First of all I want to thank Lynn Woolsey for voting NO yesterday on the ridiculous Bailout plan. No matter what, there is no way we were going to avoid pain and economic downturn. If the bailout plan passed we would still be hosed, but on top of that we would transfer wealth to those […]

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Proposition 1: YES. High Speed Rail. I firmly believe that rail is our future. Marin and Sonoma counties need to connect to the Bay Area via BART and California needs to be connected statewide via high speed rail. Californians need the freedom to adapt to economic conditions and find work where work develops without driving […]

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Thanks to the republicans, we are a lot closer to living the hobo lifestyle  — partying at the soup kitchen line. Woohoo! I had no idea that when Bush wanted to make this an ownership society, that we would all end up owning companies that hold toxic debt.  What a deal! Thanks to Wonkette, I […]

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“Power and Glory”—Asian Art Museum’s Spectacular Ming Show
by Geneva Anderson
If you couldn’t pack this into your summer activities, there’s still time to see The Asian Art Museum’s fabulous Ming show which runs through Sunday, the September 21st  before it moves on to Indianapolis www.asianart.org.   Timed to coincide with the summer Olympics in Beijing, this […]

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Lee Miller, Self Portrait in Headband, 1932. @Lee Miller Archives,
England 2008.
Lee Miller’s life at SFMOMA  
by Geneva Anderson
Most of us are vaguely familiar with Lee Miller… a talented artist born 100 years ago who lived her life both in front of and behind the camera.  She began as high-fashion model for Vogue, was Man Ray’s muse […]

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