Scott Wiener Revives Push for San Francisco to Break With PG&E After Massive Outage
Noting a previous incident at the same location, Wiener criticized the utility for putting shareholder interest over public good and said PG&E should be financially
Celebrity Names Mispronunciations
A person’s own name is the sweetest sound in their native language, but turns out these stars rarely hear theirs. While some celebs like Emma
Americans Aren’t Traumatized Enough by Gun Violence
Yves here. The failure to get serious about limits to gun ownership given the Second Amendment is disheartening. Gun registration and background checks should not
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104
“I learned a lot these past couple of months, being on the naming committee and doing the project in general,” said Anaya Zenad, a former
Sister Wives’ Kody Brown On His Feud With His Kids
For Gabriel Brown, it was far too late for dad Kody Brown to say sorry. Initially at odds over Kody’s intense COVID restrictions, they continued
House Prices in Big Cities Cannot Be Expected to Come Down Any Time Soon
Conor here: Oddly enough there’s no mention in this piece from the Centre for Economic Policy Research of hedge fund and private equity investors buying
Power Returning Across San Francisco
Update, 9:51 p.m. Saturday: PG&E is restoring power for tens of thousands of households and businesses across San Francisco. As of 9:30 p.m. Saturday night,
Adelia “Ada” Zeidler, George Clooney’s Sister, Dead at 65
George Clooney is mourning the loss of one of his closest confidants. The Oscar winner’s sister, Adelia “Ada” Zeidler, died Dec. 19 after battling cancer,
These 15 Coal Plants Would Have Retired. Then Came AI and Trump.
By Joe Fassler, a writer and journalist whose work on climate and technology appears in outlets like The Guardian, The New York Times, and Wired.
Antioch Agrees to Pay $4.6 Million, Reform Police Department After Misconduct Suit
“The important part is not that we have put the agreement together,” civil rights attorney John Burris, who filed the complaint on behalf of the