Featured
Alzheimer’s hits blacks, Hispanics hardest
|
African Americans and American Hispanics are much more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than U.S. Caucasians, according to a special report from the Alzheimer’s Association.
San Francisco’s Superfund struggle
|
A legacy of toxic pollution lingers in San Francisco’s Hunters Point Shipyard, which was once a booming hub for wartime construction efforts, but now is largely shuttered and represents a constant threat to the health of marginalized communities that live nearby. The U.S. Navy and diverse community groups are at odds over the best way to address the problem.
Voter’s quick reference to San Francisco’s mayoral candidates
A succinct listing of candidate positions and quotes on more than two-dozen key policy issues and ballot initiatives.
Pipeline foes decry Canada oil-sands boom
Environmental and indigenous groups stepped up their attacks against Canadian oil sands development as two U.S. representatives met with Canadian officials in Ottawa to discuss energy policy.
Featured
Washington, D.C. pushes female condoms
|
Women who have been slow to use female condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS are getting help from Washington, D.C., which has begun distributing 500,000 free condoms throughout the city.
Environment
It’s work, work, work for these elephants
|
There is no TGIF for the 700 captive elephants of Kerala, India. If it isn’t yet another political campaign parade, it’s a trade fair. If not that, then another temple festival. They walk with fireworks blasting, drunkards reeling. They travel in open-air vehicles and stand in the scorching sun.
Featured
Psychedelic conference set for California
|
A Santa Cruz, Calif.-based non-profit organization has announced plans for a three-day mid-April conference on “Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century.”
Democracy & Civics
For news junkies, an expanding universe
|
The Internet is now the third most-popular news platform, behind local and national television news and ahead of national print newspapers, local print newspapers and radio.