Rights Groups Demand Stronger Congressional Action Over Trump ‘Murder’ on High Seas

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top military officials testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) “This ramping up of the bombing campaign despite increased pressure from Congress signals the administration’s total disregard for the law.”… Continue reading

Faith Leaders Arrested After Dozens Chain Themselves Outside SF Immigration Court

16 December 2025/SF News/Jay Barmann (SFist.com) A group of protesters from interfaith groups arrived Tuesday in the predawn hours outside the federal facility at 630 Sansome Street in San Francisco where immigrants arriving for immigration court dates have been summarily swept into detention facilities since May. There were around 100… Continue reading

Flying OAK this holiday season? TSA might be sharing your name with ICE

Flying OAK this holiday season? TSA might be sharing your name with ICE

The New York Times reported that airport security officials around the country are sharing passenger data with federal immigration authorities. Oakland airport is in the dark about whether that’s happening here. by Eli Wolfe and Esther Kaplan Dec. 16, 2025 (Berkeleyside.org) We work for you — and we’re matching your donation 1:1! Our journalists… Continue reading

Petition Signers Want Elon Musk to Be ‘The Richest Man in Town’ This Christmas

A graphic shows billionaire Elon Musk superimposed into an image from the film “It’s a Wonderful Life.”  (Image by Tax Justice Network) … by giving nearly half of his $500 billion fortune to the children of the world. Julia Conley Dec 15, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) “Let’s make the world’s richest man… Continue reading

Championed by Graham Platner, Medicare for All Increasingly Popular in Maine and Nationwide

Graham Platner addresses a crowd of Maine voters on December 13, 2025.  (Photo: @grahamformaine/X) “Healthcare is a human right. That’s why we need Medicare for All,” said one senator. “And the American people agree!” Julia Conley Dec 15, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) In Maine, only one of the top two candidates in the… Continue reading

40+ Groups Urge Wikipedia to Oppose Co-Founders’ ‘Censorship on Gaza Genocide’

An aerial view shows Palestinians walking through the ruins of destroyed buildings in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on February 5, 2025.  (Photo by Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images) “Wales and Sanger must be stopped from trying to censor the Wikipedia ‘Gaza genocide’ entry that clearly documents Israel’s… Continue reading

We asked every S.F. politician about the Marina Safeway proposal. Here are their answers.

San Francisco’s elected officials and significant candidates are put on the spot and on the record by Joe Eskenazi and Junyao Yang December 15, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Rendering of the 25 story development proposed for the site of the Marina Safeway. Photo courtesy of Arquitectonica. Say what you will about the Marina Safeway; it really looks like… Continue reading

Articles ~ Petitions ~ Events for Monday, Dec. 15 – Thursday, Dec. 18

By Adrienne Fong RESOURCES:  UPDATES WITH BAY RESISTANCE and get plugged to actions you can support, text “Resist” to 888-850-0928 GI HOTLINE (877) 477-4497   – Share this number to people who know active duty service members There are events listed on Indybay that might be of interest to you(many listings… Continue reading