Activism

28 Mar 2019

Wealthy Waterfront Residents are Trying to Derail Navigation Center for Homeless

Mayor London Breed’s plan to build a 200-bed Navigation Center on a lot in South Beach will now have to face a legal battle by residents of the area.  The Navigation Center is a big part of the Mayor’s long-awaited plan to help fight homelessness in San Francisco. The parcel

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26 Mar 2019

Kamala Harris Says She will Give Teachers a $13,500 raise

The Bay Area’s own Kamala Harris is making headlines today because of her plan to raise the average teacher’s salary in America by $13,500.  The former San Francisco District Attorney announced the plan at a rally in Houston, claiming she would make the largest-ever federal investment in educators’ pay if

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25 Mar 2019

San Francisco is a Tale of Three Cities

“After the past few nights, I’ve realized San Francisco is a tale of three cities,” I say to the little group of people I’m smoking and drinking with.

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21 Mar 2019

Bernie’s Coming Back to San Francisco!

America’s favorite curmudgeon is coming back to San Francisco on March 24th.  I got to see Sanders speak a couple times at rallies in 2015/16, and I have to say, he was a genuine inspiration.  The platforms that newer, fresher-faced Democratic candidates stand on today, including Medicare for All, free

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17 Mar 2019

What the College Scams Show About White Privilege

Why the mention of Whiteness? Well, for us Black and Brown people we’ve seen these concepts and scenarios far too often. We know the stench of White privilege. It reeks. We know the masquerade of White mediocrity-as-excellence, we’ve been told we don’t work hard enough, and we’ve heard the preaching of bootstraps and hard work and merit. It’s a myth.

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15 Mar 2019

Want to Create Real Change in SF? Join the Civil Grand Jury

If any readers out there are looking around at San Francisco and feeling frustrated, outraged, and/or ready for some action, I have a potent suggestion to offer you: sign up for a year on the Civil Grand Jury. The Civil Grand Jury is a watchdog agency that investigates goings on

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06 Mar 2019

Far-Right Whack Jobs Plan a “Rally for Free Speech” at SF City Hall

Hey, folks! Guess who’s coming back to town? We caught wind of an IndyBay post announcing the return of the alt-right (far-right or whatever you want to call them) crowd scheduled for May 3 at San Francisco City Hall and after a little digging around, we were able to confirm

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06 Mar 2019

Hey, Trump. Please Keep Berkeley Out of Your Lying Mouth.

Zachary Greenberg punched Hayden Williams, repeatedly. Greenberg was arrested Friday, released on bail and charged with felony assault. He returns to court for arraignment Wednesday. Those are the basics. Details of the altercation are equally pretty basic. Greenberg passed by the Turning Point USA recruiting table at Sproul Plaza on

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