On August 3rd, Supervisor Jane Kim, other elected leaders, and the Free City Coalition gathered with students for a lunchtime Free City Celebration featuring the CCSF Jazz Band and the opportunity to apply to City College! Last November, SF voters made history when they passed a tax on luxury property sales to make City College Read More …
Sutter CPMC recently announced plans to close the skilled nursing and sub-acute units at St. Luke’s Hospital. Because of a shortage of other skilled nursing or sub-acute options in San Francisco, 44 frail patients will be transferred outside of the city, including places as far away as Sacramento, which will make it extremely difficult for family Read More …
By Gordon Mar and Ken Tray Originally published in San Francisco Examiner, June 18, 2017 The housing affordability crisis continues to be a defining issue for maintaining stable, diverse communities, not only in the Bay Area but also statewide. Throughout California, many communities also lack housing opportunities for the growing workforce of union members and Read More …
On May 1st, 2017, International Workers Day, JWJ joined with the Progressive Workers Alliance, Bay Rising, San Francisco Labor Council and other groups to organize a vibrant, powerful morning action at the San Francisco headquarters of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The action, which included a blockade of ICE deportation buses and painting of a giant street Read More …