Politics

SF School Board Commissioner Collins Files Lawsuit Over Decision to Remove Her as VP
San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner Alison Collins on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco Unified School District and five of her fellow commissioners who voted last week to remove her from her role as board vice president. The resolution to remove Collins as vice president was drafted

Study Shows States with Republican Govs. had far worse COVID Death rates
States led by Republican governors in the US had much higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths throughout 2020, according to a new study by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, released March 9th, 2021. The study, named Associations Between Governor Political Affiliation and COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Testing in

Fauci goes head-to-head with Rand Paul Over Masks
Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci clashed during a Senate hearing on COVID-19. The argument was mainly about the studies involved in mask wearing, and whether those who have already been infected and/or vaccinated, should continue to wear masks. Dr. Fauci to Sen. Rand Paul: "Here we go again

Journalist Retaliated Against by Private Prison Company for Reporting COVID Outbreak
By Marc Norton Sometimes a particular fight weaves together so many strands of the oppressive fabric of the USA that it is difficult to figure out what is key and where to begin. Such is the case with the fight to free San Francisco BayView editor Malik Washington from the clutches

1 IN 4 San Mateo COUNTY RESIDENTS Got FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE
As of Tuesday, 159,357 San Mateo County residents have received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, representing 24.8 percent of the county’s population age 16 and older who would be eligible for the vaccine.

2021 is Finally Giving Me Hope
If you have made it this far, congratulations. You have been living in the world of the pandemic for an entire year. You have also made it through four years of hell.

While Millions of Texans Freeze, Ted Cruz Goes on Cancun Vacation
As 3 million Texans shivered in the dark, with no heat or clean water during the state’s worst freeze and power outage in history, their Senator Ted Cruz took off to Cancun with his family. People who saw him at the airport and on their plane couldn’t believe it.

There’s a Fight Brewing Over Golden Gate Park’s Ferris Wheel
The proposed four-year extension of 150-foot SkyStar Observation Wheel in Golden Gate Park faces another hurdle Wednesday, when the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission will review the Recreation and Park Department’s request for a certificate of appropriateness. Installed last fall to honor the park’s 150th anniversary, the Ferris wheel is