A Metro train traveling on the new K Line arrives at a station in Inglewood, California on August 22, 2022. (Photo: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “For too long, we have let rail and bus services, which are fundamental infrastructure for essential workers and our public transit-reliant residents,… Continue reading
Long Walk to Freedom (Long Walk to Freedom #1-2) by Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of… Continue reading
J.K. Dineen Dec. 22, 2022Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 10:25 a.m. (SFChronicle.com) Comments Finally some good news for San Francisco’s struggling Market Street: The long-awaited IKEA will open in 2023. More than two years after buying the empty mall at 945 Market St. for $198 million, IKEA says construction on the store… Continue reading
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at an event on November 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo: Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times) (Photo: Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times) “Public outrage over these extreme pay gaps is now so high that a majority of Americans… Continue reading
J.K. Dineen Dec. 21, 2022Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 5:03 p.m. (SFChronicle.com) Comments San Francisco has its first post-pandemic office-to-residential conversion application. And for longtime observers of the Mid-Market neighborhood, it’s déjà vu all over again. Some 18 years ago when San Francisco was still recovering from the dot-com crash, and office… Continue reading
Larry Sharpe Streamed live on Dec 21, 2022: Twitter, other Social Media & the MSM Dismiss the Left, too? The Revolutionary Blackout Network Discuses The Revolutionary Blackout Network (RNB) is a collective of young, black leaders who engage in social justice activism through public education, mutual aid and more. Blacking… Continue reading
December 21, 2022 Nurses’ Campaign to Win CalCare (info@medicare4all.org) This year, we continued the important work that began in 2021 to build momentum for single-payer health care in California — also known as CalCare. In January alone, we created serious momentum, then re-launched our campaign in the spring to help elect… Continue reading
Supporters of Morocco with the Palestinian flag during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Semifinal match between France and Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium on December 14, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Photo: ANP via Getty Images) While some are only partial gains, they are all steps towards a more… Continue reading
People take photos of the Christmas tree at the Sofiyska Square in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 19, 2022. (Photo: Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images) “In the spirit of the truce that occurred in 1914 during the First World War, we urge our government to take a leadership role in bringing… Continue reading
J.D. Morris Dec. 20, 2022 9SFChronicle.com) Comments 2022 was a tough year for San Francisco. The city remained in the throes of an opioid crisis marked by widespread public drug dealing in central neighborhoods and incessant overdoses that have resulted in more than 1,800 deaths since the start of 2020. At the same… Continue reading
