Amos Lee Gregory wants people to know that every day 32 U.S. veterans attempt to commit suicide and 18 are successful. It is a statistic that he cites in conversations about the SF Veterans Mural Project, which he launched in November on Shannon Alley between Geary and O’Farrell and Jones and Taylor in the [...]
San Francisco Chronicle, Politics Blog by Kevin Fagan Never one to mince words, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer had many choice ones today for the Republican plan in Congress to eliminate housing aid to homeless military veterans nationwide. None were complimentary. Among them were “ridiculous” and “mean-spirited.” The blazing look in her eyes as she [...]
Sen. Barbara boxer, D-Calif., came to San Francisco on Wednesday to try and put a face on the Republicans proposed spending cuts. Republicans in Congress are pushing for cuts in federal spending touting the deficit and talking about laying a huge debt on the nation’s children. Democrats are working to counter that image with [...]
by Dan McMenamin, Bay City News Sen. Barbara Boxer visited San Francisco today to criticize the budget proposal put forward by House Republicans, which she said will negatively impact working-class Americans. Boxer held a news conference at the Ferry Building this morning to discuss the Republicans’ proposal, which she said could cost hundreds of [...]
By Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer brought fiery rhetoric and a few real-life stories to bear Wednesday on what she called an “outrageous” Republican budget plan that would cost America jobs and lives. “Behind each of these Republican proposed cuts, there are thousands, maybe millions of people who [...]
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