Deep Dive Explainers
The Roxie is working to raise $7 million to buy the building they occupy and make various improvements and investments in future operations, and they currently (as of yesterday) have about $1.5 million left to go.
For the first time since Social Security was established in 1935 by Roosevelt's New Deal coalition, it is facing a real and immediate threat from Trump/Musk and the shadow brotherhood of billionaires and mega-corporations behind them.
Congress reconvenes from their recess next Monday. Nineteen working days later – at midnight, March 14 – the federal government runs out of money. Without new funding, major domestic services and programs will shut down (military & police will continue).
There’s an election RIGHT NOW! You should already have your ballot—here’s how to vote.
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.
A lot has happened—and some things haven’t happened—with student loans since 2022. Find out the state of student loan relief in 2023 and beyond in this explainer.
Wherever you live, you will have smoke in your area in your future. Prepare now, and stay prepared, so that when it happens, you and your family have the best chance of making it through unharmed.
There is now a deadline of this Friday, September 2—or while supplies last—for ordering your free COVID-19 rapid tests from the Biden Administration.
You can still get free tests via your health insurer; check their website for details. And read our post for more COVID-19 testing info.