The Organizers and Officials Behind San Francisco’s Push for a Public Bank

 OSCAR PERRY ABELLO     NOVEMBER 12, 2019 (nextcity.org) This photo was taken at the first Public Bank Town Hall in District 10: Bayview Hunter’s Point. (Photo courtesy PODER) Jacqueline Fielder has been working two restaurant jobs, but in increasingly unaffordable San Francisco, she’s had trouble finding stable, safe housing she… Continue reading

Articles ~ Events for Friday, Dec. 13 – Friday, Dec. 20th (from Adrienne Fong)

In a few days will be posting events that are weekly / monthly and some articles that might interest you. That will be it for awhile! – Please post your events on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12     Thank you to all who are – See Indybay for other events. ACCESSIBILITY: Please include Accessibility Information on events!  ARTICLES:… Continue reading

Meet Scott Wiener’s Democratic Socialist Re-Election Challenger

Jackie Fielder knows she would be a relatively rarity when it comes to working-class people in power. by Ida Mojadad • 11/26/2019 11:00 am – SFWeekly.com Building on the momentum of recent electoral wins for progressives, state Sen. Scott Wiener faces a challenger running to to his left. Jackie Fielder, a democratic socialist activist,… Continue reading

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo endorses Mike Bloomberg for president

First endorsement for the billionaire candidate from a prominent California elected official By CASEY TOLAN | ctolan@bayareanewsgroup.com and EMILY DERUY | ederuy@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: December 9, 2019 at 4:31 pm | UPDATED: December 10, 2019 at 11:53 am San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo endorsed former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for president Monday, in the first… Continue reading

‘Let’s Bring Rumsfeld In’: Khanna Calls for Hearings on US Officials Who Lied to American People About Endless Afghan War

December 11, 2019 by Common Dreams “The bottom line is that top military officials and civilian officials have known that the Afghan war has been has been unwinnable and have been misleading the American public for 20 years.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer  60 Comments Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) (L) speaks… Continue reading