February, 2009
Could marijuana tax help the California budget?
California’s cash crop? Photograph: Getty Images/Science Faction
A California state assemblyman from San Francisco has introduced legislation that would legalise and tax marijuana, a move he hopes will help shore up the state’s dire finances. The law, which would make California the first state to legalise marijuana, would inject an estimated $13bn a year in revenue [...]
Tien Hau Temple, San Francisco
Arguably the oldest Chinese temple in North America, established in 1853 as a place of refuge, and worship for newly come Chinese to this far shore. Tien Hau is revered as a Goddess who has control over the Heavens and Sea to ensure safe passage, it seems fitting that those devoted to her erect a [...]
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom holds his first campaign stop
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom held his first gubernatorial campaign stop outside the Bay Area Thursday in the conservative San Joaquin Valley, where a friendly crowd of mostly college students and supporters – many invited through his Facebook Web page – greeted him with cheers.
The mayor’s comments on health care, education and same-sex marriage raised [...]