“The best time to start a public bank is 20 years ago,” Misha Steier (Public Bank Coalition) said. “the second best time is now.”

These war criminals are definitely scared of being brought up on charges. “The highest compliment that can be paid to the International Criminal Court is that the Trump administration is terrified of it.”

“Here’s an idea for a media company: don’t give your top prize to a billionaire who bankrupted one media outlet and is funding a machine to harass the rest. Seems easy enough.”

At a time of surging evictions in SF, the Board of Supervisors just voted to increase evictions

“Trump and his MAGA fascist party have a desperate new strategy for the midterm elections: a fake hysteria over “communists.” “This dangerously unhinged propaganda comes from Unhumans, a genocide-themed 2024 book that depicts liberals as bloodthirsty demons hellbent on murder”

City Hall is quite literally eliminating homes for working class people in the hopes that it will create more homes for millionaires. The new law will eliminate nearly all affordable (“below market rate”) units in new developments. It is class warfare against the working class.

The market fundamentalists have succeeded in effectively eliminating the requirement that developers include affordable homes in new construction in San Francisco. With this change, new private developments here will be exclusively for millionaires

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani announces click-to-cancel rule for NYC. This rule is aimed at guaranteeing New Yorkers can cancel subscriptions as easily as they sign up — and stopping corporations from trapping customers. This will save New Yorkers up to $162.5 million per year.

Mahmood, who sits on the SF Democratic Party’s official committee on sexual assault, continues to endorse a billionaire-allied candidate despite sexual assault allegations that the Mayor’s office calls credible. The allegations were made public 10 days ago. Other officials have unendorsed.

ICYMI: New report on swing voters from @dataforprogress.org spells good news for economic populists. Policies that will make swing voters support Dems: - Taxing the rich - Medicare for All - AI regulation More in my story: newrepublic.com/article/2128...

There are those in SF who want the rent to go up, and those who want the rent to go down. Daniel Lurie wants the rent to go up. Jackie Fielder wants the rent to go down. Veritas wants the rent to go up. The Veritas Tenant Association wants the rent to go down. Developers want the rent to go up.

Gee, I wonder why tech oligarchs would be donating so much to Lurie’s charter reform effort to make it harder for San Franciscans to put measures on the ballot

Golden Gate Bridge was shut down yesterday for celebration. Will DA Jenkins file felony charges? Or is that just when the ruling class doesn’t like the message?

The market fundamentalist at SF YIMBY, Abundant SF and Housing Action Coalition are actively lobbying in support of legislation to DECREASE affordable housing in new developments. We should be fighting for more affordable housing, not less.

Democratic socialists are speaking out for housing, health care, and human rights for all… and winning. The corporate Dems are freaking out

Interesting piece. One part that’s missing from the analysis of Muni riders is the impact of service cuts. As lines are terminated, routes shortened, wait times increased, night service cut, etc., people who ride Muni by choice instead of necessity switch to other modes of transport.

“This is like a 21st-century version of a Greek myth. Either Elon Musk is doomed—or humanity is. Musk’s legacy won’t be electric cars, spaceships or satellites. Musk’s legacy is dead children.” — @gilduran.com

“At the end of the march, SFPD escalated a situation, detaining, pepper spraying, & pulling guns at members of our community. The resilience of our community was tested given we have endured violence from police historically, but we remained organized & unified" -Trans March organizer Niko Storment

Thank you, Mike Johnson, fascist speaker of the house, for your free advertising for DSA. If you can’t stand Mike Johnson, today is a great day to join DSA!

While socialism grows in popularity among Dems & independents, status quo politicians continue to fight their own base instead of fighting fascism. Last year, the House voted 285-98 to approve a resolution condemning socialism. 86 Democrats joined with Republicans to approve the measure.

Newsom calling for billionaire tax while opposing billionaire tax really sums up where corporate Democrats are these days

We are used to YIMBY politicians in SF opposing affordable housing, but here we see the YIMBY-endorsed guy going all in to block a huge market rate development in a well off part of town.

Lurie and Mahmood want to halve the transfer tax on grounds (made up) that it is preventing high end property sales. In fact, high end properties sales are surging. The truth is they just want to give their billionaire pals (and donors) a tax break.

Take a minute today to contact your legislator and urge them to oppose this outrageous giveaway to billionaires that, if passed, will defund social housing @tenantstogether.bsky.social

Is Mini Mamdani in the room with us now

Russell Vought’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau endangers us regarding auto loans, digital payments, credit cards, credit reports & more. Meanwhile, consumer prices are skyrocketing. Follow the money. Who benefits? Billionaires.

The Democratic Party elite hate the people they expect to vote for their candidates. They're now starting to fear us and reckoning with that reality is making them very uncomfortable

genuinely concerned that if AI goes bankrupt I might shrug so hard I dislocate both shoulders

Great piece about the dumpster fire Buffy Wicks and CA YIMBY have started in Sacramento

The electoral victories in New York are so inspiring. DSA-backed candidates pushing unapologetically for affordability, racial justice, and an end to genocide swept the races. Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @socialists.nyc and the candidates on this historic movement victory!

A huge night for Zohran Mamdani and the DSA. gothamist.com/news/nyc-pri...

The most resounding lesson from the post-Mamdani heater that DSA is currently riding is that knocking on doors still really, really good for getting you elected.

There is zero chance that deregulation will solve this. The working class is being driven out of SF by a tech-fueled runaway housing market. Any political leader serious about addressing this instead of adding fuel to the fire would be urgently prioritizing affordable housing and tenant protections

City Hall should listen to voters and scale up social housing. SF has committed to securing 46,000 new affordable homes by 2031, but has no plan to do so. Preserving Prop. I and dedicating the funds to housing should be a no-brainer. Here’s my latest Op-Ed.

Just as rents and evictions are surging, @buffywicks.bsky.social is fighting to give a massive tax break to billionaires and defund affordable housing and rent relief. Truly no better than Republicans, possibly worse.

Here in CA, the state YIMBY group is again advocating for massive tax breaks for billionaires and against affordable housing. If there’s anyone who still considers CA YIMBY remotely progressive, take a look at the new AB 736 (Wicks), a giveaway to billionaires that will defund affordable housing

Orolua Eluonyechie has been held in immigration detention for more than two years. He filed a habeas petition to be released, but it sat for nine months without ever being reviewed. “It is a black hole. Nobody is paying attention to him,” his lawyer says.

Every SF Chronicle editorial on housing: 1. Misrepresent progressive positions to create progressive strawman 2. Blame progressive strawman for failures of deregulation and market fundamentalism 3. Call for more deregulation

Mayor Daniel Lurie personally funds his own round-the-clock PR operation and he gets his money's worth. These high-priced professionals are able to quickly shift the conversation away from incidents and issues that might bring down a less wealthy and well-coached politician.

“Democratic socialists in 2026 are having a moment that is — not to be too bold, not to get too far over my skis in historical terms — more hopeful and more substantial than anything we’ve seen since World War 2. It’s not a momentary moment, since it has been at least a decade in the making…”

I'm really looking forward to Gil Duran's book

It is truly remarkable that city leaders have no plan whatsoever to deal with the surge in housing costs that is about to hit San Francisco

Industry-aligned politicians’ short term goal is to eliminate all affordable housing requirements on luxury development. Their longer term goal is for government to directly subsidize housing for millionaires.

Two massive corporate landlords are merging. These companies epitomize the failed for profit housing system in our nation.

Our mayor is deeply committed to government by and for billionaires. He’s not only carrying a billionaire first agenda, but he’s trying to block resident-led initiatives and ballot handbook access. With Democrats like these in charge, today’s SF Democratic Party is yesterday’s Republican Party.

A visionary city with a multi-billion dollar budget pilots free transit. A Republican/Republican-lite city cuts bus lines, raises fares, and focuses on punishment instead of ridership. San Francisco needs to look around the country—NYC to Seattle to Boston—and rediscover the joy of leading the way

“Experts say the reason so many people seem fixated on this boring tax is simple: It’s the rare tax over which cities have authority, and it’s politically popular, as most voters aren’t forced to pay it.”

Socialist mayor. NBA Championship. Any questions?

This November, San Franciscans will force City Hall to respect the will of voters and dedicate housing money to housing. Here’s the Examiner’s coverage of the effort.

If only this nurse were a police officer he would have had immunity for this. “He was paid more than 600 hours of overtime and nearly 300 hours of compensatory time, “only 32 hours of which were actually approved by his supervisor,” the lawsuit reads.”