AB 931, the Wellstone Club Recommends New Use of Force Policy
Assembly Bill 931, which may be going to the full assembly soon, is a progressive bill that will raise the legal standard under which police…
California Politics
Guest Column: James Vann on City Funding for Landlord Evictions
This guest blog by noted Tenants’ Rights activist, James Vann, is in reference to a proposed program loosely defined in Council Member Lynette McElhaney’s press…
Your Resistance To Do List for the week of June 25th
Just added a couple more activities this week due to the horrors coming at us, I’m sure there will be more. Please sign up to…
An Open Letter to Nancy O’Malley and her Supporters
It has come to our attention that Alameda County Sheriff Ahern has offered to contribute significant financial resources to your campaign for reelection to the…
The Last Memorial Day, I’m Done
Okay, it was an interesting 242 years-if you’re using 1776 as a start date-or you could use 1607, the founding of Jamestown, and maybe that’s…
The Death of SB 827 (increased density around transit) applaud or mourn?
A Sacramento reporter called me the other day to ask me how I thought the Bay area was feeling about SB 827, the Wiener-Skinner bill…
Call to Action: Governor Brown & Attorney General Becerra Must Affirm SB54–No Troops, No Loopholes for County Sheriffs
Governor Brown: Don’t Send Our National Guard to Assist Border Patrol! President Trump and his Homeland Security Department are preparing to request US governors…
Call to Action: Stop Urban Shield at the Alameda Board of Supes Tomorrow
Tomorrow at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, starting at 11 am, Sheriff Ahern, our local representative to President 45, will bring his motion…
My Primary Endorsements-Price, Kalb & a Surprise Write-In
The California Primary is still months away but for local activists, it’s been super heated since last fall. Many Democratic clubs and other activist organizations…
Oprah & My Endorsement for the 15th AD Primary
There are nine candidates running to replace Tony Thurmond, current Assemblyman of the North Oakland/Berkeley/Richmond District in the state assembly since he has decided to…