Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., departs following votes at Capitol, Thursday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert) By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Updated April 1, 2026 (APNews.com) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats have run California for years, but in a nationally critical election the party is being confronted by the limits of its… Continue reading
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images) Democratic lawmakers said if reports of Hegseth attempting to buy… Continue reading
From the desk of Ralph Nader Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein Present: Expert Legal Symposium on Impeachment and the Meaning of “Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors” FOR RELEASE Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 3:00 PM FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:Francesco DeSantis or Ralph Nader, 202-387-8030 or info@nader.org Conference to feature Experts, Activists Ralph Nader, the legendary… Continue reading
Nicole Sandler Mar 29, 2026 Drone video of the No Kings human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on March 28, 2026 while Joan Baez and Jesse Welles sing his song No Kings The people spelled out: TRUMP MUST GO NOW! NO ICE. NO WARS. NO LIES. NO KINGS, Over… Continue reading
By Joe Garofoli, Political Columnist March 31, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Candidates for San Francisco’s Congressional District 11 seat, from left, Saikat Chakrabarti, Connie Chan and Scott Wiener debate at the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco on Tuesday. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/S.F. Chronicle The top three Democratic candidates vying to succeed Speaker… Continue reading
Plenty of elected officials have taken time to recover from health problems. By Tim Redmond March 31, 2026 (48hills.org) If Sup. Jackie Fielder had cancer, or was in a bicycle accident and needed emergency surgery, I suspect all these rumors and reporters scrambling for the scoop wouldn’t be happening. Instead,… Continue reading
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr arrives for a meeting on February 18, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) “Full respect for media independence and freedoms is all the more important in such circumstances, as fundamental to holding governments to public account,” said Volker Türk. Jake Johnson… Continue reading
Cameron Adams Mon, March 30, 2026 (Yahoo.com) A new investigation has backed up evidence given by a woman who has accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was 13, according to a report. The woman conducted four interviews with the FBI in 2019 in which she detailed alleged… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on March 30, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) San Francisco Already Has A Strong Mayor Willie Brown brought great times to San Francisco during his 1996-2003 stint as mayor. Nobody suggested Brown lacked sufficient power. Yet many of San Francisco’s current political leaders and major campaign donors claim the city’s mayor is too… Continue reading
by Cal Winslow on March 30, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) “Kaiser executives say they’re not using AI to make patient care determinations, but they won’t say what technology is underpinning the online questionnaires that automatically determine whether patients require urgent appointments and assess whether they may be a threat to themselves,” said Carolyn Staehle, a… Continue reading
