Guido Reichstadter scaled the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC on Friday, May 1, 2026 in order to protest the Iran War started by the President Donald Trump just over two months ago. (Photo: bystander video/screenshot/via Al-Jazeera) “I’m at the top of this bridge,” says Guido Reichstadter, “because the… Continue reading
Recent changes at the U.S. Postal Service mean that your ballot might not be counted if you drop it off at a post office or a blue USPS mailbox close to or on Election Day. Instead of mailing your ballot, we strongly recommend that you use an official drop box, bring it… Continue reading
Here’s your Pissed Off Voter Guide for the June Primary! Your ballot should be arriving this week. Use our guide to vote by June 2nd, click through to read our complete analysis, then share the link far and wide: https://www.theLeagueSF.org June 2, 2026:Vote While You Still Can! Statewide Offices Governor: Tom SteyerLieutenant Governor: Oliver MaSecretary of State: Shirley… Continue reading
Here’s something for “reckless, feckless and defeatist” haters of President Donald Trump to ponder now that algebra is back in San Francisco’s middle schools. Trump repeatedly boasts of reducing drug prices by 600%, sometimes as much as 1,500% — a seeming mathematical impossibility. Last week his health secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr.,… Continue reading
By J.D. Morris, Staff Writer May 2, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Saikat Chakrabarti, who is running to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, poses for a photo between supporters in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood during the opening of his second campaign office.Lizzy Montana Myers/For the S.F. Chronicle San Francisco congressional candidate… Continue reading
Library of Congress Jul 29, 2010 SUMMARY This film shows the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, and the devastation resulting from the subsequent three-day fire. The 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 5:12am and was centered along the San Andreas Fault, which slices through coastal California…. Continue reading
Reminiscent of the Gingrich Revolution, a multi-bill package would attack higher costs, raise wages, and get big money out of politics. Its architect sees it as a battle plan for the midterms. by David Dayen April 29, 2026 (Prospect.org) On Wednesday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus introduced a wide-ranging agenda in advance… Continue reading
But why is the city still not expanding proven programs to end homelessness? By Tim Redmond April 30, 2026 (48hills.org) Three things emerged from a supes hearing this week on homelessness and supportive housing, called by Sup. Chyanne Chen: First: Proposition C, the 2018 increase in taxes on the biggest… Continue reading
May Day rallies across the world brought workers out in force on Friday to protest against rising energy prices caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, with Turkish police arresting hundreds of people in Istanbul, according to a lawyers’ association. Here’s everything you need to know about the demonstrations taking… Continue reading
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference held by President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC on April 6, 2026. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) “Republicans are out of excuses and should join Democrats and stop this war,” said one congressional… Continue reading
