KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco Streamed live 19 hours ago The candidates vying to replace Nancy Pelosi as the representative for California’s eleventh congressional district will on Wednesday night meet for their first candidate forum. Watch FOX LOCAL San Francisco live for the latest breaking news from San Francisco, Oakland,… Continue reading
And we are the ones to stop him! Dean Obeidallah Jan 07, 2026 (deanobeidallah.substack.com) Share Invoking Hitler generally means you’ve lost the argument. But that’s not the case when you are noting that Donald Trump is copying Hitler’s playbook—which is the fascist approach to acquiring and retaining power. And after… Continue reading
Deregulated capitalism made it that way. by Harold Meyerson January 7, 2026 (Prospect.org) In Socialism, his 1972 magnum opus, Michael Harrington termed the American labor movement an “invisible” mass social democratic movement. Even as he noted that its language, its forms, and its foreign policy (at least at the AFL-CIO) suggested nothing… Continue reading
As a killing in Minneapolis is documented, the law clearly stipulates that federal agents do not have universal immunity. by David Dayen January 7, 2026 (Prospect.org) On Wednesday afternoon, ICE agents carrying out an operation in south Minneapolis were briefly obstructed by a car blocking traffic. ICE agents approached the female… Continue reading
7 January 2026/SF Politics/Jay Barmann (SFist.com) The federal immigration court in downtown San Francisco that started 2025 with 21 judges and will soon be down to just four, thanks to Trump administration mass-firings, will close by January 2027. News arrived Wednesday that federal officials are planning to shut down the… Continue reading
Today, ICE killed a woman named Renee Nicole Good during an operation in Minneapolis. Based on everything we’ve seen, this appears to be murder — plain and simple. Violence is nothing new for Trump’s secret police force. But this killing is a tragic escalation in the racist campaign of terror being carried… Continue reading
Thursday, January 1, 2026 (ABC7news.com) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie signed a measure last week that would create a fund to help Black people who have been harmed by past city laws. SAN FRANCICO (KGO) — San Francisco is taking another step towards possibly paying reparations to some African-American citizens. Mayor… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on January 5, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) Handicapping the Key Races San Francisco in 2026 faces an electoral blizzard. Its first contested congressional race since 1987, two tight June supervisor races on top of the November contests, and at least three high-profile ballot measures. San Franciscans will also be involved in the… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on January 5, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) A Make or Break Year I have seen a lot of ups and downs in my 46 years working in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. And as my new book on the neighborhood describes, past forecasts for the Tenderloin’s revitalization have gone astray. Consider the 1986 opening of a… Continue reading
