AI is useful for 2 things, imperialism & labor exploitation: “Anthropic’s artificial-intelligence tool Claude was used in the U.S. military’s operation to capture former Venezuelan President Maduro, highlighting how AI models are gaining traction in the Pentagon” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Today: Read the student loan report the Trump administration didn't want published. prospect.org/2026/01/16/s...

San Franciscans deserve housing security, not displacement. The Mayor’s Family Zoning Plan still leaves more than 20,000 rent-controlled homes vulnerable to demolition. Thank you to Supervisors Fielder, Chan, Chen, and Walton for standing with tenants and working families.

Richard Jue, formerly chief of staff to Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, is avoiding a criminal conviction for leaving the scene of an accident and then lying about it.

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🐦‍🔥 An Abundance of Moderates https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-10-10-25/

❤️‍🔥 Fire Melts Ice https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-10-9-25/

🍎 UESF Shares Strike Ready Petition https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-10-8-25/

⛵️From The West Bank To The People's Bank https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-10-7-25/

🌁 SF Dispatch | 🌈 10.6.25 https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-10-6-25/

🌈 Workplace democracy is hard, says Rainbow staff — but it's worth it. - @coyotemedia.org https://www.coyotemedia.org/bay-area-co-ops-a-bunch-of-weirdos-run-a-grocery-store/

🚨 Keep SFPD accountable, urge the SF BOS to REJECT Matt Dorsey's proposal. TY for fighting the good fight @eff.org, @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @jackiefielder.bsky.social, @deanpreston.bsky.social SFPD should avoid breaking the laws that govern police surveillance in the city.

🚨 Keep SFPD accountable, urge the SF BOS to REJECT Matt Dorsey's proposal. TY for fighting the good fight @eff.org, @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @jackiefielder.bsky.social, @deanpreston.bsky.social SFPD should avoid breaking the laws that govern police surveillance in the city.

And despite all this, tomorrow will bring a new round of Ezra Kleins who instead of saying the leftists were right all along how can we support the resistance, will say the key is to move to the right to be more like the fascists. Fortunately the people seem to have more sense than the pols/pundits

“In some cases, we’re seeing fees that we don’t think should be charged at all, like pest control fees,” says Kuehnhoff. ​“Landlords have a duty to provide a pest-free environment already, so they shouldn’t be adding that to the rent.”

If we get through this, someone should write a casebook based on all the lawsuits filed against the Trump administration, divided up into different areas of law: 1st A, APA, Civil Rights Act, INA, 10th A, NLRA, Just Cause, etc. Would be fascinating.

"We’re going to be in what might be a very long fight. We need to start on the right foot" - RDU https://www.kqed.org/news/12057798/california-gives-uber-lyft-drivers-collective-bargaining-rights

🚗 The Right To Strike https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-10-4-25/

Rideshare Drivers United, an organization with more than 20,000 California gig driver members, said the conditions could unduly benefit the Service Employees International Union

As SEIU is organizing drivers around AB1340, they need to stop lying about Rideshare Drivers United, stop shitting on other workers groups, and recognize the enemy is UberLyft and not other unions.

More in today's SF Dispatch - a daily newsletter round-up to save you some time catching up on the latest headlines from billionaire funded to independent news https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-10-3-25/

The tiny opening in the City Charter https://newsletters.48hills.org/can-the-supes-block-nancy-tung-appointment-to-the-airport-commission-as-ice-is-running-wild/

"This city is run by people endorsed and supported by a small number of billionaires who have an agenda that is, by definition, violent economic repression" https://48hills.org/2025/10/booing-the-mayor-isnt-political-violence/

Booing the mayor isn’t political violence - @48hills.bsky.social

Contradictions galore in today’s SF Dispatch

🚐 SFPD RV at 16th & Mission Evicted https://missionlocal.org/2025/09/sfpd-nixes-24-7-bus-at-16th-and-mission-offers-varying-rationales/

An incarcerated writer spent over a year in excruciating pain before medical professionals finally took her seriously. Then she was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer.

📰 In today's SF Dispatch

🛹 The frontlines of SF's Class Warfare https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-9-29-25/

Today’s email version of the SF Dispatch featured a look back at the headlines from the last week - sign up below to catch next weeks Sunday Shift! https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-9-28-25/

Copmala v2.0

🧊 ICE had the wrong person... https://missionlocal.org/2025/09/ice-mistakenly-arrests-man-at-s-f-immigration-court/

"The prominent post could also help boost any political ambitions Tung might have beyond the local Democratic Party" (archive link due to site issue) https://archive.is/wKyrm

💪 Always Be Organizing

🤑 Civic Decoy: Billionaires Without Borders https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-9-26-25/

⚖️ A Small Win For Trans Privacy https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-9-25-25/

"A bill to seal the name and gender change records for trans and nonbinary people is set to pass in California. It’s not enough" @coyotemedia.org https://www.coyotemedia.org/but-what-did-they-used-to-call-you/

Check out the SF Dispatch newsletter for the roundup of local news from San Francisco https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-9-24-25/

"ICE’s crackdown in San Francisco — an illustrated timeline" https://missionlocal.org/2025/09/sf-ice-immigration-crackdown-illustrated/

"In 1948, Haiganoush’s parents fled their home in Jerusalem when newly established Israeli forces launched a major offensive to establish the state of Israel, displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. They were never able to return" https://t.co/0HZvDktP0S

🚩 The Double Standard https://underscoresf.com/manny-yekutiels-bid-for-sf-board-of-supervisors-seat-is-already-riddled-with-red-flags/

Denim Dan Distracted or Distracts with Dirt-bike Dragnet? Check out @sfist.bsky.social for their take on the matter sfist.com/2025/09/22/m...

"It can be tempting to gather politically around AI, as a visible symbol of the changes & upheavals that face us, but in organizing against the technology instead of the industry that mobilizes it, we risk losing the political momentum to shape the future we want." - @bayareacurrent.bsky.social

"It can be tempting to gather politically around AI, as a visible symbol of the changes & upheavals that face us, but in organizing against the technology instead of the industry that mobilizes it, we risk losing the political momentum to shape the future we want." - @bayareacurrent.bsky.social

🫨 Billionaires shaken by something they can't buy https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-9-22-25/

Stop the corporate takeover of Market Street! Help spread the word by handing out flyers. All materials provided, just show up! Join us this Wednesday, September 24th at 5pm at Market St & Davis St. RSVP at actionnetwork.org/events/keep-...

Billionaire Lurie's zoning plan gets city family rubber stamp of approval: A tale of two letters. https://workerco.org/sf-dispatch-9-21-25/

🚨 "The life expectancy of Bayview Hunters Point residents breathing exhaust fumes, dust and toxins is about 14 years shorter than for residents in wealthier neighborhoods such as Noe Valley or Russian Hill." sfbayview.com/2025/09/gate...

🚨 "The life expectancy of Bayview Hunters Point residents breathing exhaust fumes, dust and toxins is about 14 years shorter than for residents in wealthier neighborhoods such as Noe Valley or Russian Hill." sfbayview.com/2025/09/gate...