February 8, 2017 I have gotten reports of a raid at city hall. BPD is using mutual aid. 20 or so bike cops from other cities showed up at the police station just prior to what is going on. This is happening NOW. There are fears the police will be… Continue reading
First they came for the homeless February 7, 2018 Yesterday’s fire at city hall had the expected consequence. It’s almost as if they were expecting it. Same old line. Human waste, trash accumulation, health concerns, and now, recent fires. This is the second fire that had nothing to do with… Continue reading
by Thom Hartmann January 26, 2009 (commondreams.org) This weekend, House Republican leader John Boehner played out the role of Jude Wanniski on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” Odds are you’ve never heard of Jude, but without him Reagan never would have become a “successful” president, Republicans never would have taken control of… Continue reading
San Francisco is progressing in its move to establish a public bank in The City. (Courtesy photo) By Joshua Sabatini on February 4, 2018 (SFExaminer.com) San Francisco has assembled a 16-member task force to study launching a public bank to fund affordable housing development, low-interest loans for low-income residents and cutting ties… Continue reading
NO INTENSO AGORA Directed by João Moreira Salles Documentary, History 2h 7m By A. O. SCOTT JAN. 30, 2018 (NYTimes.com) The ’60s — 1968 in particular — are so encrusted with legend, nostalgia and pop-historical cliché that it may seem unlikely for a new movie to yield much insight. But… Continue reading
Dennis Peron, leader of the campaign for Proposition 215 and founder of the Cannabis Buyers Club, right, smokes a marijuana cigarette next to Jack Herer of Los Angeles, in San Francisco in 1996. (Andy Kuno/Associated Press) By Associated Press January 29 (washingtonpost.com) Dennis Peron, an activist who was among the first people… Continue reading
City of Stockton. Photo by LPS.1/Wikicommons Hard-luck city to offer low-income families $500 per month By Adam Brinklow Feb 1, 2018 (sf.curbed.com) The city of Stockton is committing to an experiment with a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in 2018: The city will supplement a few low-income Stockton families’ budgets to the tune of $500/month… Continue reading
February 01, 2018 by Common Dreams “While drug policy on the federal level is going backwards, San Francisco is once again taking the lead to undo the damage that this country’s disastrous, failed drug war has had on our nation and on communities of color in particular.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer… Continue reading
February 01, 2018 by Common Dreams As you turn your focus towards health care, we urge you to meet with policy experts who have studied this problem for decades and concluded—like every other advanced industrialized nation in the world—that a single-payer system is the only way to solve this crisis. by Dr…. Continue reading
