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Warren steals the show at Democratic Convention

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2019

It’s remarkable how much the mainstream of the Democratic Party has shifted since Bernie Sanders shook up the party three years ago. This year,...

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Psychic Eye Records’ new compilation shows darkwave support for TGI Justice Project

Caitlin Donohue - January 21, 2019

For those who would like to wrap themselves up in a Bay Area darkwave shroud to beat the winter chill; Psychic Eye Records just...

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Minimum pay for nonprofit workers, the mayor’s affordable housing exemptions …

Tim Redmond - October 21, 2018

The Board of Supes will consider Tuesday/23 a change to the ordinance that sets minimum wages for workers at nonprofits that get city contracts....

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Supes want to crack down on massage businesses

Tim Redmond - October 15, 2018

The Board of Supes Land Use Committee approved stricter rules for massage establishments despite opposition from both therapeutic massage businesses and sex-worker advocates who...

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Sex workers organize national anti-SESTA/FOSTA protests Saturday

Caitlin Donohue - May 31, 2018

It's been three months since the passage of SESTA/FOSTA, the new law purportedly intended to curb sex-trafficking, which makes website owners liable for any...

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Appeals court considers challenge to prostitution laws

Dan Raile - October 19, 2017

On Oct. 19, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a case aimed at overturning California’s anti-prostitution laws. It will be...

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Hole-y terrors

Dennis Harvey - October 25, 2016

SCREEN GRABS As Election Day approaches, real life is terrifying enough -- making it a good moment to blow off steam by experiencing some...

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Will the courts legalize sex work?

Tim Redmond - October 4, 2016

A sex-worker advocacy group has filed what could be a dramatic precedent-setting appeal in federal court, seeking a ruling that would overturn the laws...

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Black Lives Matter, others pull out of SF Pride Parade

Marke B. - June 24, 2016

Three major participants have dropped out of this year's SF Pride parade, after the SF Pride organization announced earlier this week that it would...

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Dem Party Chair Mary Jung’s sex-work hypocrisy

Tim Redmond - June 2, 2016

Truth is a pretty fungible commodity during election season, and we all give candidates a little slack. But an oped in today’s Examiner by...

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