The spectacular wealth of Bay Area tech firms is driving up the cost of everything from your rent to a loaf of bread. But many of these companies are paying nothing whatsoever in federal taxes, racking up billions in profits while homelessness runs rampant, our infrastructure is crumbling, and income

Hello, folks! We’re highlighting a few important Bay Area stories this week that touch on the scary end of gas pipe line dangers and a whole bunch of pissed off workers. Let’s go… Natural Gas Line Fire in Pittsburg Triggers Evacuations It was a noisy and frightening Wednesday night in

By William Barton On August 9th, the board of the SFERS (San Francisco Employee Retirement System) had resolved itself to a big vote. They were deciding whether to fully divest from fossil fuel companies in a landmark case for the growing DivestInvest movement for action on climate change. The SFERS board