The media exploded when Judge Bruce Chan criticized the DA’s Office in September. Nobody’s talking about a more recent case where Chan said the DA is transparent and ethical. By TIM REDMOND DECEMBER 20, 2021 (48hills.org) The judge whose comments about District Attorney Chesa Boudin are being widely cited by… Continue reading
An op-ed from San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Op-Ed by Chesa Boudin Dec. 21, 2021 (SFGate.com) Over the past month, following several high-profile retail thefts of luxury stores around the Bay Area and across the country — including in San Francisco’s Union Square — our city has been caught in the… Continue reading
John Wright December 18, 2021 (rawstory.com) Donald Trump, Allen Weisselberg and Donald Trump Jr. (AFP) Former president Donald Trump will soon be indicted for criminal racketeering under New York state law, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist David Cay Johnston. Johnston indicated Saturday afternoon that the charges will stem from Manhattan… Continue reading
(larryhparker.com) It’s hard to imagine America without cars. Today, almost every family has one. Things as simple as going to the store, going to school, and commuting to work are all but impossible without a car in many places. But about 100 years ago, cars were a rarity. Prior to… Continue reading
TK News More than 70 activists including an interfaith coalition of clergy with the Poor People’s Campaign were arrested on Pennsylvania Avenue near the Capitol on December 13 in a protest for wage, voting, and immigration issues faced by low-income workers. The group primarily advocated for the passage of the… Continue reading
Democracy Now! As calls grow for Biden to extend the moratorium on student debt, we speak with the Debt Collective’s Astra Taylor and feature her new film for The Intercept, “Your Debt Is Someone Else’s Asset,” animated by artist Molly Crabapple. The $15 trillion in U.S. household debt is “a… Continue reading
(info@ourrevolution.com) December 18, 2021 It’s official! Thursday night, Kshama Sawant was declared victorious in defending her Seattle City Council seat against another recall attempt. “We have defeated the combined efforts of big business, the right wing, corporate media, the courts, and the political establishment who sought to remove our socialist council office by any means… Continue reading
Progress in San Francisco: Request for Proposal (RFP) for a consultant to draft a business plan for the San Francisco Public Bank is now online December 18, 2021 (info@publicbankinginstitute.org) The SF Public Bank Coalition is happy to announce that the RFP for a Reinvest in San Francisco Banking Consultant to… Continue reading
Katie Halper Katie Halper, Krystal Ball, Marianne Williamson & Kyle Kulinski join forces to host a livestream to free Julian Assange, the radical truth-teller and champion for the First Amendment who is set to be extradited to the United States by Biden who is joining Donald Trump (and parting ways… Continue reading
ACLU Watch comedian Sasheer Zamata bake a holiday treat that goes awry when she gets riled up thinking about forced pregnancy and the state of reproductive rights in America. Subscribe to the ACLU: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7M4… Ah, the holidays. Is there a better time to enjoy some relaxed baking? …While also thinking… Continue reading
