National Politics

Upset About Trump? Join Newsom’s Prop 50 Campaign

Posted September 2, 2025 by Randy Shaw

California Governor Gavin Newsom has stepped up to lead the national battle to save democracy. Newsom has provided a desperately needed vehicle for anti-Trump activists: a statewide campaign in November for Californians to reject the wanna be dictator’s agenda. By Read More »

City Faces Historic Housing Opportunity. Will it Seize It?

Posted August 18, 2025 by Randy Shaw

Santa Monica, California can do something that urbanists and housing advocates only dream of: add thousands of affordable housing units to an affluent city without impacting existing neighborhoods. Housing targeted to Santa Monica workers otherwise priced out of the city. Read More »

Are YIMBYS a Movement?

Posted August 11, 2025 by Randy Shaw

YIMBY’s success at eliminating barriers to new housing is growing. So is opposition to the pro-housing agenda. Opponents claim the generational drive to increase housing supply is not a movement but a billionaire-driven scheme to gentrify neighborhoods. But as I Read More »

Trump Judges Gonna Trump

Posted August 11, 2025 by Stephen Kaus

On Friday, August 8, 2025, a Washington D.C. appellate court halted an inquiry into contempt charges for the Trump Administration’s infamous disobedience of a court order not to deport alleged gang members while the court was considering their cases. They Read More »

SF’s Mamdani Moment Happened in 2003

Posted June 30, 2025 by Randy Shaw

Two Inspiring Campaigns A young insurgent running outside the traditional Democratic Party galvanizes young voters. His candor, optimism and energy bring support from voters of diverse ideologies and income levels. He infuses fresh air into the city’s tired politics. Despite Read More »

Supreme Court Continues Role as Trump’s Servant

Posted June 30, 2025 by Stephen Kaus

Last week, the United States Supreme Court continued its support of President Trump’s march toward fascism. On Friday, it struck down several nationwide injunctions against Trump’s executive order attempting to narrow birthright citizenship granted by common law since the birth Read More »

A Magna Carta No More: The NLRA at 90 Is Under Siege and Showing its Age

Posted June 23, 2025 by Steve Early

Ninety years ago this spring, Congress passed legislation hailed at the time and for many years after as “labor’s Magna Carta” The Wagner Act—or, more formally, the National Labor Relations Act—was the product of Depression-era concern about the social and Read More »

What’s Next After No Kings Protests?

Posted June 16, 2025 by Randy Shaw

I had a great time at Saturday’s No Kings protest. It was inspiring seeing photos of similar actions across the nation. Anti-Trump forces are great at mobilizing rallies. Now the focus should be on expanding grassroots organizing. It’s the best Read More »