by Randy Shaw on January 23, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Dense Housing, Streets for People, Bike Lanes Last week, Berkeley upzoned affluent neighborhoods for apartments and backed bike lanes on a major thoroughfare. The city could also soon approve what would be one of the world’s boldest urbanist strategies: the transformation of historic Telegraph Avenue… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on January 23, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Dealers at entrance to Allstar Donuts Businesses Seek Action at January 24 Meeting (UPDATE: Mayor Breed has pushed the meeting back to February 7. She wanted more time to offer a viable strategy to combat open air drug markets) The Tenderloin’s small businesses have had… Continue reading
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton poses for photographs after addressing the nation from the Oval Office in the White House June 10, 1999. (Photo by Joyce Naltchayan/AFP via Getty Images) If Democrats are going to be successful in beating back the threat of right-wing nationalism ushered in by Trump, they… Continue reading
Randy Rainbow • Jan 23, 2023 Parody of “Master of the House” from Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel and Herbert Kretzmer Parody lyrics: Randy Rainbow Vocals: Randy Rainbow Song Produced, Orchestrated, Mixed, Mastered by: Michael J Moritz Jr Arrangement/Vocal Arrangement – Joel Waggoner Piano/Orchestral – Michael… Continue reading
Several crises are set to define the next century — but journalist Aaron Several crises are set to define the next century — but journalist Aaron Bastani believes we have the technological ability to meet our biggest challenges and create unprecedented levels of prosperity for all. He shows how we… Continue reading
As a computer programmer, Swartz changed the internet forever and fiercely fought against the privatization of knowledge. The federal government persecuted him for it until his death by suicide in 2013. BY MAXIMILLIAN ALVAREZ JANUARY 11, 2023 (therealnews.com) Photo of programmer and activist Aaron Swartz outside in Cambridge, Massachusetts, taken on… Continue reading
Nora Mishanec, J.D. Morris Jan. 22, 2023 Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 8:38 p.m. (SFChronicle.com) Comments Harvey’s, a prominent bar and restaurant named for Supervisor Harvey Milk in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood, shuttered Sunday after decades in business. The restaurant, located at 500 Castro St. in the heart of San Francisco’s longtime center of LGBTQ activism and… Continue reading
Protesters march against the appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court during an October 6, 2018 march in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Susan Melkisethian/flickr/cc) “I do hope this triggers outrage. I do hope that this triggers action, I do hope that this triggers additional investigation with real subpoena… Continue reading
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) speaks during a campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona on November 2, 2022. (Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) “The problem isn’t that Senator Sinema abandoned the Democratic Party—it’s that she’s abandoned Arizona,” said Rep. Ruben Gallego. JAKE JOHNSON Jan 23, 2023 (CommonDreams.org) Democratic Rep. Ruben… Continue reading
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event hosted by the Democratic National Party at the Howard Theatre on November 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Which is not really one question, but several. ROBERT REICH Jan 23, 2023 (CommonDreams.org) Reports that Justice Department investigators on… Continue reading
