As the news industry continues to face dramatic change, protecting and advancing diversity should be of prime consideration in executive decisions to reshape the future of American journalism, said UNITY: Journalists of Color in a press release issued today.
Recent cutbacks — including layoffs, buyouts and reductions in travel budgets for training and professional development — […]
San Francisco is running a pay-by-mobile phone pilot project for parking meters. The program started on September 10 and will last for 90 days.
With a pay by mobile system, drivers can call a local or toll-free phone number posted on a meter to set up their initial customer account. During this initial set up, drivers […]
The Associated Press reported today that Hawai’i Gov. Linda Lingle nominated my friend Kyle Chock to the powerful state Land Use Commission.
Kyle will complete the existing term of a member who recently resigned, so his term will end on June 30, 2010. Since he was appointed during a legislative recess, I think his appointment […]
Senator Dianne Feinstein voted in favor of extremist judicial nominee Leslie Southwick, saying that nominees are “not just a collection of prior writings or prior judicial opinions” even though Southwick has:
* An abysmal record on racial discrimination issues
* Expressed a willingness to discriminate against gays and lesbians
* The worst record of his Mississippi Court of […]
I’m pissed. Angela just called me: “Did you just finish watching Top Chef?” No, I answered, but I should have it TiVo’d…
But it wasn’t in my list. The entire channel, 48 in San Francisco, was gone — excommunicated from the channel line-up. Turns out at least Rain and Kristine had the same problem. Damn, I’m […]
AT&T CallVantage appears on path to extinction by ZDNet’s Russell Shaw — Comments made by an AT&T exec in Investor’s Business Daily point to the eventual shutdown of the carrier’s CallAdvantage voice service. Here’s how enabling events are supposed to unfold: By the end of this year, AT&T will package its 100,000-subscriber U-verse with […]
