Thursday, January 1, 2026 (ABC7news.com) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed a measure last week that would create a fund to help Black people who have been harmed by past city laws. SAN FRANCICO (KGO) — San Francisco is taking another step towards possibly paying reparations to some African-American citizens. Mayor… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on January 5, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) Handicapping the Key Races San Francisco in 2026 faces an electoral blizzard. Its first contested congressional race since 1987, two tight June supervisor races on top of the November contests, and at least three high-profile ballot measures. San Franciscans will also be involved in the… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on January 5, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) A Make or Break Year I have seen a lot of ups and downs in my 46 years working in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. And as my new book on the neighborhood describes, past forecasts for the Tenderloin’s revitalization have gone astray. Consider the 1986 opening of a… Continue reading
Published: January 6, 2026 (TheOnion.com) WASHINGTON—As he wandered aimlessly through the halls of the U.S. Capitol building, lost Jan. 6 rioter Alex Morris told reporters Tuesday that he was still searching for former Vice President Mike Pence. “Oh my God, how am I back in Statuary Hall again? Where the… Continue reading
CNN anchor Jake Tapper listens as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says the US has the right to take over Greenland in an interview on January 5, 2026. (Photo: screenshot/CNN) The White House adviser offered “a very good definition of imperialism,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Julia Conley… Continue reading
By Jacob Knutson January 6, 2026 (democracydocket.com) In November, Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed into law, legislation mandating the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publicly release all of the files it has on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by late December. More than two weeks past that deadline, the… Continue reading
5 January 2026/SF News/Joe Kukura (SFist.com) After President Trump invaded Venezuela and deposed President Nicolás Maduro Friday night, the Bay Area reacted fast, as protests took over both San Francisco and San Jose by Saturday afternoon. The big international news this weekend was Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and capture of… Continue reading
Shuttering of court at 100 Montgomery would come after mass-firings of immigration judges by Margaret Kadifa and Mariana Garcia January 6, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) The San Francisco immigration court building at 100 Montgomery St. is set to close in January 2027, sources close to the court told Mission Local on Tuesday. Staff have been informed that… Continue reading
By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Updated November 21, 2024 (CNN.com) ““‘We may not have that many outright Nazis in America, but we have plenty of cowards and bootlickers, and once those fleshy dominoes start tumbling into the Trump camp, the game is up,” –Kennedy CNN rolls the tape on RFK Jr.’s past… Continue reading
