By Adrienne FongSELLOUT of WORKERS to BIG TECH BOSSES PROTEST OF AI & OLGA Wednesday, August 30 4:00pm 240 Golden Gate Ave.SF More info below graphic Olga Miranda is the president of Local 87, the Janitors Union. She has publically come out in support of AI – Robotaxs (Wymo & Cruise) expansion… Continue reading
Roland Li Aug. 28, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) A major hotel investor is making a multimillion-dollar bet on San Francisco’s tourism recovery with the renovations and rebrandings of four San Francisco hotels, including a cluster of three on troubled Seventh Street in South of Market. Oxford Capital Group is finishing work on new bathrooms… Continue reading
There’s a lot more to the neighborhood than the national media wants to report. By CHRISTOPHER D. COOK AUGUST 27, 2023 (48hills.org) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on RedditShare on Email Much like the media-hyped “doom loop” itself, a “downtown doom loop tour” billed on EventBrite by an alleged… Continue reading
28 AUGUST 2023/SF NEWS/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) Vendors, organizers, and fans of the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market will be staging a protest on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to change the city’s mind about its plans to turn UN Plaza and its promenade near City Hall into an outdoor… Continue reading
Copy and paste email I drafted at end of this article DEAN OBEIDALLAH AUG 23, 2023 (deanobeidallah.substack.com) Share In recent days, there has been a great deal of talk in the media about whether Section 3 of the 14th Amendment bars Donald Trump from the ballot given his role in the Jan 6… Continue reading
PDAMERICA Streamed live 22 hours ago Our guest this Sunday, Steve Donziger, is a central figure in one of the most significant court cases of the 21st century—or, to be more precise, series of court cases across three continents. As much as any lawyer in the world, Donziger has challenged… Continue reading
Peter Hartlaub Aug. 26, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) The words “Panhandle Freeway” sound nonsensical in 21st century San Francisco. In a city where citizens last year overwhelmingly voted to permanently close John F. Kennedy Drive to car traffic, who would dare suggest adding a highway through Golden Gate Park? But for about 15 years in the… Continue reading
