At least six supes on board with visionary plan that has never been done in a city. ByTIM REDMOND -JANUARY 26, 2021 (48Hills.org) Six San Francisco supervisors spoke today about their support for a public bank, guaranteeing that a measure just introduced by Sup. Dean Preston will be sent to Mayor… Continue reading
January 26, 2021 (NPR.org) MARK KATKOV Then-Vice President Biden, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah, Israeli-occupied West Bank, in 2016.Debbie Hill/AP Just six days after taking office, the Biden administration took a sharp turn in U.S. policy in the Middle East, announcing it will resume contact with Palestinian… Continue reading
Tony Bravo January 23, 2021 Updated: January 25, 2021 (datebook.sfchronicle.com) At the corner of Castro and 18th streets, I saw a picture of my neighbor Mark Beale posted on the community memorial wall in front of the Bank of America. It wasn’t just a memorial to his passing last summer, it… Continue reading
Joe Garofoli Jan. 25, 2021 (SFChronicle.com) Sen. Alex Padilla began to choke up. He was talking about his father, Santos Padilla, an immigrant from Mexico. The California Democrat was recalling the time he brought his father with him when he was seeking the endorsement of a labor organization during his… Continue reading
But a public bank might actually make a difference. Plus: Rent relief and accountability for business districts. That’s The Agenda for Jan. 24-31 By TIM REDMOND -JANUARY 24, 2021 (48hills.org) Heather Knight, the Chron City Hall columnist, is the latest on the Yimby bandwagon: Her piece this week argues that San Francisco is… Continue reading
Activists and academics discuss the crisis of higher education and the growing movement to cancel student debt and make college free for all. Astra TaylorJanuary 25 2021 (theintercept.com) RIGHT BEFORE COVID-19 disrupted our lives, I assembled a group of activists and academics to discuss the crisis of higher education and what… Continue reading
Great news – the 2021 ADEM deadlines have been extended! Wednesday, February 3 – All ADEMs ballots RECEIVED by Wednesday, February 3 WILL BE COUNTED. This is a 1-week extension beyond the current “postmarked by January 27 and arrive by January 30” deadline. Tuesday, February 9 – Final ADEM election results posted… Continue reading
Am not back posting on a regular basis. *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .*** Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ These are JUSTICE and INCLUSIVE issues! Please post your actions on Indybay even if event is digital: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 See Indybay… Continue reading
Bad Faith Professor Richard Wolff on the permanent changes that COVID will bring to the U.S. economy. Subscribe to Bad Faith with Briahna Gray and Virgil Texas on Patreon to support our work and instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Bad Faith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BadFaithPod
President campaigned on promises to make higher education more affordable for middle-class families Students pull a mock ball and chain representing student debt, at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. Photograph: Paul J Richards/AFP/Getty Images Lauren Aratani Thu 21 Jan 2021 (theguardian.com) Thousands of student debtors have launched a campaign urging Joe… Continue reading
