Runaway CEO pay contributes to income inequality and ultimately harms companies, so local governments aren’t waiting for a federal fix. BY CHUCK COLLINS | APRIL 11, 2017 (billmoyers.com and yesmagazine.com) Starting in the 1990s, the failure of Congress to adequately raise the federal minimum wage gave rise to a prairie-fire… Continue reading
By Joshua Sabatini on April 11, 2017 5:50 pm San Francisco revived an effort to open a municipal bank Tuesday at a time when banking for the marijuana industry remains stuck in a legal limbo and ethical concerns persist around financial institutions. Leading the effort is Supervisor Sandra Fewer, who… Continue reading
Dear Mike, The New Shape Prize is in full swing and ready for your entry! We are encouraged by the enthusiasm of the 10,500+ individuals and teams that have already registered their interest to re-imagine global governance. With the submission portal now open, you will start to receive bi-weekly emails to keep you up… Continue reading
Mike Zint of ‘First They Came for the Homeless’ talks to some Berkeley, CA street kids after their chalking action defending their right to sleep. PHOTO/SARAH MENEFEE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA — Housing is not a reality. How many years do you have to wait? So, until then, you are… Continue reading
The top floor (number 61, but who’s counting?) has been christened the Salesforce Ohana Floor (ohana is the word “family” in Hawaiian), where offices and conference rooms are verboten. During the workday, the Ohana floor will be used for Salesforce meetings, but according to Benioff, on nights and weekends it… Continue reading
Benjamin Royer April 8, 2017 The city of Berkeley did something right for a change. Instead of the usual raids, they cut the grass at the site of our camp. What the city would normally do is send a very large number of cops, and then do the grounds maintenance…. Continue reading
SFGATE: Hate Man Memorial in People’s Park April 3, 2017 The Hate Man, one of the most colorful and endearing homeless people ever to hit the sidewalks of the Bay Area, has died at the age of 80. His actual name was Mark Hawthorne, but he hadn’t called himself that… Continue reading
