20 SEPTEMBER 2023/SF NEWS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) The SF Board of Supervisors looked ready to approve the recommendations of the local reparations committee for Black San Franciscans on Tuesday, but this seems to be going more in the direction of cultural districts and educational efforts rather than cash payments. At a… Continue reading
Joe Garofoli, Shira Stein Sep. 19, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) California’s top Democratic Senate candidates agree on most issues, but not on earmarks — the once derided, then revived practice that Congress uses to steer money into hometown projects without going through the normal appropriations process. Earmarks, which returned in 2021 after a decade-long… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on September 18, 2023 (BeyondChron.org) A Legislative Breakthrough for Housing California is the national leader in failing to build housing to meet population growth. But 2023 saw over a dozen major housing production bills pass the state legislature. How did this happen? Five major reasons. Public understanding of the housing… Continue reading
By Alex Shultz Sep 18, 2023 (SFGate.com) Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives at the Monumental Leaders Rally hosted by the South Dakota Republican Party on Sept. 8, 2023, in Rapid City, S.D. Scott Olson/Getty Images A group of Democratic lawmakers in California have asked state Attorney General Rob Bonta… Continue reading
Breed’s plan, drafted with little community input, would do nothing for the city’s affordable housing needs; supes aren’t going along. By TIM REDMOND SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 (48hills.org) Mayor London Breed is proposing some pretty sweeping new rules to make it easier for for-profit developers to make money building housing in San Francisco…. Continue reading
I am reviving this idea and proposing an Economic Bill of Rights for the 21st century. My policy includes: The right to a job that pays a living wage.The right to a voice in the workplace through a union and collective bargaining.The right to universal quality health care.The right to… Continue reading
The Inner Richmond’s dilapidated Alexandria Theater could soon become housing as part of yet another revitalization plan for the long-vacant space. San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and TimeSpace Alexandria LLC jointly announced Tuesday that The City and the building owner are exploring a development agreement to convert the aging movie theater… Continue reading
Public Bank East Bay makes history as it hires its first CEO, Scott Waite, becoming the first public banking effort in the nation to bring on a chief executive as well as a prospective board, led by Co‐Chairs Paulina Gonzalez‐Brito and Jennifer Esteen, for the planned public bank. Waite is tasked with completing the public… Continue reading
Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas. Issued on: 18/09/2023 – France24.com By: NEWS WIRES| Video by:… Continue reading
Former British Ambassador and whistleblower Craig Murray describes the torturous ordeal Julian Assange has been subjected to over more than a decade. BY CHRIS HEDGES SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 (CommonDreams.org) Supporters gather outside as the High Court hears a US appeal in the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, at Royal Courts… Continue reading
