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This Fourth of July, Chinese tycoon tells local Tribe to begone with holiday eviction

With backing from a Chinese State-owned bank, a real estate tycoon buys Eastridge Center in San Jose and evicts Tribe’s land stewardship program A Chinese born real estate tycoon, whom activists suspect has covert ties […]

Fearing Chakrabarti’s surging campaign, AIPAC props up Connie Chan’s stalking horse campaign with big money

AIPAC has spent heavily backing Connie Chan in an apparent plot to block Chakrabarti from the general election. In the final days before California’s June 2, 2026, top-two primary for the open 11th Congressional District […]

Pelosi declines to endorse Wiener, widely seen as a stunning rebuke

Political observers are shocked that the Speaker Emerita is declining to endorse the Democrat frontrunner in the primary contest to fill her seat in Congress. In a development sending shockwaves through California’s Democratic establishment, Speaker […]

Weiner’s shifty positions on Israel don’t quite sit right with San Francisco voters

Scott Wiener, the ambitious California State Senator from San Francisco’s District 11 and frontrunner in the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress, presents himself as a principled progressive: a tireless advocate for housing density, […]

Chan’s close ties to China propaganda outlet raise concerns about communist party influence

Connie Chan’s ties to China’s propaganda outlet, Sing Tao Daily, raise concerns about foreign influence in local congressional race to succeed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. In the shadow of Nancy Pelosi’s retirement, California’s 11th Congressional […]

Newsom urged to grant California Indian Tribes access to banking system without forcibly incorporating them

SACRAMENTO — Tribal leaders and advocates are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to clear a path for California’s non-federally recognized Indigenous nations to access the banking system as sovereign governments, without forcing them to incorporate […]

Chakrabarti surges over establishment competitors in Pelosi’s prized congressional district

Supporters say Chakrabarti’s independent voice would breathe fresh air into Congress San Francisco’s 11th Congressional District is about to elect its first new representative in nearly four decades. With Nancy Pelosi retiring after 39 years […]

In campaign to lead the Libertarian Party, Ostrowski promises a rural, western strategy to grow influence

Jim Ostrowski, a prolific civil rights and constitutional law attorney, author, and longtime Libertarian activist, is campaigning for the Chairmanship of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) with a bold pledge to refocus the party’s efforts […]

Well known gay bar in DC allows ‘Bartender Shay’ to host Sniffies sex meetups in the bathroom on his shift, source says

By Staff Reporter March 27, 2026 Washington, D.C. — A well-known gay bar just steps from the nation’s Capitol has apparently permitted one of its bartenders — who goes by the name “Shay” — to […]

DC’s oldest gay bar shamelessly exploits Roberta Flack’s legacy, critics say

By Staff Reporter March 26, 2026 In the heart of Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill, Mr. Henry’s—billed as the city’s oldest gay bar and a “historic gem” since 1966—has built its entire modern identity around one […]