FRONTLINE PBS | Official May 9, 2023 FRONTLINE As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, this two-hour documentary special tells the inside story of their path to power. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate. Over the past three decades,… Continue reading
The Committees of Correspondence were vital Patriot networks established by American colonies before the Revolutionary War. Initiated by Samuel Adams in Boston (1772) and expanded colony-wide by Virginia (1773), they allowed leaders to share political grievances, mobilize grassroots resistance, and coordinate the First Continental Congress. Wikipedia +5 Origins and Purpose Before the American… Continue reading
By Megan Fan Munce, Alyce McFadden, Staff Writer July 19, 2026 Gift Article (SFChronicle.com) Supervisor Bilal Mahmood said Sunday he’ll drop a controversial proposal to tax vacant chain grocery stores, shifting his focus to an ordinance to support smaller grocery stores.Scott Strazzante/S.F. Chronicle San Francisco lawmakers killed a package of ballot measures… Continue reading
Plus: No Planning Commission? No Sunshine Task Force? That’s The Agenda for July 19-26 By Tim Redmond July 20, 2026 (48hills.org) State Sen. Scott Wiener was not invited to the Trans March. He was really, really not invited: In fact, Gabriel Haaland, one of the founders of the march, told… Continue reading
Just a vision in 2016, it’s now coming before the voters. But will Mayor Lurie stand in the way? By Ian Firstenberg July 17, 2026 (48hills.org) On July 7, the Board of Supervisors took a monumental step towards actualizing a decade long project—a San Francisco Public Bank. In a 9-2 vote… Continue reading
The North Woods logger and former state senator out-organized everyone to take Graham Platner’s place on the ballot. by David Dayen July 19, 2026 (Prospect.org) Troy Jackson will be the replacement Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine after smoking his opposition in the 16 county delegate elections held over the… Continue reading
By Mike Zonta, OccupySF.net co-editor Me: What was the Pope’s 1452 declaration? ChatGPT: You’re probably referring to the papal bull Dum Diversas, issued by Pope Nicholas V on June 18, 1452. This document has become one of the most controversial papal decrees in history because it authorized the Portuguese crown to wage… Continue reading
By Lucy Hodgman, Staff Writer July 18, 2026 Gift Article (SFChronicle.com) Protesters memorialize people killed in encounters with federal immigration agents during a gathering at San Francisco’s 24th Street Mission BART plaza Saturday.Lucy Hodgman/S.F. Chronicle Protesters filled San Francisco’s 24th Street Mission BART plaza Saturday afternoon, voicing anger and grief over the deaths… Continue reading
