Saturday, May 4, 2024

Tagged with: Workers

Lawsuit seeks to throw out laws against sex work

 Does the right to privacy include the right to have consensual sex -- for money? A federal court is going to get to decide By...

Tom’s Town: Why we need late-night transit

By Tom Temprano FEBRUARY 27, 2015 -- I took a trip to New York for Valentines Day and much of my time there was spent...

In Richmond, a battle over a council seat — and the role of grassroots groups

Should four members of a community-based organization control the City Council? Why is that so frightening? By Tim Redmond FEBRUARY 24, 2015 – The Richmond City...

Workers at Macy’s fear new electronic scheduling

Worries at unionized store about software, instead of people, telling employees when to come to work By Chloe Johnson FEBRUARY 23, 2015 -- Macy’s in San...

There was never an “anti-tech” movement in SF

The protests aren't about technology -- they're about displacement, economic inequality, and bad corporate behavior. And they are part of a long political legacy By...

The Crappie Awards highlight the worst in tech

While the rich and their acolytes celebrated at Davies Hall, the fun was outside on the streets By Calindra Revier February 6, 2015 – As the...

Chevron and big ag are irrigating crops with oil wastewater

Oil company says the 'recycled' waste is perfectly safe. When have we heard that before? By Marc Norton FEBRUARY 3, 2015 -- The San Francisco Chronicle...

The sharing economy shifts liability from corporations to workers

We used to have "welfare capitalism." Now we have nothing. By Tim Redmond JANUARY 30, 2014 – There’s lots of talk about regulating the sharing economy...

Don’t be a Stanford asshole

David Talbot talks about different world visions for young educated workers from The Farm. JANUARY 26, 2015 -- Editor’s note: Early Sunday morning, I made...

Sorry, Mr. Mayor: The state of the city is not “strong”

How can Ed Lee brag about his accomplishments when the soul of San Francisco is being torn apart? By Tim Redmond JANUARY 19, 2015 – What...