Supes propose major affordable-housing reform measures for fall ballot

Supes propose major affordable-housing reform measures for fall ballot

Charter amendments directly challenge the Breed/Yimby approach and seek more accountability. By TIM REDMOND MAY 24, 2022 (48hills.org) Three San Francisco supervisors introduced today amendments to the City Charter that would substantially reform housing affordability in the city. Measures by Sup. Connie Chan and Aaron Peskin would streamline approval for… Continue reading

‘NO WAY TO PREVENT THIS,’ SAYS ONLY NATION WHERE THIS REGULARLY HAPPENS

Yesterday 9:00AM (theonion.com) UVALDE, TX—In the hours following a violent rampage in Texas in which a lone attacker killed at least 21 individuals and injured several others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Tuesday that there was no way to prevent… Continue reading

After the war. May declaration of anarchists from Ukraine

Black Flag militants near the new bus obtained thanks to support of audience. We have translated their preliminary conclusions from the past two and a half months of this madness. Their earlier activity we covered in this and this materials. All photos are taken from their Telegram channel. Also please join our fundraising for work on restoration… Continue reading

The case for recalling DA Chesa Boudin: There isn’t one. But that hardly matters.

The case for recalling DA Chesa Boudin: There isn’t one. But that hardly matters.

by JOE ESKENAZI MAY 23, 2022 (missionlocal.org) Chesa Boudin is a man in desperate need of victories and, earlier this month, he got one. Incongruously, a U-Haul was involved.  The embattled District Attorney announced on May 10 that a long-running undercover sting operation had led to the arrest of a man named Quoc… Continue reading

The Greatest Casualty of the Ukraine War Could Be Planet Earth Itself

Activists from Greenpeace block a rail track leading to an oil refinery in Germany to protest against fossil imports from Russia and the indirect financing of the war in Ukraine. (Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/picture alliance via Getty Images) The world’s ruling elites have chosen to place their geopolitical rivalries above all… Continue reading