If former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi seeks another term, it’s unlikely any formidable Democrat would dare to oppose her. Hypothetically, San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is eyeing a jump to state politics. Hypothetically. Should the line of political dominoes fall just the right way in 2024, starting with… Continue reading
President Trump has been a vocal promoter of Triggered, urging his Twitter followers repeatedly in recent days to purchase his son’s “great new book” By Adam Carlson Published on November 11, 2019 (People.com) A pair of New York City comedians said they made Donald Trump Jr. their latest target by swapping out the cover… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on April 17, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) SF Needs Citywide Strategy Whole Foods’ closure in Mid-Market exposed the core problem: San Francisco’s leaders talk about closing drug markets but the city lacks a plan to do so. A plan has clear markers for progress and accountability. A plan measures outcomes daily and adjusts resources… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on April 17, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) How Rose Pak Impacted San Francisco Rose Pak was among the most influential San Franciscans of the past forty years. She did more to shape the city than the vast majority of politicians, playing key roles in the elections of mayor’s Agnos, Brown and Lee…. Continue reading
by Ryan O’Connell on April 17, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) Growing Support for CA’s SB4 and SB423 Hundreds of Californians rallied for more affordable housing, marching on thecapitol in the rain and hail last month to testify at the Senate Housing Committee. Two bills this year aim to deliver thousands of units of affordable homesthroughout… Continue reading
Move might bring promoter back to the bargaining table; full board still has to approve. By TIM REDMOND APRIL 17, 2023 A Board of Supes committee today approved language that would landmark the fixed seating and raked floor in the Castro Theater, sending a message that Another Planet Entertainment needs to… Continue reading
The average U.S. taxpayer spent $1,087 on Pentagon contractors in 2022, according to an annual analysis by the National Priorities Project at the Institute of Policy Studies. (Photo: David B. Gleason/flickr/cc) “The main message? Our government is continuing to invest too much in the military, and in militarized law enforcement,… Continue reading
Public Banking Institute (info@publicbankinginstitute.org) Berkeley City Council approves Public Bank East Bay’s viability study, joining Richmond and Oakland in the working group creating a public bankPublic banking takes another key step forward in Northern California. Public Bank East Bay writes:On Tuesday, April 11 (really, really close to the first minutes of April 12),… Continue reading
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at Southwest Florida International Airport October 16, 2020, in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) Once the Nazis took power in Germany they banned books, outlawed drag shows, and homosexuality, changed school curricula to… Continue reading
“The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.” ― Vladimir Ilich Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin (April 22, 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of… Continue reading
