by JOE ESKENAZI FEBRUARY 20, 2024, 4:01 PM (MissionLocal.org) An attorney representing the Service Employees International Union No. 1021 today sent the city attorney a letter claiming Mayor London Breed violated the law in placing Proposition F on the ballot, and urged it be removed from the March 5 ballot. In… Continue reading
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) speak outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) “Our mission is clear: We must usher in a new generation in the Democratic Party, led for and by the working class, to take on… Continue reading
Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Ben Wikler speaks at a press conference in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024. (Photo: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) “If we’re gonna win, the only path is representing regular, everyday Americans who are about to get screwed by Trump and the oligarchs,” said the head… Continue reading
Protesters with the Sunrise Movement march against what they say is slow action on infrastructure legislation, job creation, and addressing climate change in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2021. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) “The influence of corporate money in the Democratic Party is undermining Democrats’ ability to win… Continue reading
San Francisco elected officials are poised this year to consider two more steps aimed at removing financial obstacles to office-to-housing conversion projects — one to exempt them from development fees and affordable- housing requirements, the other to take advantage of a new state law allowing property taxes to go back to… Continue reading
Garland failed our nation! DEAN OBEIDALLAH JAN 14, 2025 (deanobeidallah.substack.com) Share It’s no longer sufficient to simply slam Attorney General Merrick Garland for failing to swiftly prosecute Donald Trump for his attempted coup. At this point, Garland must be held accountable for dereliction of duty. That was my visceral reaction… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on January 13, 2025 (BeyondChron.org) Mayor Reaffirms Core Campaign Themes “Recovery must be our mission.”-Mayor Lurie Inauguration Speech San Francisco’s Daniel Lurie era has begun. Some are already declaring victory. Recovery advocate Tom Wolf tweeted, “the narrative of accountability and recovery has begun. Open drug markets will no longer be… Continue reading
By Marianne Williamson JAN 14, 2025 For the Democratic Party to rise from the ashes of our 2024 electoral defeats, we must take a sober, and quite sobering, look at how we got to where we are. In essence the DNC has failed Democratic voters, losing power to one of… Continue reading
14 JANUARY 2025/SF POLITICS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) Japanese Americans in the Bay Area and beyond are understandably upset about Donald Trump talking about reviving a 227-year-old law that was used to round up and incarcerate their relatives during World War II. If Trump follows through on his threat to begin mass… Continue reading
By Adrienne Fong Not posting on a regular basis. Hold all people, animals in S. Calif. In your thoughts. Many things do not add up and on many levels sound like a repeat of Maui fire. Keep an open mind and ask questions!! Hold the people of Tibet and Nepal… Continue reading
