Category Archives: San Francisco

The Lifestyle

Chuck Johnson wrote April 5 about Bob Lee’s murder: “Lee liked drugs. Lee bought drugs. Lee also liked orgies.” Johnson was way ahead of the curve on this story. May 14, 2023, the Wall Street Journal catches up: Before His … Continue reading

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Why Has Bad Behavior Skyrocketed? (12-12-21)

00:00 The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=142462 07:00 Elliott Blatt joins 20:00 The quality of life has gone downhill in San Francisco, Los Angeles 30:00 Elliott is bullish about America 48:00 Trolling and its downsides 50:00 Building friendships … Continue reading

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Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love

David Talbot writes in this 2014 book: * “If you’re going to have a Ken Kesey, you’re going to have a Charles Manson—the one basically gave permission to the other. I went to Altamont and thought it was terrific. The … Continue reading

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Forbes: Why California Keeps Making Homelessness Worse

Michael Shellenberger writes: California is home to some of the world’s toughest environmental and public health laws, but skyrocketing homelessness has created an environmental and public health disaster. The 44,000 people living, eating, and defecating on the streets of L.A. … Continue reading

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JTA: This Jewish lawmaker wanted to keep Chinese immigrants out. Should a park be named after him?

From JTA: The elder Kahn, a Republican from San Francisco who served 12 terms in Congress between 1899 and his death in 1924, championed an extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1902 prohibiting immigration by Chinese laborers. While doing … Continue reading

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