Will San Francisco Force Caltrain Off Track? (Updated)

Posted July 21, 2020 by Randy Shaw

This morning Mayor Breed and San Jose Mayor Liccardo joined other San Francisco and Santa Clara officials in issuing a public statement backing a “comprehensive path forward for Caltrain.” The plan would move the sales tax forward while discussing
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PIRG New Voters Project: Mobilizing Students During COVID-19

Posted July 21, 2020 by Andy MacDonald

Boosting Student Turnout for November Young people are fired up. They’re going to protests and signing petitions. 83 percent (CIRCLE study) believe they have the power to change the country. We need to make sure they take that energy and
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Desegregate Connecticut Will Fight Racism Through Housing Reforms

Posted July 21, 2020 by Nick Abbott

New Group Challenges Trump-Backed Single Family Zoning In the latest of his attempts to divide the country, President Trump turned his focus to a new wedge issue: zoning. In a press conference last Thursday, Trump decried efforts to make land
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Will Democrats End Segregation?

Posted July 14, 2020 by Randy Shaw

Five Steps to Creating Racially Diverse Neighborhoods “Real estate agents don’t say “House, House, House. They say “Location, Location, Location.” —Nikole Hannah-Jones In her talk with the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) last week, Pulitzer Prize winning writer Nikole
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New Book Offers Urban Strategies for the COVID-19 Era

Posted July 14, 2020 by Randy Shaw

Pandemic Increases Value of Small Actions “Since World War II, a thicket of public-sector regulations and private-sector financial requirements have grown up around neighborhood zoning, parking requirements and rehabilitating older structures. Virtually every aspect of these systems that govern urban
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Reviews From The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s Cinegogue Summer Days

Posted July 14, 2020 by Peter Wong

“Truth To Power: Barbara Lee Speaks For Me” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recounted in Abby Ginzberg’s new biographical portrait “Truth To Power: Barbara Lee Speaks For Me” a piece of advice Rep. Lee gave her about fighting for social change in
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