San Francisco Politics 2020: The Year in ReviewSan Francisco had a tough 2020. A local economy built on tourism saw its hotels, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues entirely…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Berkeley and Oakland Politics 2020: The Year in ReviewThis was a year unlike any other for the East Bay. UC Berkeley’s closure turned the once crowded Southside into a proverbial ghost town…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Mayor Breed’s Challenging Year2020 has been terrible for America’s big city mayors. Cutbacks in public transit, restaurant and bar closures, huge numbers out of work…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
Were Feds After Former Mayor Lee?According to Phil Matier’s December 6 SF Chronicle story, if former San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee were alive “he would be deep in the U.S…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
10 Big Housing Wins of2020As 2020 ends, forty million tenants could face nonpayment of rent evictions. Republican refusal to pass the Heroes Act has created the…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
CA Voters + Local Control = Racial and Class ExclusionCalifornia’s November 2020 elections exposed what “local control” really means in affluent cities: it’s about using land use laws to…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
Historic Youth Voter Turnout Driven by Local Organizing — Manny RinFrom civil rights to the environmental movement, young people have historically been at the forefront of pushing the country forward…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
Will California Stop Ellis Act Evictions?The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped Ellis Act evictions. How many more long-term & vulnerable tenants must lose their homes before we…Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020
