39-Year-Old Bernie Bro Challenging Nancy Pelosi for Her SF Congressional Seat in 2026

39-Year-Old Bernie Bro Challenging Nancy Pelosi for Her SF Congressional Seat in 2026

15 MAY 2025/SF POLITICS/JOE KUKURA (SFist.com) Former Silicon Valley engineer and one-time AOC chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti is lodging a longshot bid for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat, with a sizable personal fortune, but very little name recognition. Any intrigue about Nancy Pelosi’s future in Congress generally involves whether she will… Continue reading

Over 20 arrested as UCSF workers protest understaffing, patient wait times

Hiring freeze has led to ‘horrific’ conditions, workers say by ABIGAIL VÂN NEELY May 15, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Twenty labor advocates who refused to leave a UC Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, protesting what they called a staffing crisis that’s left patients vulnerable, were arrested by university police officers, a union… Continue reading

Undeterred by campus crackdowns, SoCal college students stage hunger strikes in support of Gaza

By Julia Barajas Published May 15, 2025 (laist.com) Students across the country are staging hunger strikes in solidarity with Palestinian families in Gaza, calling for their campuses to divest from weapons manufacturers, among other demands. Students at several Southern California universities, and a quarter of the California State University campuses, have now… Continue reading

‘Killing Gaza Kids’: Ben & Jerry’s Cohen Dragged Out, Arrested After Protest In U.S. Senate 

Times Of India May 15, 2025 Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested in the U.S. Senate for protesting American support for Israel in the Gaza war. During a live hearing featuring Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., Cohen interrupted proceedings, accusing Congress of “killing kids in Gaza” while… Continue reading

Bernie Sanders Mobilizes Organizers to Fight GOP Budget Bill in Key Swing Districts

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to a full auditorium as part of the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour on April 14, 2025 in Nampa, Idaho.  (Photo: Natalie Behring/Getty Images) “It must be defeated,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said of the Republican legislation. JAKE JOHNSON May 13, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is deploying… Continue reading

Articles ~ Petitions~ Events for Wed. May 14 – Tue. May 20 + info on Freedom Flotilla & People’s Arm Embargo

By Adreienne Fong Am not back posting on a regular basis. RESOURCES: See list of Calendar of Events on Palestine from AROC: https://www.araborganizing.org/events/    If your post is about Palestine you can also list your action on the AROC calendar There are many events listed on Indybay that might be of interest… Continue reading