Politics
San Francisco Declares the NRA as Terrorists, Because They Are
The San Francisco Bay Area and the National Rifle Association have hardly been friends in the modern age, but as of this week, the enemy line has been clearly drawn. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass a resolution declaring the NRA a domestic terror
I Went to Hamilton on Mushrooms, with my Dad.
I was looking over an 8th of shrooms – their thin white stems, their booger tainted caps, bent twisted in a kind of chaotic contortionist pose – when my dad called. He had bought tickets for something and he was very excited about it. This was nothing new.
Millennium Tower Builders Finally Agree Tower is Leaning
After 2 years, 9 lawsuits, and 146 lawyers involved, the leaning Millennium Tower of San Francisco and its disgruntled residents reached a settlement worth $500 Million, and the taxpayers will definitely end up paying some of that bill. It took 2 years for the developers of the sinking tower to
Why Planned Parenthood Rejected Federal Funding
by Kate Brunotts Last Monday, Planned Parenthood decided to pull out of Title X’s federal funding program, which offers subsidized contraceptives and services to about 4 million low-income women. The reasoning behind it? Trump’s program revision included an all-encompassing gag rule: Any doctor servicing at one of the organization’s locations
Trump Is Coming to the Bay in September. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
According to reports from several outlets Wednesday, the one, the only — thank God — Donald J. Trump is planning to make a fundraising pit stop in the Bay Area Sept. 17. The campaign hasn’t yet announced the exact location where he’ll be happy to rid people of anywhere from
Chinatown Rose Pak Station: A Rose by Any Other Name
Who knew that seven little letters could incite such emotional response? The name Rose Pak means different things to different people. To some, she was a tireless activist, a power broker with a cause, an inspiration. To others, she was a divisive, foul-mouthed bully. In reality, she was probably both.
There’s a Petition to Rename Street Outside Trump Tower After Obama
As of this morning over a quarter of a million people have signed the petition, and that number should continue to rise. What started out as a joke to rename Trump Tower’s address to 725 President Barack H. Obama Avenue, now has some juice behind it, and considering how NYC’s
How President Elizabeth Warren Would Combat Gun Violence
Nothing makes a conservative shake more than a smart woman with a plan. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is very smart, and has a plan for everything. She also has decades of experience in government and knows how things really work in Washington. Warren is about progressivism, equality and transparency. You