12 DECEMBER 2024/SF NEWS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) San Francisco’s Sixth Street, two blocks of it anyway, has been a circus of drug use and general chaos for going on four decades, if not more. But business owners and police say that it’s suddenly gotten much worse. The Chronicle reports from a Wednesday town… Continue reading
The county is also considering an ethical investment policy to guide how it handles billions in public funds. by Lacy Green Dec. 12, 2024, 12:45 p.m.(Oaklandside.org) Nonprofit news can transform communities and strengthen democracy. The Oaklandside is committed to telling stories about what’s beautiful in Oakland as well as the city’s systemic problems,… Continue reading
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Dillinger” redirects here. For other uses, see Dillinger (disambiguation). John Dillinger Born John Herbert DillingerJune 22, 1903Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Died July 22, 1934 (aged 31)Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Cause of death Gunshot wounds Criminal charge(s) desertion from US Navy; Bank robbery, assault, assault of an officer, grand theft auto Criminal penalty Imprisonment… Continue reading
FDR on Democracy: The Greatest Speeches and Writings of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Harvey J. Kaye (Selections) From One of the Greatest Leaders in American History, a Collection of the Words and Writings that Inspired a Generation of Americans to Become the Greatest Generation In just under three decades of public life,… Continue reading
Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake-Up Call from Behind the Lines David Pepper “It’s the statehouses, stupid.” Laboratories of Autocracy shows that far more than the high-profile antics of politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene or Jim Jordan—and yes, even bigger than Donald Trump’s “Big Lie”—it’s anonymous, often corrupt politicians in statehouses… Continue reading
Ulrich “Ubi” Conrad Simpson is a fashion-industry entrepreneur who has repeatedly spun gold from whole cloth, most recently with a line of denim and canvas kitchen and garden products, some of which Oprah Winfrey has put on her famed Favorite Things lists. Now Simpson is looking to create magic in the… Continue reading
It seems that “The Water Carrying For Oligarchs Boys & Girls” are all in a tizzy over this incident. Violence is okay with these apologist as long as it is directed downward on the peasants. Violence comes in many flavors. Denial of health care, suppressed wages, lack of adequate housing,… Continue reading
POSTED INPOLITICS AND MOVEMENTS: US The former US Labor Secretary explains how wealthy elites and conflict merchants have bought off our democracy, profited from dividing us, and smothered popular progressive policies like universal healthcare. BY TAYA GRAHAM AND STEPHEN JANIS DECEMBER 6, 2024 (therealnews.com) American politician US President Bill Clinton meets with the… Continue reading
Jasmine Jimison in Tomasson’s ‘Nutcracker’ © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo The annual fairy frolic enchanted an audience all-too-ready to embrace an epic battle against the evil Mouse King. ByCHARLES LEWIS III DECEMBER 10, 2024 (48hills.org) This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column (full of… Continue reading
Are we looking through a ‘single keyhole,’ and what does that mean anyway? By TIM REDMOND DECEMBER 10, 2024 (48hills.org) We’ve gotten a bit of feedback on our piece about the murder of a healthcare executive and the state of the US health care system. Some letters:Start waking up I must say… Continue reading
