Workers Rights
Why Mayor Breed’s Tenderloin Curfew Will Backfire
I, a Tenderloin resident, believe drug abuse and homelessness persist here because they make certain folks at City Hall very rich. It’s the last reasonable explanation I can think of, since logistic operations at San Francisco City Hall unfailingly exacerbate them. If the humanitarian crises at the heart of SF
Oh NO! ‘Ultra-Luxe Private Club’ Sues Transamerica Pyramid Owner
It’s a dark day for the new billionaire’s Club slated for the Transamerica Pyramid. A tragic tale of millionaires suing billionaires over their poor planning, let’s dive into the irony…
Dark Money is Flooding SF Politics. These People are Exposing It.
San Francisco is on the cusp of its next Phoenix Moment, but shady funding is quietly deciding what will rise from the flames – and what the greedy want to set on fire. There’s always been a back door to City Hall. The garden-variety way is by donating money, and
Academy of Sciences Workers Say Unionizing Efforts Are at A Breaking Point
The workers in the CalAcademy Workers United have taken to papering telephone poles throughout San Francisco. That’s because the union says the California Academy of Science, which began bargaining with the group in December 2023, has made a slew of decisions in recent months that have pitched tensions between management
I Went to an AI Summit. What I Found Really Worried Me.
So far I am seeing tech moving very very fast and making some people lots and lots of money, while responsibility and human contact are becoming less and less important. People are being left out, and important discussions about equity, integrity, and intent are being left behind.
SF Sheriff’s Union Compares Overtime to Slavery as Members Make $200k+ in OT a Year
By Tom Gantert via The Center Square The San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association recently referred to the extra hours their union members are working to as “slavery.” The union wrote on its website in April: “Overtime Slavery: San Francisco Sheriff’s Office Struggles Amidst Rising Violence and Staff Shortages.” “Within the
Rep. Haney’s Bill to Help Convert Historical SF Offices to Housing
A new bill from Assemblymember Matt Haney, appears to have brought both YIMBYs and NIMBYs together for fast-tracking conversion of downtown buildings into housing.
Do You Miss Lockdown?
2020 started with the impeachment of Donald Trump, the first attempted presidential ousting since Clinton twenty-two years prior. A volcano in the Philippines erupted, killing thirty-nine and leaving many without homes. LA Lakers player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore died in a helicopter crash. A novel SARS virus