Tax opponents are putting out a line that makes no sense; just look at Bay Area tech history By Tim Redmond February 23, 2026 (48hills.org) Toward the end of the program with Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna at Stanford last week, a student posed an interesting question from the audience. He… Continue reading
The party chair said he was ‘appropriately concerned’ about governor’s race Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi takes a selfie with supporters during the California Democratic Party State Convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on Feb. 21, 2026. Christina House/LA Times via Getty By Anabel Sosa, Senior California Politics Reporter Updated Feb 24, 2026 (SFGate.com) At… Continue reading
MoveOn Streamed live 18 hours ago Join MeidasTouch and MoveOn as we present the People’s State of the Union alongside elected officials, partners, allies and directly impacted Americans. We’re boycotting Trump’s State of the Union and instead gathering together to hear from the everyday Americans reeling from the chaos, corruption… Continue reading
A “Vote Here” sign is posted on November 4, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Trump may try to push “oddball, ludicrous, unconstitutional theories” to keep the GOP in power, one Democratic attorney general said. Brad Reed… Continue reading
P.S. With just about a month to go before No Kings Day, we’re hard at work to make this the largest single day of protest in US history. If you have a few bucks to spare to help us with the costs of planning, safety, tech, promotion, and event infrastructure, please chip… Continue reading
Plus: The DCCC holds its endorsements meeting, and the supes vote on more chain stores and an illegal $40 million luxury hotel tax break. That’s The Agenda for Feb. 22-March 1 By Tim Redmond February 22, 2026 (48hills.org) Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna warned this week of the… Continue reading
Doug Kari discovered a journal that belonged to a Merry Prankster who went by the name Cool Breeze FILE: Ken Kesey, on top of the Furthur Bus, holding a flute with some of the Merry Pranksters in 1967 during a rollicking trip to San Francisco from his home in La Honda,… Continue reading
Everything you need to know about the historic State of the Union rebuttal. Where to watch, surprise announcements, how you can defy Trump, and more! Miles Taylor Feb 23 defiance@substack.com Tomorrow night (Tuesday, February 24) will be one of the most consequential State of the Union addresses ever. Not because… Continue reading
Feb 23, 2026 –News (Axios.com) A powerful new exhibit that opens Monday in San Francisco tells the story of a generation of Japanese Americans, known as Nisei, who fought wars both at home and overseas during World War II. Why it matters: As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the soldiers’ family members are intent on… Continue reading
