By I. smiley G. Calderón | smileygcalderon@gmail.com Happy New Year! They say hindsight is 2020, but so is our new year. As we usher in the “Roaring Twenties” of our 21st century, what can we…
Onward Into the Fog
By Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com Two years ago, we were contemplating the implementation of Prop 64 – legalizing personal possession of marijuana in limited quantities and cultivation for personal use – also in limited quantities.…
Free Bird Company
Owners: Doug and Linda Whisenant A Tower District business since 2009. Full of tie-dye clothing, Rock n Roll t-shirts, vinyl records, jewelry and home décor for everyone from Hippies and Hippie wannabes to Rockers and…
The Home Stretch: A Gauntlet
Another face of homelessness. by Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com The visible homeless are only a fraction of those without a place of their own to sleep or take care of their other daily needs. Although those…
Education Foremost
By Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com I was able to talk with Delaine by phone for a few minutes, to fill in gaps and make clarifications regarding her campaign and her intentions for her tenure as…
Alternative Principles
By Will Freeney | memo247365@gmail.com “So we can all have a life of dignity.” This quote from my conversation with Gloria La Riva seems to aptly summarize her underlying motivation for a life of activism…