Dustin Gardiner Jan. 30, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) Comments As California’s task force to study reparations has toured the state seeking public input over the last year, one demand has risen to the top: Many in the Black community want reparations now, not promises down the road. But as the first-in-the-nation task… Continue reading
Thom Hartmann January 27, 2023 (rawstory.com) Photo by Malik Skydsgaard on Unsplash https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2Fraw-investigates%2Fcorrupt-supreme-court%2F&unitId=2900005331&userId=18a4270f-b6a4-4397-b1c7-20044a6c2013&isLegacyBrowser=false&version=20230130_33b58990ad93cdfa02add4f46da8ca08c52ee401&useCFCDN=0&adsDurationThreshold=16&themeId=140 If you think Republican politicians in Congress are corrupt, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Check out how little it costs to purchase access to a Supreme Court justice! Conservatives on the Supreme Court famously legalized billionaires and corporations bribing politicians… Continue reading
They aren’t calling them “internment camps,” but this is what they are—in effect and intent. BY ADAM JOHNSON JANUARY 27, 2023 (therealnews.com) Urban Alchemys Rodney Wrice patrols a homeless tent village a block away from San Francisco’s City Hall in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022…. Continue reading
Indigenous wisdom can help solve the planetary crises that colonialism started, says lawyer Jennifer “Jing” Corpuz. Her ancestors, the Kankanaey-Igorot people of the Philippines, are known for creating the Banaue Rice Terraces: centuries-old irrigated mountain terraces that illustrate the magic of humanity living in harmony with nature. Corpuz shares five… Continue reading
Historic Preservation Commission will consider whether the legendary venue can become a concert nightclub. By TIM REDMOND JANUARY 29, 2023 (48hills.org) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on RedditShare on Email The Historic Preservation Commission will consider Wednesday/1 a proposal that could profoundly impact the future of the historic Castro Theater—and… Continue reading
Scott Ostler Jan. 29, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) Comments MUDVILLE, U.S.A. — This will go down (way down) in San Francisco 49ers’ lore as the Lemony Snicket Game. A series of unfortunate events. It’s all over but the sputtering and muttering, so let’s get on with it. • First of all, 49ers’ fans,… Continue reading
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) Jan 27, 2023 Shortly after the Medicare REACH program went live in January of 2023, PNHP hosted a webinar on this troublesome continuation of the Trump administration’s Medicare Direct Contracting program. PNHP immediate past president Dr. Susan Rogers moderated the webinar, which included… Continue reading
Justin Phillips Jan. 29, 2023 (SFhronicle.com) Comments A reparations proposal that, among many complex ideas, suggested paying $5 million to each eligible Black San Franciscan whipped conservative politicians and pundits into a frenzy when I wrote about it this month. Fox News crammed the words “outrageous,” “unconstitutional” and “unlawful” into a single headline. The… Continue reading
