Tag: San Francisco
San Francisco approves police deployment of potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots
“Robots will only be used as a deadly force option when [the] risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.”
In San Francisco, hundreds of homes for the homeless sit vacant
At least part of the problem is a shortage of case managers, who are the crucial link between vacant units and the hundreds of people approved for housing.
Youth climate activists will not stop fighting their climate case –...
“The 9th Circuit has deprived people in that Circuit the ability to seek a resolution of a real controversy with their government.”
Ballot measure added in San Francisco to increase taxes on corporations...
“We believe that big corporations that can afford to pay their executives million-dollar salaries every year can afford to pay their fair share in taxes to help us recover.”
‘It’s also about reclaiming our time’: California school will cover up...
"It's also about reclaiming our time, reclaiming our space. It's about black and indigenous people ... it's a form of reparations."
Will San Francisco be the second city to tax extreme CEO-worker...
In November 2019, SF voters will decide the fate of a proposed tax on corporations that pay their top exec more than 100 times worker pay.
Police chief apologizes after raid on journalist’s home
“The residents of San Francisco, our Mayor and City leaders, the news media and the hardworking men and women of the police department deserve better."
Ninth gray whale in two months washes up dead in Bay...
"If this continues at this pace through May, we would be alarmed."
Suspended cop arrested for bank robbery
Daugherty faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of bank robbery.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 2, 2018
Protestors march against Trump's immigration policies, San Francisco becomes first major city to have $15 minimum wage, and more.
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Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and climate risks
Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.
How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn
A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
Israel declares permanent military zones in Gaza, vows to block humanitarian aid despite mass...
Defense minister confirms indefinite occupation of seized territory and continuation of full blockade as humanitarian agencies warn of catastrophic collapse and forced displacement.
Federal judge halts Trump administration freeze on billions in climate and infrastructure funds
Court rules that blocking congressionally approved aid for clean energy, public health, and environmental protection violated federal law and harmed communities nationwide.
Keystone XL oil spill shuts down pipeline and halts flow of millions of gallons...
An estimated 3,500 barrels of oil (147,000 gallons) spilled into an agricultural field in a rural area, about 60 miles southwest of Fargo.