An annual emergency shelter initiative aimed at providing shelter for those experiencing homelessness in The City during the coldest months of the year is officially operational. San Francisco’s Interfaith Winter Shelter program commemorated its 37th year on Thursday, with five participating sites opening their doors to those in need on a rotating… Continue reading
(dataforprogress.org) Americans are consistently saying that the cost of living is their top concern, and health care prices, in particular, are set to soar in 2026 — with employers expected to face the largest price increase in more than a decade. This comes as Americans already spend far more than… Continue reading
The Sunset has a new supervisor — and a bruising, reductive and rapid election on the horizon by Joe Eskenazi December 8, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) There’s an old joke in which two old ladies are sitting down to dinner. One complains that “The food in this place is terrible.” The other responds, “I know! And… Continue reading
December 9, 2025 (DemocracyNow.org) Image Credit: Reuters Here in New York, the longtime peace activist Cora Weiss has died at the age of 91, after decades of advocacy demanding civil rights, nuclear disarmament, gender equality and the abolition of war. In the 1960s, Cora Weiss was a national leader of… Continue reading
(oag.ca.gov) Members of the public may use this form to report (including submitting video footage or photographic evidence) potentially unlawful activity in California by federal agents or personnel, such as officers or agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or federalized National Guard soldiers or… Continue reading
“Next to a battle lost, the saddest thing is a battle won,” —Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, after the costly victory at the Battle of Waterloo Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (May 1, 1769 – September 14, 1852) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer and statesman… Continue reading
The Tennis Court Oath (Le Serment du Jeu de paume) by David (Image from Wikipedia.org) The Tennis Court Oath in Paris (actually at Versailles) on June 20, 1789, was a pivotal moment in the French Revolution where deputies of the Third Estate (commoners) vowed not to disband until they’d written a constitution for France, after… Continue reading
Amazon MGM Studios Jun 29, 2021 #MGM#InherittheWindSpencer Tracy and Fredric March go toe-to-toe in this recreation of the most titanic courtroom battle of the century. Stanley Kramer directs this masterpiece featuring Gene Kelly in a critically acclaimed dramatic role. “Inherit the Wind” is powerful, provocative cinema and a heaping measure of… Continue reading
