Katie Porter’s campaign visit to S.F. looked more real than Ron DeSantis’ version

POLITICS//JOE GAROFOLI The Senate candidate made clear she wasn’t a doom loop political tourist. Joe Garofoli Aug. 29, 2023 Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 12:29 p.m. (SFChronicle.com) It’s become a trope. Politicians drop by San Francisco for a doom loop photo opp — and then fundraise off of it.  Exhibit A is Republican… Continue reading

Articles – in 2 sections~ Petitions + Petitions re upoming executions; Events, Mon. Sept. 1 – Wed. Sept. 6

By Adrienne Fong Please post your actions on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12  See Indybay  for  other listings of events Please include Accessibility and ASL info in your events! And if your action is ‘child friendly’ These are JUSTICE issues!! *** ASL interpretation – Let me know if your event needs this service .*** Articles are in two… Continue reading

SCIENTIST PETER KALMUS: HURRICANES, FLOODS & FIRES OF 2023 ARE JUST BEGINNING OF CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Aug 31, 2023 Latest Shows As Hurricane Idalia left a wake of destruction Wednesday, President Joe Biden said, “I don’t think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis anymore.” Climate activist and scientist Peter Kalmus calls for Biden to declare a climate emergency in order to unleash the government’s ability… Continue reading

‘Jesus Wasn’t a Pacifist’: Training Christian Minutemen to Remove ‘Domestic Enemies’ From Office

By Kyle Mantyla | August 23, 2023 2:55 pm (rightwingwatch.org) In the wake of former president Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, the “Elijah Streams” program has become increasingly focused on promoting far-right conspiracy theorists and self-proclaimed “prophets” who resolutely insist that Trump is actually still president. The most vocal of these guests has been Johnny Enlow, a Trump cultist, QAnon… Continue reading

DRUG MARKETS STILL PLAGUE SAN FRANCISCO

by Randy Shaw on August 28, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) August 23, 2023, Leavenworth and McAllister Drug Dealers Spawn Shoplifting, Break-Ins and More Most of San Francisco’ problems have a common source: Open air drug markets. Easy access to drugs brought thousands of drug tourists to the city. The number of unhoused tent dwellers skyrocketed,… Continue reading

“STOP THE SWEEPS” VS. “SAVE OUR STREETS”

by Sebastian on August 28, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) A homeless encampment sweep on Van Ness between Eddy and Larch. Aug. 22, 2023 Van Ness at Center of Conflict On August 22 morning, the day before the rally outside of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, I received a text message from my friend who lives… Continue reading