By Carolyn Jones for CalMatters via The 74 Pushing back against the surge of misinformation online, California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills — such as recognizing fake news and thinking critically about what they encounter on the internet. Gov. Gavin Newsom last month signed Assembly

By Bernard J. Wolfson Last year, Jennifer Reisz’s college-age daughter, Megan, was kicked in the chest multiple times by the family’s horse. Megan fell to the ground, unable to move or speak. Though she was alone, her Apple Watch detected her distress and called 911. She was taken to a

I regularly, and loudly point out the hypocrisy in San Francisco on a daily basis, but there are times where I am surprised at just how shitty the political class of the City can be.  The APEC conference undoubtedly had its benefits for the city, with increased tourism and a

In the last 24 hours in San Francisco dozens of protests, strikes, blockades and rallies have broken out all over the city.  As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit unfolds, the world’s attention is focused on San Francisco, and the people are out in the streets. Below are just a few

A protestor in a giant turd costume joined the picketing workers at the BEI Hotel on the fourth day of their Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike. The union says that at least four workers have suffered diarrhea, stomach pain, or other symptoms of food poisoning since the hotel unilaterally laid off its cooks and outsourced cafeteria meals.

The California scientists who keep our wildlife safe, our fisheries secure, and our environment clean are finally fed up with Gavin Newsom and the paltry pay they’ve received over the years.  California’s most precious asset is its environmental beauty, and its incredible natural ecosystem.  Something the State has been taking

San Francisco has struggled with homelessness longer than any of us have likely been alive. The Tenderloin has been anything but tender since the city’s founding and various leaders have come and gone, yet one thing stays consistent, and that’s the Tenderloin’s everlasting status as the city’s downtown destination for

“I just made bad taste 1% more respectable and…Trump ruined it, this is not even bad taste.”