22 AUGUST 2023/SF RESTAURANTS, FOOD & DRINK/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) We must, given the players involved, take this with a massive grain of salt. But the latest word from the man who is ostensibly going to be the new manager of Badlands in the Castro is that it will remain Badlands,… Continue reading
A Hawaiian Electric truck is pictured near a destroyed neighbourhood in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 16, 2023. (Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images) Picking Hawaiian Electric up before or out of bankruptcy and converting it to a public good will insure the state… Continue reading
President Lincoln delivered the 272 word Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are… Continue reading
A poet, novelist, fiction writer, and playwright, Langston Hughes is known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties and was important in shaping the artistic contributions of the Harlem Renaissance. Langston Hughes 1901 – 1967 Let America be America again.Let it… Continue reading
NGOFEEN MPUTUBWELE BACKCHANNEL AUG 21, 2023 6:00 AM (Wired.com) Coming from the Congo, I knew where an essential ingredient for atomic bombs was mined, even if everyone else seemed to ignore it. PAPÀ, MY DAD, told me a story long ago about the uranium that powered the first nuclear bomb. The… Continue reading
Max Elbaum on blocking the fascist threat and building real grassroots power. BY MARC STEINER AUGUST 8, 2023 (therealnews.com) Members of the far-right group Patriot Front are seen marching through Washington, DC on May 13th, 2023. Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Max Elbaum is on the editorial board… Continue reading
21 AUGUST 2023/BUSINESS & TECH/JAY BARMANN (SFist.com) Elon Musk threatened to jettison the “block” feature on Twitter/X, which led to plenty of drama on the platform over the weekend, and meanwhile, something went awry with all photos and links from pre-December 2014. It’s honestly getting a bit exhausting both having… Continue reading
An “Oliver Anthony 2024” sign seen at the Oliver Anthony concert at the Eagle Creek Golf Club on August 19, 2023, in Moyock, North Carolina. (Photo: Mike Caudill for Billbaord/Billboard via Getty Images) Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and other Republican culture warriors don’t represent “forgotten Americans;” they’ve… Continue reading
San Francisco’s first Ikea is stocked and ready for customers. The Swedish furniture giant will debut its first couches, media stands, and famous meatballs, starting Wednesday. For City leaders, its arrival at at 945 Market St. couldn’t come sooner. Amid a mass exodus of major retailers from downtown’s core, The City is counting… Continue reading
Fifty years ago, an Oakland community college moved to the hills over strong student opposition. Nothing was ever the same. Robin Buller Aug. 20, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) On Jan. 4, 1972, a vocal crowd sat in the audience of the Peralta Community College District board meeting in Oakland. It was made… Continue reading
