By Joshua Bote Aug 14, 2023 (SFGate.com) FILE: A sign is posted on the exterior of a WeWork office on Oct. 7, 2019, in San Francisco.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Downtown San Francisco’s corporate offices have struggled in comparison with other major American cities, contributing to broader anxieties over the so-called downtown “doom loop.” A new… Continue reading
By Ella Nilsen, CNN Updated 9:18 PM EDT, Mon August 14, 2023 (CNN.com) Youth plaintiffs are greeted by supporters at Montana’s First Judicial District Court in June.William Campbell/Getty ImagesCNN — A Montana judge handed a significant victory on Monday to more than a dozen young plaintiffs in the nation’s first constitutional climate trial, as extreme… Continue reading
New long-distance train connections are providing an alternative to air travel between European countries, and demand for this environmentally friendly mode of transport is soaring. But there is still plenty of room for improvement on the tracks. Issued on: 15/08/2023 – (France24.com) Text by:Joanna YORK The Paris-Vienna night train has sold 70… Continue reading
Patti Smith at Stern Grove, August 13. All photos by Jon Bauer MusicLive Shots Live Shots: Patti Smith ‘Howl’s at Stern Grove (and… The rock legend read Allen Ginsberg and launched into career favorites for an ecstatic crowd at the packed park. By JON BAUER AND PATTY RIEK AUGUST 14,… Continue reading
We know that California’s health care system is broken, and the only solution is a single-payer system through CalCare. That’s why we oppose SB 770, a bill currently moving through the state legislature that threatens to delay CalCare while wasting millions of taxpayer dollars in the process. SB 770 would unnecessarily… Continue reading
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his lawyers in a Manhattan courtroom during his arraignment on April 4, 2023, in New York City. (Photo: Seth Wenig/pool/via Getty Images) He believes he can get away with intimidating and harassing potential witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, and judges. He… Continue reading
BY BEN BURGIS (jacobin.com) Michael Brooks, who would have turned 37 years old today, wanted the Left to do better. In the last year of his life, he’d started to write a book about what that might look like. I thought about calling Michael Brooks the night before he died…. Continue reading
The Ministry of Culture in Lebanon may decide to ban “Barbie” after it accused the film of “promoting homosexuality” on Wednesday. Lebanon, normally perceived as relatively open and free in the Middle East, has seen its ruling elites unite around hardcore conservative values. Issued on: 13/08/2023 (France24.com) Text by: Sophian Aubin… Continue reading
In a word, yes. But what does this mean for the GOP and America? ROBERT REICH AUG 14, 2023 (robertreich.substack.com) The biggest story about Trump’s indictments (including the one expected this week from Georgia) is that Trump is centering his entire presidential campaign on them — and along the way… Continue reading
Whole Foods’ temporary closure at 1185 Market St. highlights San Francisco’s safety challenges.Yalonda M. James/The Chronicle Roland Li Aug. 14, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) A week before Whole Foods abruptly closed in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood, an employee flagged down a Tenderloin police patrol. It was April 5, and a woman had just robbed… Continue reading
