US AND UK ALSO COMMITTING GENOCIDE CRIMES IN GAZA: FORMER UN OFFICIAL

Former UN human rights official Craig Mokhiber says the support of powerful western countries for Israel could qualify for the crime of complicity in genocide. BY CHRIS HEDGES JANUARY 26, 2024 (therealnews.com) US President Joe Biden joins Israel’s Prime Minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel… Continue reading

‘AI WILL NOT SCAB US’: POST-GAZETTE NEWSROOM DECRIES USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

“As newsroom jobs continue to disappear due to corporate greed and mismanagement, we stand firmly against any use of AI that takes work out of union members’ hands,” said one labor leader. BY BRETT WILKINS JANUARY 24, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 26, 2016. Photo By Raymond… Continue reading

SEIU BECOMES LARGEST US UNION TO DEMAND GAZA CEASE-FIRE

“Wherever violence, fear, and hatred thrive, working people cannot.” BY JESSICA CORBETT JANUARY 23, 2024 (CommonDreams.org) Injured Palestinians, including children, are brought to Nasser Hospital to receive medical treatment following Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaza on January 22, 2024. Photo by Belal Khaled/Anadolu via Getty Images This story originally appeared… Continue reading

Mission erupts in joy as 49ers mount epic comeback

by KELLY WALDRON JANUARY 28, 2024 (MissionLocal.org) The San Francisco 49ers are heading to the Super Bowl, and Mission residents came out to celebrate in droves.  On Sunday evening, the 49ers triumphed 34-31 against the Detroit Lions in a defiant win. The team roared back from a 24-7 halftime deficit, securing… Continue reading

As Downtown San Francisco Flounders, a Ross Store Is Hotter Than Ever

Written by Joel UmanzorPublished Jan. 27, 2024 • SFStandard.com Despite other nearby retail struggles, Ross department store on Market and Fourth Streets in San Francisco attracts a steady stream of customers. | Source:Jason Henry for The Standard The hottest store in Downtown San Francisco?  It isn’t the Supreme Shop on Market Street, though… Continue reading

UN Plaza Was Long the Epicenter of San Francisco’s Drug Crisis. Skaters Have Brought a New Vibe

Written by David Sjostedt Published Jan. 27, 2024 • sfstandard.com Skateboarder Drake Johnson jumps off a ramp in a newly unveiled skate park in U.N. Plaza on Nov. 8, 2023. | Source:Justin Katigbak/The Standard Zachariah Blade Dawson stood on a ledge with his skateboard at United Nations Plaza—the longtime epicenter of San Francisco’s… Continue reading