Randy Shaw
@beyondchron.bsky.social
Founder and Director of San Francisco’sTenderloin Housing Clinic. Founder of the Tenderloin museum. Author: The Activist Handbook, Beyond the Fields and Generation Priced Out (all from UC Press) and The Tenderloin. Editor: BeyondChron.org
Of the 3 affordable housing measures on the November ballot, only one faces much opposition. Here's why, beyondchron.org/will-voters-... @deanpreston.bsky.social @dsasf.org
Will Voters Back Housing, Transit in November? - Beyond Chron
4 Key ballot measures for November
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4 November ballot measures could prove game-changing for Bay Area housing, transit. beyondchron.org/will-voters-... @myrnamelgard7.bsky.social @indivisiblesf.bsky.social @connectbayarea.bsky.social
Will Voters Back Housing, Transit in November? - Beyond Chron
4 Key ballot measures for November
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Here's a story I never expected to write: affordability is returning to SF's Mission District. beyondchron.org/is-sfs-missi... @sfyimby.bsky.social @yimbyaction.bsky.social
Is SF’s Mission District Still Gentrified? - Beyond Chron
Expanded affordability in SF's Mission
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Climate funders need to be more strategic. Here's how they can best build a movement, beyondchron.org/what-should-... @sierraclub.org @protectwildutah.bsky.social @wilderness.org @billmckibben.bsky.social
How Can Climate Funders Create a Robust Climate Movement? - Beyond Chron
Keystone offers model for stopping data centers
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Why drug=free housing is San Francisco's best public safety strategy, beyondchron.org/drug-free-ho...
Drug-Free Housing: SF’s Best Public Safety Strategy - Beyond Chron
City should fund the best public safely strategy
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He was arguably the first #YIMBY. He built hundreds of units when none had been built in the prior 50 years. And provoked a revolution in city housing politics. beyondchron.org/patrick-kenn... @westnorth.com @cayimby.bsky.social @yimbyaction.bsky.social @hanlon.bsky.social
Patrick Kennedy: Building a More Inclusive Berkeley - Beyond Chron
How did Kennedy do it?
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How Gavin Newsom's water policies are damaging San Francisco Bay, beyondchron.org/on-californi... @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social
On California Water, Newsom Looks a Lot Like Trump - Beyond Chron
San Francisco Bay in Crisis San Francisco Bay is an estuary in crisis. Seven of the Bay’s native fish species are officially endangered or threatened. Fisheries that once formed the foundation of nort...
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Why San Francisco is still more progressive than NYC, beyondchron.org/is-nyc-reall... @lincolnmitchell.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @dsasf.org
Is NYC Really More Progressive Than San Francisco? - Beyond Chron
Mamdani vs SF
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Activism drives progressive change. So why has funding for community organizers been slashed? beyondchron.org/30-years-lat... @sjenn414.bsky.social @waderathke.bsky.social @communitychangeinc.bsky.social
30 Years Later, Activism Still Drives Social Change - Beyond Chron
The Activist's Handbook promotes grassroots change
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How progressives blew the California Governor's race, beyondchron.org/how-progress... @jenn-yyy.bsky.social @acceaction.bsky.social @californialabor.bsky.social
How Progressives Blew the CA Governor’s Race - Beyond Chron
CA Dems needed a screening process
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Now that she's made the LA mayor's runoff, here's why @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social can win, beyondchron.org/can-nithya-r... @abundanthousingla.bsky.social @lukehklipp.bsky.social
Can Nithya Raman Upset Karen Bass in LA Mayor’s Race? - Beyond Chron
How Nithya Raman can win
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How to ensure Democrats make the top two in CA's wild Governor's race, beyondchron.org/california-e... @jenn-yyy.bsky.social @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social @acceaction.bsky.social @sierraclub.org
California Election Predictions: June 2, 2026 Governor’s Race - Beyond Chron
Becerra, Steyer, Hilton race for top 2
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Our latest take on SF's tight D4 Supervisor's race, beyondchron.org/why-natalie-...
Why Natalie Gee Can Win in SF’s D4 - Beyond Chron
The message coming from D4
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American Agitators, the great new film on organizing legend Fred Ross, plays the Elmwood Theatre in Berkeley Wednesday night. Panel discussion to follow. Get tickets now! Here’s the NPR review, www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qg8ov... #DoloresHuerta
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What San Francisco's congressional race says about what "progressive" means in the city, beyondchron.org/connie-chan-... @48hills.bsky.social @romalynschmaltz.bsky.social
Connie Chan Should Make Runoff - Beyond Chron
A fighter vs a donor
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It remains under the radar, but the Trump Administration's plan to privatize VA health care is continuing. So is the grassroots resistance. See beyondchron.org/santa-rosa-v...
Santa Rosa Veterans Say They Won’t Be Fooled by the False Promise of VA Privatization - Beyond Chron
On April Fool’s Day, over a hundred veterans, former VA employees and local healthcare activists met at a Veterans Town Hall in the Veterans’ Memorial Building in Santa Rosa, California. The meeting ...
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Latest Kaiser strike by @nuhw.org addresses health care impacts of AI, beyondchron.org/kaiser-perma...
Kaiser Permanente, AI, and the Workers on Strike, Again - Beyond Chron
“Kaiser executives say they’re not using AI to make patient care determinations, but they won’t say what technology is underpinning the online questionnaires that automatically determine whether patie...
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Should only the wealthy be able to qualify ballot measures through signature gathering? That's what a charter amendment in "progressive" San Francisco seeks to do. See story, beyondchron.org/who-benefits... @48hills.bsky.social @missionlocal.org @harveymilkclub.bsky.social @deanpreston.bsky.social
Who Loses By Restricting SF Ballot Measures? - Beyond Chron
SF's Misguided Charter Amendment
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Can Obama solve CA's Top Two Governor's Problem? beyondchron.org/should-obama... @cademocrats.bsky.social @sfdemocrats.org @lademocrats.bsky.social
Obama Should Endorse in CA Governor’s Race - Beyond Chron
Obama can ensure Democrats are in top two
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Why is San Francisco still promoting drug tourism? And we question how city evaluates "success" for recovery programs. Check it out, beyondchron.org/san-francisc...
San Francisco’s New Homeless Strategy Has Failed - Beyond Chron
SF still promotes drug tourism
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My review last month of a new book highlighting the legacy of the late Jesse Jackson, beyondchron.org/how-jesse-ja... #JesseJackson #RainbowCoalition
How Jesse Jackson Built Black Political Power - Beyond Chron
Jesse Jackson's under-appreciated legacy
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With activists focused on stopping Trump's destruction of democracy, we hear little about CA's 2026 governor's race. My story today breaks down the political chances of the top candidates, beyondchron.org/is-mahan-fro... @mattmahansj.bsky.social @bettyyeeforca.bsky.social @tonythurmond.bsky.social
Is Mahan the Frontrunner in Governor’s Race? - Beyond Chron
Mahan's support in CA Governor's race
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Why do builders and tenant advocates see SF's planned merger of Planning and DBI as a mistake? beyondchron.org/what-is-sfs-... @sflabor.bsky.social @sfplanning.bsky.social @ifpte21.bsky.social @sfdbi.bsky.social
What is SF’s Merger of Planning and DBI Really About? - Beyond Chron
Is the merger a money grab?
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Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
MLK Day should also offer a reminder of how #JesseJackson took King's movement to the next level, beyondchron.org/how-jesse-ja... @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
How Jesse Jackson Built Black Political Power - Beyond Chron
Jesse Jackson's under-appreciated legacy
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We review John Sayles' just-released novel, Crucible. Great take on Detroit and American class and racial politics from 1920's-1945. #Crucible #Detroit beyondchron.org/sayles-cruci...
Sayles’ New Novel Evokes America’s True Past - Beyond Chron
Sayles' enjoyable new book
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Who wins San Francisco's key political races in 2026? Here's our analysis, including the governor's race, beyondchron.org/san-francisc... @scottwiener.bsky.social #SanFrancisco @robbonta.bsky.social
San Francisco Political Forecast for 2026 - Beyond Chron
Handicapping key SF races
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Save the Date! I'll be discussing my updated book on SF's historic Tenderloin on Sunday January 11 at 1pm. Pick up The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco and join us. Here's the invite, bit.ly/3XWHCLY @sflabor.bsky.social @sfstandard.com
In Conversation With Randy Shaw on his book about the Tenderloin
Join us for a chat with Randy Shaw about his book on the Tenderloin - it's gonna be a fascinating convo!
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