30 AUGUST 2021/SF POLITICS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) Senator Bernie Sanders is the latest high-profile Washington figure to speak out in support of Governor Gavin Newsom and against the recall in a new TV spot, and he tells Democrat voters, “Don’t let it happen.” Democrats are getting very anxious about voter turnout… Continue reading
Extinction Rebellion UK LIVE: Impossible Rebellion Day 9 – Children are the Future It’s all happening today! Pram Rebellion are processing through Westminster in their funeral finery, protesting against the UK Government’s inaction on toxic air pollution, followed by an emergency meeting between doctors, scientists, educators, child psychiatrists and social… Continue reading
It’s time to reevaluate the Gipper’s “Nine most terrifying words in the English language.” August 29, 2021 (dailyposter.com) Thirty-five years ago, Pres. Ronald Reagan vilified the phrase, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” So launched decades of federal powers being limited in favor of state action and… Continue reading
The American political system has been captured by the military, and only an independent political power can prevent the next Afghanistan Matt Taibbi August 29, 2021 (taibbi@substack.com) On the Sunday morning shows today, prestige media did its best to soften the blow of Afghanistan. A key theme: we didn’t lose… Continue reading
By TERRY H. SCHWADRON August 26, 20215 (dcreport.org) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (AP)SHARE Yes, the Speaker Got the First Votes She Needed on Biden’s Giant Infrastructure Plan, But It’s Far from a Done Deal The preliminary win to advance President Biden’s huge social services spending bill is being depicted as a… Continue reading
Posted on August 28, 2021 by SF Forest Alliance (sfforest.org) This note is from Anastasia Glikshtern, an officer of San Francisco Forest Alliance and a long-time San Franciscan. Why We Need the San Francisco Toxic Herbicides Reduction Act Most San Francisco residents do not know that the city routinely uses high-toxicity herbicides in… Continue reading
AUGUST 27, 2021 (counterpunch.org) Photograph Source: U.S. Secretary of Defense – CC BY 2.0 By Paul Street The near octogenarian Joe Biden may well already be toast. He is on the economy and COVID-19 as the white supremacist Amerikaner Party of Trump (the APoT, formerly known as the Republican Party) moves… Continue reading
Late-breaking news: August 27, 2021 (info@publicbankinginstitute.org) California’s AB 1157, “California Public Banking Option Act” heads to the state senate floor for a vote The bill, which was substantially amended yesterday, has passed out of the Appropriations Committee and is moving to the full state senate for a vote. Stay tuned for an… Continue reading
August 27, 2021 (SFChronicle.com) San Francisco’s jail population has plummeted since the start of 2020. Like many counties across the state, the county released hundreds of people from its local facilities to stave off COVID-19 outbreaks early in the pandemic. But the difference between San Francisco and other counties in… Continue reading
Despite an appetite for discounted deals, some of these vacancies are proving hard to fill by ANNIKA HOM AUGUST 26, 2021 (missionlocal.org) If a “For Lease” sign could say “pick me,” this one appeared to be doing just that. The spotless square sign shone in the sun, contrasting with the surrounding… Continue reading
