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Is there a future for S.F.’s dead mall on Market? An 1800s ballpark gives us hope By Peter Hartlaub,Culture CriticJan 10, 2026 Gift Article 1896: Central Park on Market Street in San Francisco, the city’s first big ballpark, was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. This angle is looking down… Continue reading →

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) listens to testimony from Minnesota lawmakers about fraud investigations in their home state during a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on January 7, 2026 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “Republicans shamefully voted it down—demonstrating once again that they have… Continue reading →

Protesters hold photos of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, outside the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on January 8, 2026.  (Photo by Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “They have literally started killing us—enough is enough,” said one… Continue reading →

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) hold a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2026.  (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) “I just don’t understand how we provide votes for a bill that funds the extent… Continue reading →

10 January 2026/SF News/Jay Barmann (SFist.com) There were multiple protests Saturday around the Bay Area expressing rage over the killing of a Minneapolis mother of three at the hands of an ICE agent with a gun, including a gathering at Ocean Beach to spell out another aerially photographed message. There… Continue reading →

This is not a drill. Adam Mockler Jan 10, 2026 (adammockler.com) Donald Trump just gave an unlawful order. And this time, the military didn’t comply. According to new reporting, Trump ordered US special forces commanders to begin drawing up plans to invade Greenland. Not negotiate. Not expand basing agreements. Not… Continue reading →

Army Chief Counsel Joseph N. Welch (photo from Caffeinatedrage.com) (Courtesy of ZontaPhotos.com)

Al Jazeera English Sep 3, 2025 With tears and chants of “Free, Free Palestine” and the waving of Palestinian flags, the true-life drama, The Voice of Hind Rajab, recounting the final plea of a six-year-old Gaza girl who was brutally killed by the Israeli forces in Gaza City last year,… Continue reading →

Some say San Francisco’s nightlife is lacking, but for those engaged in local politics, there is no shortage of things to do after dark. The place to be Wednesday night was a packed auditorium in the basement of the UC Law San Francisco campus, where three candidates running for California’s… Continue reading →