by Randy Shaw on May 22, 2023 (behondchron.org) Ignoring the Public Safety Crisis Many progressives are outraged by TogetherSF Action’s “That’s Fentalife!” advertising campaign targeting San Francisco’s open air drug markets. Instead of blaming Mayor Breed for the crisis, progressives are denying that stopping sellers of deadly drugs should be a priority. Some… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on May 22, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Five Ways San Francisco Can Do Better San Francisco is in its fifth decade of widespread visible homelessness. And people are more confused and less hopeful about solutions than ever before. Why? The answer is surprisingly simple: the federal government has never restored the affordable… Continue reading
Eric Ting, SFGATE May 23, 2023 (SFGate.com) Among the many plot lines in the Dianne Feinstein saga is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pledge to appoint a Black woman to replace the 89-year-old should a vacancy arise before her term expires in January 2025. He made that promise during his 2021 anti-recall campaign, and a new article from the Associated Press’ Michael… Continue reading
U.S. Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on March 16, 2023. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) “Harlan Crow thinks he is the law,” remarked one legal expert. “The billionaire and his lawyer apparently believe they get to… Continue reading
PublishedFriday 2:00PM (TheOnion.com) WASHINGTON—Thrown into a panic when the confused 89-year-old appeared on the Senate floor randomly pointing a firearm at various colleagues, lawmakers reportedly freaked out Friday after Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) got her hands on a gun. “Good God, someone get that thing away from her!” said Sen…. Continue reading
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) “Free advice for the speaker of the House: if you want to cut spending so bad, start and end with the Pentagon budget,” said one watchdog group…. Continue reading
22 MAY 2023/SF POLITICS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) As she runs for the U.S. Senate, East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee joined a rally on Sunday calling for four more seats to be added to the Trump-heavy Supreme Court. It’s becoming a fashionable thing on the political Left to call for expanding the Supreme… Continue reading
Issued on: 20/05/2023 – 18:18 (France24.com) The rise of stand-up comedy in China is a recent phenomenon which became particularly popular with television viewers during the Covid-19 lockdown period. © Studio graphique France Média Monde Text by: Sébastian SEIBT A Chinese comedian was severely punished on Wednesday for making a joke about… Continue reading
San Francisco could soon launch its own bank. The San Francisco Reinvestment Working Group (RWG), an advisory committee tasked with exploring the creation of a municipality-owned bank, voted to advance the plan during a specialty meeting on Thursday. The RWG proposal would set up a publicly owned municipal financial corporation (MFC) that will invest… Continue reading
