Plenty of elected officials have taken time to recover from health problems. By Tim Redmond March 31, 2026 (48hills.org) If Sup. Jackie Fielder had cancer, or was in a bicycle accident and needed emergency surgery, I suspect all these rumors and reporters scrambling for the scoop wouldn’t be happening. Instead,… Continue reading
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr arrives for a meeting on February 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) “Full respect for media independence and freedoms is all the more important in such circumstances, as fundamental to holding governments to public account,” said Volker Türk. Jake Johnson… Continue reading
Cameron Adams Mon, March 30, 2026 (Yahoo.com) A new investigation has backed up evidence given by a woman who has accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was 13, according to a report. The woman conducted four interviews with the FBI in 2019 in which she detailed alleged… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on March 30, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) San Francisco Already Has A Strong Mayor Willie Brown brought great times to San Francisco during his 1996-2003 stint as mayor. Nobody suggested Brown lacked sufficient power. Yet many of San Francisco’s current political leaders and major campaign donors claim the city’s mayor is too… Continue reading
by Cal Winslow on March 30, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) “Kaiser executives say they’re not using AI to make patient care determinations, but they won’t say what technology is underpinning the online questionnaires that automatically determine whether patients require urgent appointments and assess whether they may be a threat to themselves,” said Carolyn Staehle, a… Continue reading
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) holds a “Tax the Rich” rally at Lehman College to press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on millionaires in New York City on March 29, 2026. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) “If my 5% wealth tax on billionaires was enacted, you’d… Continue reading
Leading Democrats need to be paying attention to the streets (and not Wall Street). Plus: Alan Wong’s dilemma. That’s The Agenda for March 29-April 5 By Tim Redmond March 29, 2026 (48hills.org) It was a glorious day in San Francisco, sunny but with a cool breeze, and at least 50,000… Continue reading
A new bill would prohibit the money grabs that billionaire team owners unleash to pit states and cities against each other in bidding wars over potential moves. by Gabrielle Gurley March 30, 2026 (Prospect.org) What do the Brooklyn Dodgers, Houston Oilers, Seattle SuperSonics, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and Oakland Athletics… Continue reading
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US “Real people have paid the price of this war,” said Rep. Don Beyer. “Civilians have been killed throughout the Middle East, including the US missile strike that killed more than 150 schoolchildren.” by Brad Reed March 27, 2026 (therealnews.com) US President Donald Trump reacts as US… Continue reading
