http://www.BeyondChron.org The Voice of the Rest en-us Nucleus CMS v3.22 ©2005 Online Newspaper http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.beyondchron.org/news/skins/beyondchron/images/topbar_right.gif http://www.beyondchron.org http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5836 CABARET: YOU CAN HAVE A TUMMY TUCK, A THIGH LIFT OR LIPOSUCTION – BUT NOTHING WILL MAKE YOU LOSE WEIGHT MORE THAN BEING A ‘KIT CAT’ GIRL AT THE KIT CAT CLUB.

There are many things to like in the SF Playhouse version of Cabaret. First of all, lets hear it for the hard working band – they really were terrific. Not only that -- a couple of the members of the Band also had some juicy parts in the musical.]]> Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:02:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5833 DCCC Chair. But Claudine Cheng’s refusal to endorse Board President Aaron Peskin’s revenue measures on the November ballot was the far greater story – as the City faces a revenue problem that cries out the need for Downtown to pay its fair share. Real estate interests have funded Cheng’s campaign coffers in filing statements now available – making it clear that she will be their candidate when many of them work to defeat an increase in the real estate transfer tax in November. As the City struggles with a budget that's the product of Sacramento refusing to raise taxes, supporting revenue measures needs to be a basic litmus test for local candidates.]]> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 04:05:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5834 DAY 1—It is fortunate that Beyond Chron does not provide audio links within its articles. Otherwise, long-suffering readers would be subjected to my spectacularly fake French-accented version of the old Gallic exclamation “I am distraught.”

The occasion for the gasp of aesthetic agony concerns the festival’s Opening Night film “Affinity.” Seeing an uncensored adaptation of another Sarah Waters (“Tipping The Velvet”) historical novel is always cause for joy. Having Waters herself present at that screening doubled the joy of the Opening Night event. But knowing full well that circumstances prevented me from being at the screening at the Castro Theatre that evening, what can one do except momentarily turn into a tragic Frenchman?]]> Thu, 3 Jul 2008 04:03:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5830 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 04:06:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5831 my story on the Hearst-owned San Francisco Chronicle’s absurd claim that “tens of thousands” of San Francisco buildings are at risk, Jerry Pritikin, our favorite Chicago reader, sent me the accompanying photo from 1976 or 1977. The banner headline claims “Alaska Pipeline Blown Up,” and, like the June 29, 2008 quake story, it was designed to grab and shake public attention. But just as the quake story was overblown, so was the pipeline’s injury---the first paragraph revealed that the “blow up” consisted of a 2 inch hole in the 799 mile Alaska Pipeline, This minor damage hardly deserved media coverage, not to mention on the front-page. The Chronicle’s current owner ran the San Francisco Examiner when the blown pipeline story appeared.]]> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 04:05:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5829
So happen June 19 I left town via Southwest Airlines for Lubbock, Texas to visit my son Jay Metcalfe for a few days, and where I had the opportunity to take in Juneteenth Texas style. There was a week long celebration that culminated on June 21 at Simpson Community Center Parkway in the Black neighborhood. The 29th Annual Lubbock Emancipation Juneteenth Parade began 10a.m. started from United Supermarket (a big chain) that saw riders on horses, floats, in cars; many young people participated in the proud event, coordinated by the Parkway Cherry Point Neighborhood Association’s Senior Citizens Committee lead by President Tina Betts.]]> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 04:03:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5828
Readers of this paper know my feelings about marriage. I don’t believe that the government should be in the business of marrying anyone, gay, straight or otherwise. That being said, I do support the right of queers to marry. As long as the institution exists, it shouldn’t discriminate.]]> Wed, 2 Jul 2008 04:02:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5825 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:05:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5826
But reality says otherwise. Women and Latinos who supported Hillary Clinton are flocking to Obama, despite the narrative that Democrats are “divided.” State-by-state polls consistently show Obama on his way to surpassing 270 electoral votes – with hints that November could become a rout. Even national polls with Obama ahead by double digits are dismissed as “outliers,” along with the constant reminder that Michael Dukakis blew a 17-point lead (without any context of two very different candidates). The media won’t admit that the Presidential race is over, and Obama is going to win.]]> Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:04:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=5824
By allowing candidates the ability to run competitive campaigns without relying on large amounts of private money, the public campaign-financing program ensures that candidates are beholden only to voters, rather than big moneyed interests. Being that the Mayor has opposed public campaign funding in the past, activists are alarmed at what could be Trojan horse to dismantle the program.]]> Tue, 1 Jul 2008 04:03:00 -0700