From left to right, Willie L. Brown Jr., Gavin Newsom, and Ed Mah Lee ( who left us some years ago).
In 1996, a mayor took control of San Francisco, and every SF City Department - had a puppet who brought order from the mayor across the board.
This mayor handpicked each head of the SF City Department and flooded the entire Department—some twenty-five plus—with two thousand handpicked Administrative Assistants as a second layer to keep the crooked mayor informed.
San Francisco is a racist city, and going back to Diane Feinstein -who became mayor - stopped funding the Joint Housing - an organization operated by the citizens of the Bayview Hunters Point.
There was the Model City - which worked well - but was also aligned to the Joint Housing - with one stroke, Diane Feinstein - took control and saw the demise of community leadership - in the Bayview Hunters Point area.
It was the same in the Western Addition that thrived Black operated many businesses - and in many cases aligned with the American Japanese - only for the United States government to incarcerate - many innocent - all citizens - of Japanese ancestry - sent to camps and treated with disdain.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was known to many - but those who thought they knew better - underestimated the Japanese - there was no way the Japanese could harm us - even if they had the jet fighters - they had no way of refueling.
The Japanese fighters were superb, and no one knew about "Kara Kiri Kombat" - to this day - some talk about Pearl Harbor - and always come to a conclusion - we, the Americans, were caught unprepared - never again.
San Francisco played a crucial role in World War II - Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - was teeming with workers - most Black workers - all sorts of warships, submarines, and other war assets - that all were proud of - Black and White women - of Rosy the Riveter fame.
The Mare Island - Treasure Island, and Port Chicago - all aligned with Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - each played a crucial role in World War II's success.
Paradoxically, the SF Board of Supervisors does not comprehend that Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is contaminated and has been declared a Superfund site.
We once had a ballot measure - and asked to clean up Hunters Point Naval Shipyard to residential standards.
To this day, for all the talk, folks like Shamann Walton do not agree with the community.
He wants to adhere more to being in charge as a property manager—that is what young community developers stand for today.
In the interim, the crooks, mostly Black, are now singing the blues - the Feds are coming after them - the audacity of one of these crooks to create several Limited Liability Corporations.
San Francisco played an important role - pandering to Joe Biden and the Democrats - while failing to listen to the Democrats that matter to the ordinary working class.
The Democratic Party focuses on the filthy rich - Hollywood for sure - and entities - pay to play - the many Political Action Committee - much like behest money - the IRS - condones such sordid actions.
Joe Biden should have allowed Kamala Harris to start earlier in the race. Joe Biden began by saying he would be a one-term President, and most took that statement literally.
Joe Biden lost it when he agreed to go for a second term - failing to understand his health was failing him. Pretending to be Superman - going to Israel - after the Hamas incident - and messing with Israeli politics.
As the President of a Superpower, you take care and choose your trips abroad, and you stand your ground. America should never play second fiddle - more - when the free world looks forward to America for guidance.
Israel is a rogue nation, and it has blood on its hands.
For how long can the innocent people of Gaza - innocent Palestinians suffer - why is the United States complicit - and why are we, the United States, spending billions on this war? Israel is a rogue nation - and will fall flat on their face.
Israel is aided by the United States - we give them the laser-guided bombs, the jets, and all the tools Israel needs - and Israel does not follow " the Principle of Proportionality" - it has murdered over 55,000 innocent Palestinians.
35,000 have been infants and children - Palestinians - worldwide - millions are shocked, and now we have Donald Trump, who is in bed with Benjamin Netanyahu - indicted by the International Courts - charged with Crimes Against Humanity.
Worldwide, after years of tolerating the utter atrocities committed by the Israel Defense Forces - Israelis are assaulted, and this will continue unless there is a total ceasefire in Gaza.
We now witness the atrocities in Lebanon - with Hezbollah - again, our bombs made in the United States and other assets are used - why?
The United States is already heavily involved in Ukraine.
Over 20,000 North Koreans are on the frontline - fighting on behalf of Russia - and this act - defies - many International laws - including the invasion of Russia - and Ukraine - just because Vladimir Putin felt that he wanted to expand the territory going back to earlier days - when Russia held large swaths of land.
The United States has spent trillions of dollars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, and Ukraine.
Donald Trump will neutralize all the good done in the last eight years.
In the first four years of his presidency, Donald Trump failed miserably.
Right now, we see—and the world sees it too—Donald Trump keeps choosing candidates for his future Cabinet—totally unqualified candidates—worldwide. No one can comprehend what is happening in the United States.
There is no mandate - there is no permission the constituents give to anyone - to take a position that one is totally not qualified - and will put our nation in harm's way - it is like jumping in a cesspool - and telling us all - everything is fine.
Matt Gaetz is a clown. He knows he is a charlatan. He wants to be the Attorney General of the United States. The man is a fool who cannot stand his ground. He lacks experience and more fortitude and tenacity.
For all practical purposes, Donald Trump is a narcissist, an egoistical maniac - a good-for-nothing individual - who does not pay his taxes, lies, cheats, rapes women - what else is there to say?
Here is an inventory of all the ships built at San Francisco's Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, which is open to the public.
This history of San Francisco from the early days is sordid - and over time, some Franciscans have tried to put their best foot forward.
Today's SF Board of Supervisors needs to learn San Francisco's true history, starting with the Ohlone, whose land was stolen.
Indigenous people always respect the Indigenous people of any territory they visit - here in San Francisco, the strangers behave much like ignorant folks - their arrogance knows no bounds.
Soon, there will come a time when the Mayor of San Francisco, the SF Board of Supervisors, and all the SF department heads - will acknowledge the Muwekma Ohlone.
The Muwekma Ohlone have no quarrel with the other tribes that have taken refuge in San Francisco.
We have supported the Friendship House and clinics, which serve thousands and more for practical reasons.
At this time, we must be united, and unity is strengthened.
The time has come for all Indigenous tribes living in San Francisco to get sound housing, health benefits, the best education available, get career jobs, and freely exercise the many rituals crucial to the Indigenous from times immemorial.
Some of us went to Standing Rock. We gathered 10,000 - 15,000 strong, standing shoulder to shoulder with folks worldwide and from every corner of Turtle Island.
We witnessed the atrocities, and to this day, and every single day - we will remember - we did what most thought would not be possible - and we experienced - that by standing united - we can make good things happen.
Standing Rock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAA9BYNNz-s
Standing Rock - Water is Life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FDuqYld8C8
Listen to the trials and tribulations - not all is lost - our time is now - the ancestors have spoken - and those that committed the atrocities - turn and toss - and cannot get a wink of sleep:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie4m9LAVDGw
I took the trouble to bring Rosemary Cambra, the former Chairperson, to the SF Board of Supervisors to address the SF Board Supervisors - a commendation was given to Chairperson Rosemary Cambara - by SF Supervisors - Eric Mar and David Campos.
San Francisco has not learned anything much from the indigenous people of San Francisco.
The off sorts of acknowledgments made at the many Commissions before they start the meeting - need more Truth.
Anyone can utter words - the words have to mean something - for all the talk, there is no walk - let us acknowledge the indigenous tribes so that they feel respect and honored - let them have the land that was stolen - and let them have their rights and freedom like those who are citizens of the United States.
The SF Board of Supervisors has yet to hold a hearing to adjudicate who land San Francisco is and who the true tribe that holds authority is - who lived here for the longest time.
There must be one acknowledgment instead of three or four versions of an Acknowledgment, which causes confusion and betrays the ignorance of those who read the fake Acknowledgement.
Once, Sheryl Evan Davis, head of the SF Human Rights Commission, doling out money without accountability.
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