A presidential executive order issued in July focused on homelessness could put increased pressure on San Francisco’s hospitals and jails, which are already over capacity.
Category: Politics
Posted inCalifornia, Elections, Politics
Souring on GOP Economics, California Latinos Favor Redistricting, Poll Finds
Proposition 50, a contentious California measure to redraw congressional districts, which experts say could flip five Republican seats, is poised to give Latinos a big say at a time when economic pessimism has spread in this voting bloc.
Posted inPolitics
Joy as a Political Act Defines ‘No Kings’ Protest
More than 50,000 people marched in San Francisco Saturday for the second national “No Kings” protest, making it one of the largest in recent years to focus collective scorn on the Trump Administration. The scene blended activism and spectacle.
Posted inArts & Culture, Politics
Broke-Ass Stuart, Pioneer Offline-Online Influencer, Looks Back at 20 Years of Love, Death and Dive Bars
Stuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart, started with a homemade zine, listing cheap eats, drinks and events. He became a TV travel host, publisher and mayoral candidate. His new book is “The Worst of Broke-Ass Stuart: 20 Years of Love, Death and Dive Bars.”
Posted inCity Hall, Community, Elections, Neighborhoods, Politics
Recall Supporters Consider This Non-Endorsement a Victory. Why?
When Chair Nancy Tung announced that the Democratic County Central Committee of San Francisco would not take a position on the recall of District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio, recall supporters cheered.
In the lead-up to the vote, a narrative gained traction: if the DCCC opposed the recall, it would signal to west-side Asian American voters that their voices didn’t matter.
While the decision is unlikely to change the outcome of the Sept. 16 special election, political strategists say it signals that this constituency is becoming harder to ignore and demanding a seat at the political table.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice
How to Prepare for Immigration Enforcement
With a rise in immigration raids and arrests outside courthouses schools, and at workplaces and other slice-of-life locations — coupled with a slew of Trump policies that whittle away or outright revoke people’s legal status and rights — immigrants across the country, regardless of their status, are increasingly at risk of deportation, detention or the sudden invalidation of legal documents, fueling widespread outrage, fear and uncertainty.
While experts encourage people to familiarize themselves with widely circulated resources like the “Know Your Rights” red card, which offers essential guidance for encounters with immigration authorities, they also emphasize that additional resources are available.
The Public Press has compiled advice from extensive interviews with four immigration attorneys and advocates, and from several workshops and press conferences discussing immigrant rights.
Posted inCommunity, Elections, Politics
Suspicion of Tech, Big Money Grows Among Some Asian American Organizers
Some local groups broke with Supervisor Joel Engardio after he supported Proposition K, which set in motion the closure of a portion of the Great Highway to cars.
Other Asian American leaders who share these views suspect they are not being taken seriously by the city’s moderate coalition — political groups and influential individuals who, like them, generally support tough-on-crime policies and who backed the recall of three school board members in 2022.
These Asian American community leaders feel they cannot expect political or financial backing from local heavyweights on the issues that they care most passionately about. Their constituents’ views and priorities have diverged sharply from other moderates on the Great Highway closure, and this has cost them power.
Posted inCommunity, Politics
Chinese American Democratic Club Becomes First Political Group to Back Engardio Recall
The Chinese American Democratic Club has officially endorsed the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio, becoming the first political group in San Francisco to publicly support the effort—months after an informal poll showed member support for his removal.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Health, Politics
Protesters Denounce DOGE, Health Care Cuts, Call Out Local Representatives
Facing looming threats to healthcare programs, the implementation of anti-immigrant policies, and the outsized role of billionaires in Trump’s administration, protesters gathered at Airbnb’s headquarters in San Francisco with message for state and local elected officials: “Get a f—ing backbone,” said demonstrator Fred Sherburn-Zimmer, organizing and policy director at the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco.
Around 200 people gathered outside of Airbnb’s headquarters in the South of Market neighborhood on March 28 to denounce the dismantling of government programs and call on members of Congress to push back on cuts.
Posted inImmigration, Politics
As Trump Challenges Birthright Citizenship, SF Chinese Americans Prepare for a Familiar Fight
A Chinatown organization won a legal victory for birthright citizenship a century ago. Now the community is once again embracing its legacy of fighting for immigrant rights.