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…
California Politics
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…
This Week in Resistance from Oakland to Sacramento
Starting with Friday, January 5th, we have a very busy activist week coming up–important stuff from sanctuary to rent control, coal to electoral organizing, it’s…
A Sunday Afternoon in Berkeley
Yesterday we held a No Hate Rally in Berkeley and the haters didn’t come–or did they? I went and I’ll admit that I have hate…
Has SB 562 actually moved Universal Healthcare Forward?
“Are we turning into Trump-like voters who believe that wishing will make it so and who refuse to take on the hard work of designing,…
To Do List, Last Week in June
Please squeeze in one or more of these opportunities for activism this week! It’s been a hectic week even for diehard activists. And if you’re…
My Statement about the Recent Cal Dem Party Brouha–ha!
Just to be clear, or full disclosure as reporters often say for no good reason, I used to be a Republican until about the age…