What to know about the teacher's strike
Plus: RIP to a cannabis community legend, a chance for SF to take on PG&E, a NFL labor organizer reflects on inequality.
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Today's headlines:
A little perspective on the teacher strike
By Tim Redmond
SF has plenty of money to pay cops. What about teachers?
Puff: Honoring Wayne Justmann, SF’s original stoner
By Dan Karkoska
He worked the door at Dennis Peron's buyer's club, witnessed legalization firsthand—and treasured cannabis community.
When, oh when, we SF finally take action to get rid of PG&E?
By Tim Redmond
Plus: An illegal $40 million giveaway, fighting ICE—and will the supes stand up to AT&T? That's The Agenda for Feb. 8-15
The Super Bowl, labor, and economic inequality
By Dave Meggyesy
I played in the NFL for 7 years. If we could change the profit system in something as quintessentially American as professional football, we can change it anywhere.
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