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A Grain of Salt

A Grain of Salt

POLICE DO OUR DIRTY WORK SO WE DON'T HAVE TO By Patrick Tamayo We rely on the police to serve as protectors, and deterrents of crime. They are first responders who are given the unachievable task of keeping everyone safe, a task that we are naive to think

Never Again, Please

Never Again, Please

MARCH 11 MARKED FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF FUKUSHIMA MELTDOWN By Michaela Payne Five years have passed since the Fukushima disaster, but containment of the radioactive leakage is still not under control. An earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 caused the “level 7” explosion and meltdown of three out of six

Have Your Say: Members of AFT 2121 voted 92 percent yes on a strike authorization. How will this affect your school work?

Have Your Say: Members of AFT 2121 voted 92 percent yes on a strike authorization. How will this affect your school work?

By Jose Duran and Photos by Fran Smith “What the vote shows is that teaching faculty, counseling faculty and librarians are all united in our desire to have a fair wage, and we’re tired of trying to make it below our 2007 wages. It’s really on the administration

Homeless Displacement Reveals City’s Values

Homeless Displacement Reveals City’s Values

By Cassie Ordonio The removal of the homeless on San Francisco’s Division Street demonstrates how low this city has sunk itself into a pithole—it’s disgusting. Stretching from Division between 11th Street and South Van Ness Avenue, city officials gave the homeless a 72-hour notice to “clean up”

Doomsday Clock Stands Still Amid Nuclear Tensions

Doomsday Clock Stands Still Amid Nuclear Tensions

By Nancy Chan I am glad to learn the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) exists because they back their Doomsday theories with empirical evidence and historical observation instead of paranoia or religious predictions. Knowing the team includes University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first nuclear weapons adds

To Protect and Serve...Or Not

To Protect and Serve...Or Not

By Sean Karlin Mario Woods was a neighbor of mine. I never met him, but we shared the Bayview. We both shopped on Third Street, rode the T Line and swam at the Martin Luther King Jr. Pool. In the mornings, I drink coffee at Vasquez—maybe he did too.

Have Your Say: What do you think about California raising the smoking age from 18 to 21?

Have Your Say: What do you think about California raising the smoking age from 18 to 21?

By Cassie Ordonio “It’ll be just like alcohol. People will find a way to get it anyway. However, I don’t care because I’m already over 21.” “I think it’s a good thing because the best way to stop people from smoking is to prevent younger, misinformed