In the mythology of history, 1776 belongs to Philadelphia: declarations, rebellion and the birth of the United States. Yet on the far edge of a continent the revolutionaries hadn’t fully imagined, another founding was quietly unfolding that same year. While Thomas Jefferson drafted ideals of liberty and self-government in the… Continue reading
By Joe Garofoli, Political Columnist June 23, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Xavier Becerra addresses supporters on election night in downtown Los Angeles on June 2.Jen Osborne/For the S.F. Chronicle San Francisco Democratic leaders on Wednesday will consider recommending a plan designed to avoid a repeat of what some saw as a nearly disastrous blunder —… Continue reading
By Rachel Swan, Staff Writers June 18, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers, such as this 33-megawatt facility with a closed-loop cooling system in Vernon, just south of downtown Los Angeles. That could mean more data centers near the… Continue reading
Behind the Big Tech money machine is a vision for society that ought to make us all very, very scared By Tim Redmond June 15, 2026 (48hills.org) The American Prospect put together a brilliant, and devastating deep expose of the people behind the Abundance Movement this week, reporting how a small handful… Continue reading
By Mike Zonta, co-editor (and ChatGPT) Me: Do you think Raman is the Mamdani of L.A.? ChatGPT: If by “Raman” you mean Nithya Raman and by “Mamdani” you mean Zohran Mamdani, I’d say: yes and no. In the broad political sense, Raman is probably the closest thing Los Angeles has… Continue reading
KQED News May 27, 2026 Political Breakdown With one week until voting ends in California’s June primary, Democratic candidate for governor Tom Steyer sold himself as a populist who will use his experience in finance to squeeze more out of corporations and help average Californians with rising costs. Steyer, one… Continue reading
