Politics
William Barr Doesn’t Seem to Know Much but Somehow Knows He’s Right
Sen. Lindsey Graham has proclaimed that all things Robert S. Mueller III, Russia, collusion, obstruction and basically anything skeptical of Donald J. Trump, are done. Done, dammit! Done. The setting for Graham’s grand judgement was at the outset of Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where Attorney General William Barr was
The Mermaid Scientist of CA, Teaching Children about the Ocean
The scientist making learning about the ocean fun for kids
Incompetence Keeps Salesforce Transit Center Closed Until Summer
The Salesforce Transit Center famously closed a month after it opened in August of 2018. It was discovered that its support beams were cracking and that building was unsafe. Fast forward 7 months, and the Transbay Joint Powers Authority is saying that the $2.2 billion transit hub will finally be
The Super Gay, Chick-fil-A, coming in San Jose
The restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, financially supports groups that oppose LGBTQ rights. They are openly ‘Christian’, and openly gave $1.6 million to the ‘Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ which discriminates against gay people. That’s why it came as a surprise that they were able to build one of their Chick-fil-A’s, inside Mineta
Pete Buttigieg Just Might Be President Pete
Pete Buttigieg could actually win this thing. I will first say this is NOT an endorsement; this is purely observation. I hold judgment until I see how candidates perform on the debate stage – that’s where they go to thrive or die and I’m looking forward to the show. But
America’s Cultural Paradox
By Harvey Rifkin The election of Trump in 2016 was not only about greed-driven economics for the wealthiest of Republican Americans, but really about a great cultural divide perceived by many working-class Republican Americans. Trump has done little to prop up economic life for working-class Americans, his tax cut went
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
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