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Meet us at the Journalism Innovations conference May 1

03.30.2009
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Join us to discuss new ways of doing journalism at a forum sponsored by Independent Arts and Media, our fiscal sponsor, and the Society of Professional Journalists, on May 1. It’s a rare opportunity to connect with innovators and change makers from the Bay Area and across the country who are converging on the University of San Francisco. Journalism Innovations II: New Work & Ideas for Making the News
Speakers | Exhibitors | Workshops | Register May 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. * April 30 (evening reception & panels) McLaren Hall, University of San Francisco * Directions Sliding-Scale Donation, No One Turned Away * Contact: (415) 677-9877, or via e-mail
Join the conversation about journalism and democracy with investor Warren Hellman, Kachingle.com founder Cynthia Typaldos, David Cohn of Spot.Us, the California Endowment’s Michelle Levander, SF Appeal founder Eve Batey, Michael Stoll of The Public Press, and many other innovators, entrepreneurs and community leaders. Meet a wide variety of exhibitors looking to make connections, build community and share resources, including the Public Media Collaborative, the SF Neighorhood Newspaper Association, ReelChanges.org, The Public Press, SF Engage, San Francisco School Volunteers and the Center for the Integration & Improvement of Journalism. Access a full day of workshops and panels on jobs and careers, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, nonprofit and commercial business models, health and labor reporting, ethnic and local media, Bay Area journalism startups, student and multi-generational journalism, social media and civic participation, and more.

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60 years late, U.S. to compensate WW II Filipino vets

03.27.2009
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When the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941, Jesus Riveria joined the resistance, driving an armored vehicle for the guerrillas. His job was to  protect Filipinos and keep the Japanese from advancing. He worked along side the Philippine Commonwealth Army, which President Franklin Roosevelt incorporated into the U.S. » Read more

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Who qualifies for compensation?

03.27.2009
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says Filipino veterans who served before July 1, 1946, under the Philippine government (which was in the service of the United States Armed Forces Far East) are eligible for the one-time payments. Members of the Philippine Scouts and guerrilla forces recognized by the United States Army can also qualify. » Read more

Media

Guest opinion: Will we miss the Chronicle?

03.24.2009
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Photo by Steve Rhodes

We seldom think of oxygen unless it’s absent. You’d think about it a lot if it suddenly exited this room; you’d start gasping and writhing, your eardrums would burst, you and your neighbors would do a lot of bleeding on each other, then you’d die. » Read more

City Hall

In spite of budget woes, Muni expects to improve commuter service

03.22.2009
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A community-funded report originally published on Spot.us

Passengers board a 16AX-Noriega express bus on Eddy Street for the evening commute to the outer Sunset District. The 16AX is among the express routes proposed for expansion.

For years, a lack of information left Muni in the dark about what it was doing well, what it had to improve and what its riders actually needed. » Read more

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City looks to make dangerous stretch of Masonic safer for cyclists

03.20.2009
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Every day during rush hours, Miranda Blankenship – almost like clockwork – hears screeching tires and honking horns outside her front door on Masonic Avenue.
Commuters and bicyclists share the busy, four-lane street that serves as one of the major north-south veins through the city, funneling
traffic to and from Highway 101. » Read more

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Forum: New models needed to save daily newspapers

03.18.2009
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Moderator Hana Baba holds the mic for UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism dean Neil Henry while Guild rep Carl Hall and Tom Murphy of RedwoodAge.com look on./ Michael Strickland

 
Journalists, publishers and media innovators who gathered Tuesday evening for a public forum were adamant about finding new journalism models in the wake of the San Francisco Chronicle’s cutbacks and possible closure. » Read more

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Public forum on Chronicle to focus on impact of possible closure

03.16.2009
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The possible closure of the San Francisco Chronicle and the unavoidable cutbacks it is facing will be the topics of a free public forum Tuesday evening at the Public Library’s main branch. 
"A Conversation About The Chronicle," sponsored by the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, will give citizens the opportunity to discuss their concerns with a panel of civic leaders, business experts, journalists, publishers, non-profit foundations, media innovators and labor representatives. » Read more

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Reversal on stem cell research calls state funding into question

03.16.2009
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Arnold R. Kriegstein/ Christine Jegan

With President Obama’s executive order to allow federal funding for embryonic stem cell research earlier this week, some think Proposition 71 — California’s answer to funding the controversial issue — now lacks rationale.
Prop. 71, approved by 59 percent of voters in November 2004, was the state’s way of bypassing former President George W. » Read more

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Flash mobs get bad rap, organizers say

03.15.2009
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Lissy Jeddeloh, 28, of Davis, strolls on Bush Street Saturday as part of the Brides of March urban prank./Photo by Audrey Wong

When “Sister Sara Femme” and the other “brides” boarded a tourist bus in Union Square Saturday, the passengers broke out in smiles. » Read more