There were no barbecues or people lounging the day away. Instead, it was an afternoon of peaceful resistance and camaraderie in Oakland’s Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (locally dubbed Oscar Grant Plaza) with people of all shapes, sizes and shades coming together to reclaim the holiday in a way that truly

This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column for the SF Examiner.  I live at the corner of Needles and Diarrhea. OK, those aren’t the real names of the streets in my SoMa/Mission neighborhood, but if our thoroughfares were christened after the things most prevalent on them, there’d be a

After Vegas, the regular rhetoric and politicking that follows in the wake of mass shootings faded remarkably quickly, especially considering that this shooting is the largest in history.

  Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions removed Obama era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states California and Colorado.  Sessions withdrew federal guidelines that effectively limited prosecutions of businesses and individuals who sold pot in a legal manner under state law, even though the

The artist collective that brought us the naked Trump statues across America, and dozens of other viral, guerilla art projects have now transformed an entire toxic gold-processing mill into a massive art project. The non-profit, art collective called INDICLINE used plasma cutters, angle grinders and various other power tools to

This was sent to me the other day and I figured I’d share it with you since some of you may want to go. Resistance SF is protesting at Twitter HQ today with hopes of getting Donny boy kicked off the platform. Here’s the info from the FB invite: Trump

Men of all colors, shapes, and ideologies are dropping off like flies. Here one day, gone the next. Movie stars, directors, musicians, congressional leaders – watching people fall off their pedestals has become a daily sporting event, with all the excitement of underdogs and upsets.  Graphic accusations of pedophilia against Roy

Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmentalist behind the $20M ad campaign calling for Trump’s impeachment sent this out through the Need to Impeach political action group. The goal is to get millions of people to all post on social media at the same time calling for Trump’s impeachment. By using Thunderclap you