Sunday, May 5, 2024

Tagged with: Health

Never again is now: A month of protests at ICE headquarters in SF

On Thursday afternoon, an ad hoc group called “Month of Momentum” assembled outside of the ICE building in San Francisco to condemn US border...

Once again, Biden looked terrible

  There were no defining moments in tonight’s debate – except for this: Once again, Joe Biden looked terrible. He couldn’t explain his health care plan, which...

CNN gives the GOP its talking points

The moderators at tonight’s Democratic debate pretty much wrote the Republicans’ talking points. It was stunning: Over and over, they asked Sens. Bernie Sanders...

After 50 years, SF poised to move on public power

The Chron kicked off the annual media week of stories on homelessness Sunday with a long, detailed, Q&A – readers submitted questions, and Editor...

Elizabeth Warren on war and peace

In the last few months Senator Elizabeth Warren has gained ground in public opinion polls tracking the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination....

Lulu Wang on good lies and immigrant family ties in ‘The Farewell’

Director Lulu Wang’s films are built on secrets and lies. Her 2014 directorial debut, Posthumous, explores what happens when a struggling artist (Jack Huston), who...

Kaiser workers on picket lines demand more mental-health staffing

Kaiser mental-health workers were on the picket lines today, demanding that the health-care giant, which brags of earning $1 billion a month, hire enough...

Beyond the valley of the gig economy

Spanning the month of July, this year’s incarnation of LaborFest, the 26th annual, includes history talks and walks, union gatherings, films (including Sorry to...

Fewer’s racial-equity plan could change the way SF makes policy

The Government Audit and Oversight Committee will hold a special hearing Thursday/11 to consider an ordinance by Sup. Sandra Lee Fewer that could have...

Kaiser workers prepare for strike over mental-health staffing

Mental-health workers at Kaiser’s French Campus on Geary are launching a one-day strike Wednesday/10 to focus attention on the massive health-care operation’s failure to...