 percent of US residents $47 trillion. Here’s why

Tim Redmond - September 15, 2023

Eminent science historian Naomi Oreskes talks about business, government, and her groundbreaking new book, 'The Big Myth.'

Drug policy

Breed continues to push arrests as solution to substance-abuse issues

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2023

Evidence shows this policy never works as right-wingers continue to push their attacks on local judges

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Calvin Welch - August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

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