Oakland dropped from Trump list of targeted ‘sanctuary’ cities

Trump officials threatened legal action against the 18 cities on the list, including Berkeley and San Francisco. by Nico Savidge and Esther Kaplan Aug. 6, 2025 (Oaklandside.com) Help us tell the Oakland stories that matter to you and your fellow Oaklanders. Yes, I want to chip in to support Oaklandside’s work! On Tuesday,… Continue reading

An old legal procedure is getting asylum-seekers out of ICE detention

Lawyers use an longtime tactic in a new way to get (some) asylum-seekers out of detention by MARGARET KADIFA August 6, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) On Friday, a 20-year-old asylum seeker from Colombia walked into immigration court at 630 Sansome St. for an administrative hearing related to his case.  As has become routine in San… Continue reading

Dead & Company shows in SF are a family affair for tens of thousands of Deadheads

Dead & Company shows in SF are a family affair for tens of thousands of Deadheads

The significance of the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary last weekend was not lost on the tens of thousands of Deadheads who descended upon Golden Gate Park to commemorate it. Dead & Company’s trio of sold-out San Francisco shows celebrated the original band’s milestone anniversary in the city where the group’s legendary run… Continue reading

S.F.’s Struggling Van Ness Sees New Hopes, But Plenty Of Work Needed

by Sebastian on August 4, 2025 (BeyondChron.org) District 2 Supervisor Stephen Sherrill on Van Ness Avenue Van Ness Avenue, “the city’s spine,” had been neglected by City Hall for far too long. The city should have done more during the six-year construction of the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit to help the existing businesses survive…. Continue reading

City College hurts students by not offering enough classes—again

Crucial classes are overbooked and students can’t get the credits they need to graduate. Here’s the data By RICK BAUM AUGUST 4, 2025 (48hills.org) City College of San Francisco recently received some good news. Soon after a new permanent chancellor was hired, the Accrediting Commission for Junior and Community Colleges reaffirmed… Continue reading

The mystery of continuing Democratic support for offensive arms to Israel

Meyerson on TAP August 5, 2025 (Prospect.org) The mystery of continuing Democratic support for offensive arms to Israel Last week, 27 Democratic senators voted to ban such sales. But 17 voted to let them continue.Even though few of Gaza’s buildings remain standing, even though Gazans continue to starve, Bibi Netanyahu… Continue reading

Rainbow Grocery, S.F.’s iconic worker-owned co-op, turns 50

by DANIELA XITLALY SANDOVAL August 5, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Yesenia Ochoa grew up just five blocks away from Rainbow Grocery. She remembers it as “the weird store” of her childhood; the place where her family could always find flor de jamaica and other hard-to-source ingredients. Today, Ochoa works there. She considers the… Continue reading

Rupert Murdoch’s new tabloid to bring New York Post attitude to California

By Dawn Chmielewski August 4, 2025 (reuters.com) LOS ANGELES, Aug 4 (Reuters) – “Headless body in topless bar”-type headlines made famous by the iconic New York Post tabloid could soon greet Californians as Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWSA.O), opens new tab prepares to expand to the West Coast with its biggest U.S. daily… Continue reading