reading this article and imagining that every time i close a word document i live that scene from the good place where they have to kill janet and she's begging them not to while also reminding them she's a robot and cannot feel pain: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vo4...

For years, SF has failed to meet state affordability goals. It's falling behind this cycle due to higher construction costs and other factors that have slowed the production of housing at all income levels. It has responded in part by lowering inclusionary housing requirements and fees. (4/9)

A June report put a jaw-dropping price tag on that effort: $3 billion each year through 2031 — $1 billion more than the city's entire budget for the next two years. Local officials say that just isn’t realistic, especially absent state and federal support and amid hostile market conditions. (3/9)

Enter my best friend FOIA. Scenarios outlined in a training doc (seen here) reveal the lack of clear guidance for the tricky position officers might be in if ICE agents harm members of the public, which is what they should be trained to respond to, said Lauren Bonds of @npapjustice.bsky.social (3/7)

Throughout the rally, protesters chanted things like “When public services are under attack, what do we do? / Stand up, fight back!” and “When we fight, we win!”. People carried signs that read “PROTECT PUBLIC SERVICES, NOT PRIVATE GREED.”

Speakers talked about cuts to services like MUNI, public libraries, and mental health care. They also discussed the SRO Collaborative and Code Enforcement Outreach Program, which help tenants address unsafe living conditions. Those two programs would lose all city funding under the proposed budget.

Some snapshots from the People’s Budget Coalition rally today outside of City Hall. Over a thousand people attended, including members of a variety of unions, nonprofits and community-based orgs, to protest budget cuts proposed by Mayor Daniel Lurie. The city’s budget needs to be finalized by Aug. 1

there’s a tree next to a preschool on my street that is getting cut down and the kids wrote notes to the tree thanking it it for taking care of them and telling the tree that they love it. every time i walk past i want to cry 😭 children are so full of love

further analysis revealed that in 2024, there was an explosion in the number of instances where the city took mobility devices, such as wheelchairs or walkers. confiscation of survival gear (tents and bedding), as well as technology (phones, tablets or computers) also increased.

even as property confiscation increased, data from city logs shows that between 2023 and 2024, the number of items reclaimed by unhoused people stagnated, with fewer than 80 instances of unhoused people reclaiming their belongings for both years.

Gabriela USA, a grassroots alliance of Filipino women’s organizations, performs “Mother’s Day” by Lucy Jones.

Tourists on a Big Bus as the intersection of Larkin and Grove are watching and waiting as the massive crowd moves passes by.

The truck is on the move and the march is beginning!

After over an hour or speeches, the march is about to begin. Hundreds of protestors will soon take to the streets

Attendees cheer in agreement. Signs held by attendees mention immigrant and workers’ rights, ending aid to Israel, fighting fascism, and more.

ILpS NorCal, an anti-imperialist group, has started chants against fascism and as attendees wait for the rally to kick off. “No Trump, no KKK no fascist USA”

I’m here at the We Fight Back rally outside of SF’s City Hall where protestors are gathering to protest Trump’s inauguration. I’ll be sharing images and info throughout the event so stay tuned!