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07 Mar 2024

Initial Voting Results for SF Propositions

March 5, 2024 Preliminary Election Results via – sfelections.org Current number of ballots counted: 104,760 Voter registration total: 500,856 Current voter turnout: 20.92% Approximate number of ballots left to count: 111,000 Progressives will likely be ousted from control of the powerful Democratic Central County Committee and are losing badly on

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06 Mar 2024

California Won’t Have a Woman in the Senate for the 1st Time in more than 30 Years

By Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff has won first place in California’s nonpartisan primary for the U.S. Senate, followed by Republican Steve Garvey, setting up a general election matchup in the liberal state that strongly favors Schiff. Returns showed Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and

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05 Mar 2024

Best Bay Area Events 3/5-3/11

35th Annual Bioneers Conference   Join the Bioneers for its 35th Annual conference in venues across downtown Berkeley and at Zellerbach Hall. Three days of movement building feature speakers on a wide range of topics, including: Labor Activist Dolores Huerta; Co-Founder and Lead Organizer of Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, Corrina Gould;

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05 Mar 2024

Someone Lit The Target In Vallejo On Fire

It’s been awhile and a lot has happened since my last article. I had a cancer scare, had back surgery, got a new girlfriend, faced a real risk of paralysis and began working with pro-Palestinian activists. So for this article, I’ve decided to go back to my roots and focus

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05 Mar 2024

We Probably Had A Tornado Last Weekend…

When you think of tornadoes, you probably think of the Midwest or the South, which makes sense, since, you know, that’s where the vast majority of them occur. It’s not too often those of us on the coasts get fucked by the sky, but that is exactly what almost happened

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04 Mar 2024

Meet The East Bay Operation Sending Literal Tons of Books Into Prisons

It’s as distressing a time on the planet as ever, a one-sided war blasting historic communities in Gaza to smithereens with United States tax dollars funding the whole thing. There are storms blowing the Bay Area sideways, more common and destructive thanks to climate change, and an ever-increasing wealth gap

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01 Mar 2024

All The Cool Stuff Coming To Hulu In March 2024

This March on Hulu can be called “embarrassment of riches” month.  Loved “Poor Things” and/or “The Zone Of Interest?”  See acclaimed earlier films by the directors of these current hits.  Missed the Casey Affleck drama that screened as part of this year’s Noise Pop Film Festival?  It’s screening again from

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01 Mar 2024

San Francisco Art Institute is Saved With New Ownership

Last year, The San Francisco Art Institute made headlines as it declared bankruptcy, revealing debts exceeding $10 million while only 41 students were actively enrolled. The dire situation prompted the eventual demise of the beloved art education institution. After its closure, a beacon of hope has emerged – the school

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