How many sworn officers should SFPD have? Currently, the Board decides, but the City doesn’t have the money to hire more. A proposition in February 2024 would change the process—but there are some wrinkles.

An explanation of key features of the Biden administration’s new student loan relief measures, plus what to do right now to make sure you can get as much relief as possible.

How you can help people who face of the devastating loss of their right to make decisions about their own bodies.

On Monday, our Governor signed into law a raft of elections bills passed by the Legislature in the recently-ended session. Here’s a rundown of the bills he signed.

The Supreme Court has allowed the most vicious anti-abortion ban in the nation to take effect in Texas, effectively ending Roe v. Wade. Here’s what you can do to fight for reproductive rights in Texas.

We’re keeping our eyes on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in the Senate. Alarm bells were raised last week when Congressional sources reported that the bill is being amended to no longer include alterations to the legal doctrine of Qualified Immunity. Read more about why ending Qualified Immunity is essential to justice in policing legislation.

Yesterday (Tuesday, June 22), Republicans used the filibuster to prevent debate on the For the People Act. Learn how the filibuster is being used to stop voting rights legislation, and what we can do to fight back.

Our own Assemblymember David Chiu (AD17) co-authored AB 481, a police de-militarization bill. Here’s our deep dive into the bill.

Last week, a $26 billion utility bailout bill, AB1054, passed through the Assembly and Senate with the help of Governor Newsom.

Trump’s “national emergency” is a fake emergency, not for national security, but to usurp power that belongs to Congress.

Thanks to hostage-taking by Trump and an abdication of governance on the part of Republicans, we ended up with a prolonged Government Shutdown. How this situation has developed, and what we can do resolve this impasse.