San Francisco’s response to the presidential election…

Read San Francisco’s official response to the election of Donald J. Trump here. Or you can scroll through it below: WHEREAS, On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected to become the 45th President of the United States; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That no matter the threats made by President-elect Trump, San Francisco will …

Homelessness is not a crime

Read this wonderful essay from Vijay Das, which includes: Over the last few years, there has been a 60% increase in laws criminalizing public sleeping and a 119% increase in laws prohibiting living in one’s vehicle nationwide. More than one-third of cities prohibit loitering. California cities are particularly harsh. Since 2010, California cities enacted 55 …

Check out this “Officer Involved” art

No one official gathers statistics as to people who are killed by police, but data artist Josh Begley is gathering Google photos of the scenes. (The photo shown is of the scene of the apparent death-by-cop suicide of Matthew Hoffman, of San Francisco.) They’re stark. They’re incredible. These scenes are the last thing the victims …

How does a SanFran cathedral keep homeless people out of their doorways?

Turns the sprinklers on them. We shall add St. Mary’s Cathedral to our prayer list. UPDATE: Glory! Prayer works! The cathedral is dismantling the sprinklers. And thanks, Bro. Leftover, for the update.

Ms. Marvel fights Islamophobia

Check this out: Ms. Marvel (birth name, Kamala Khan) is putting her super-shero efforts into fighting bigotry in San Francisco. The crime fighter is counting racist/ignorant/shameful messages placed on city buses (shame on them, too) from Pamela Geller, hater. Go, Kamala! Git some!