Saturday, May 4, 2024

Tagged with: Democratic Party

The national pundits can complain, but in SF, progressives get things done

The San Francisco left is fighting for things that the national Democratic Party has abandoned.

Grassroots Democrats denounce PAC that helped get Haney elected to Assembly

Govern for California is anti-labor, anti-teacher, anti-single-payer, and pro-Matt Haney. Now county committees around the state are telling Democrats not to take the money.

Gavin Newsom cares more about his political future than people dying of drug overdoses

The only reason he vetoed a life-saving bill: He wants to run for president. Why are we surprised?

Stopping evictions in the Western Addition

Plus: Housing nonsense in the Tenderloin, a Berniecrats art show—and who will replace Nancy Pelosi? That's The Agenda for Aug. 15-21

The Supreme Court loses all legitimacy—and so does the US Senate

And why are SF pols so willing to take money from the people who empowered Trump and McConnell and doomed Roe v. Wade?

Will the city’s Climate Plan ever happen? Plus: Election Day, tech-worker dorms …

... and shelter politics, the cost of cops, and an embarrassing NYT story. That's The Agenda for June 6-13.

Preston seeks to shift local elections to higher-turnout years

Charter amendment could have far-reaching impacts on local politics.

Who is accountable for the end of Roe v Wade—and the awful, horrible, results?

Did the "moderate" Republicans and centrist Democrats not realize what they were doing—or did they just not care?

SF Democrats overwhelmingly vote to oppose Boudin recall

Only two members voted for the recall—and they both ran against, and lost to, Boudin.

Peter Haberfeld, lawyer, organizer, and legendary community activist, dies

Advocate for civil rights, labor rights, and the power of the people, was 80.