Petitions & execution petitions~ Events for Thurs. June 12 – Sat. June 14

By Adrienne Fong 6 PETITIONS 1. Tell Congress: REJECT Trump’s funding for unjust ICE raids   SIGN: Tell Congress: REJECT Trump’s funding for unjust ICE raids 2. Act Now to End ICE Raids and Military Escalation Against Protestors   SIGN: Act Now to End ICE Raids and Military Escalation Against Protestors | Win Without War… Continue reading

Unfunded Mandates, DOGE Shouldn’t Stop Building Affordable Housing: Here’s How

by Jeff Buckley on June 9, 2025 (BeyondChron.org) 5 Strategies for Building Affordable Housing My last article on the Housing Element described its affordable housing goals as laughably unattainable. To meet the Housing Element’s affordable housing goal of 46,598 units, San Francisco will need to build more affordable housing in 8 years than it has… Continue reading

Tax the Rich, Cut Corporate Fraud: Khanna Details Progressive Path to Trim Deficit by $12 Trillion

U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced the Progressive Deficit Reduction Plan on June 10, 2025.  (Photo: U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna) “Do they think Americans can’t do the math?” the California Democrat asked of Republicans in Congress. “We can—and we know their numbers don’t add up. Ours do.” JESSICA CORBETT Jun… Continue reading

Trump ‘Crossed the Line’: House Dem Says Actions in LA Are Impeachable Offenses

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) speaks during the news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.  (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York said that the president’s deployment of Marines to Los Angeles is an “authoritarian… Continue reading

Thousands Pack the Mission for Peaceful ICE Protest; SFPD Pulls Pepper Spray On Separate, Smaller Civic Center Protest

Thousands Pack the Mission for Peaceful ICE Protest; SFPD Pulls Pepper Spray On Separate, Smaller Civic Center Protest

10 JUNE 2025/SF NEWS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) As many as 10,000 protesters jammed the streets of the Mission District Monday night in yet more public opposition to ICE actions in California, but a small splinter group hit Civic Center late at night, leading to arrests and SFPD pepper sprayings.   San… Continue reading