Trump Trashes ‘Big, Fat, Rich Insurance Companies.’ Progressives: ‘Wait Until We Tell You About Medicare for All’

President Donald Trump joined by Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C) and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Mehmet Oz, speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty… Continue reading

SF Supervisors Approve Program for New Affordable Artist Housing on Mid-Market, Courtesy of Anonymous Donor

SF Supervisors Approve Program for New Affordable Artist Housing on Mid-Market, Courtesy of Anonymous Donor

18 November 2025/SF News/Jay Barmann (SFist.com) The SF Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a new affordable-housing program based in a new building on mid-Market Street that would be dedicated to housing artists and creative types who are largely being priced out of the city. “The story of San… Continue reading

Yet Another Safeway Site, In Mission/Bernal, Slated For Possible Redevelopment With Housing

Yet Another Safeway Site, In Mission/Bernal, Slated For Possible Redevelopment With Housing

19 November 2025/SF News/Jay Barmann (SFist.com) SF-based developer Align Real Estate does, in fact, have a larger strategy to redevelop Safeway properties in the city and turn them into multi-story residential complexes with retail on the ground floor, including replacement Safeway stores. With Tuesday’s announcement that Align, the same developer… Continue reading

S.F. mayor to share weekly reports on controversial OpenGov project, warts and all

by Yujie Zhou and Io Yeh Gilman November 18, 2025 (MissionLocal.com) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie will commit to releasing weekly reports on how the tech firm OpenGov is overhauling the city’s embattled permitting systems — a contract it won even though city staff said it was not the best suited for the… Continue reading

Navy apologizes for delaying disclosure of radioactive material at S.F.’s Hunters Point Shipyard

Navy apologizes for delaying disclosure of radioactive material at S.F.’s Hunters Point Shipyard

By Laura Waxmann, Staff Writer Nov 17, 2025 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Camilla Ealom, All Things Bayview executive director, listens to an audience comment during the Hunters Point Shipyard Citizens Advisory Committee meeting in San Francisco on Monday.Scott Strazzante/S.F. Chronicle For weeks, San Francisco residents and officials have been slamming the Navy… Continue reading

Trump Rebuked by Federal Ruling Against Unlawful Racial Gerrymandering in Texas

Texas Sen. Pete Flores, (R-24) looks at the proposed redistricting map as the Texas Senate prepares to take a vote on the redistricting bill passed by the Texas House of Representatives, Aug. 22, 2025.  (Sara Diggins/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images) “The Trump-Abbott maps are clearly illegal, and I’m glad… Continue reading

Short of Medicare for All, Sanders Offers Democrats 6 Other Ways to Tackle Healthcare Crisis

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at an impromptu press conference in Washington, DC on November 5, 2025.  (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) “There are a number of much-needed reforms to the healthcare system that we could offer now that would substantially improve the lives of the American people… Continue reading