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Regarding “The GOP is dead in California” (Open Forum, Nov. 15): Kristin Olsen’s “Republican principles” of lifting people out of poverty by giving them economic opportunities; providing a “world class” education; and freedom to run their own lives would fit nicely into a Democratic platform as well. It’s as if both parties balance on the fulcrum of Wall Street instead of resting upon what’s best for the rest of us. If Olsen really wants to achieve her ideals, she should dedicate herself to taking money out of politics. Tom Miller, Oakland Hard lesson from midterms Related Stories Regarding “GOP’s hard fall” (Editorial, Nov. 15): The 2018 midterm election results for the California Republican Party in both state and federal races should serve as a hard lesson. When you support the views of a president who lost California by nearly 4 million votes in the 2016 election, there’s going to be a severe consequence: the loss of political power. Our state’s citizens deserve leaders who reflect our views on the environment, immigration, reproductive rights, and equality for all citizens regardless of gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation. Science is unanimous that global warming underlies the spike in extreme events, both floods and storms on the one side and wildfires and droughts on the other. Yet, even as the calamities are occurring here and now, the public has yet to appreciate the ominous connection between their hardship and atmospheric changes driven by global warming. The media can help to connect the dots between carbon emissions, global warming and extreme weather disasters. Judy Melinek’s frank response should be read by our legislators as a bugle call for the need for sensible action to stem gun violence.

Today’s intersection of race, politics and sports harks back to the 1960’s. They could be setting themselves up for years of regret, knowing that when the times called for action they did nothing. Today’s NFL players have their reasons for engaging in the protests, or not. Those who are quietly sympathetic to the cause, but aren’t saying or doing anything about it, should take heed of Bob Cousy, a man from a different time and sport. But that’s what Cousy is doing. In answer to his conscience, Cousy wishes that, as team captain, he had privately pulled aside Russell during those seasons between 1957 and 1963 and said, “Russ, I’ve got your back.” He also wishes he had spoken out, even telling Boston’s white sportswriters, “I understand Russ’s feelings. When conscience comes into conflict with the wallet, conscience rarely wins – perhaps especially so in the NFL. San Francisco cornerback Richard Sherman, an African-American, says it “would mean a great deal” if more white players took part in the protests or spoke out in support of them. Sherman understands an NFL player’s need to protect his job: “This is your livelihood. At long last, Cousy had answered to his conscience.

The outcomes of some hotly contested races remain in doubt, but election day has come and gone — and our political future looks to be as turbulent as the recent past. Nationally, we’ll have a more conservative U.S. Senate — the Republicans are on track to hold more than their current 51 of the 100 seats — and a House of Representatives where the Democrats have regained the majority with seats to spare. This means Rep. Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco could again be House speaker and be even more of a thorn in the side of President Trump. No Republican running for statewide office appears likely to log more than 45 percent of the vote. Prop. Prop. C, which would boost two business taxes to double the funding for homeless service, took 60 percent of the vote. •Beans a’plenty: The days when Blue Bottle was that cool little find on Linden Alley are long gone. Purchased last year by Nestlé, Blue Bottle announced Tuesday it will open an outpost next year in South Korea — adding to 56 in the U.S. and 10 in Japan. Hayakawa, who in 1976 was elected by Californians to the U.S. Senate.

As black women, our very existence is political. It’s time for us — whether we’re in politics or not — to take the decision-making into our own hands. It’s time for us — and we mean all of us, whether we’re in politics or not — to take the decision-making into our own hands. As Leah often tells her congregation, “Sitting in church all day won’t make you a Christian any more than sitting in a garage will make you a car.” First, let’s remember our history. It’s time for women of color to take positions of power within political parties that have been denied to us. It was in that tradition that we came together for the Power Rising Summit. Use your power to help other women rise Third, use your power wisely to help others. To those women who are through the door and at the table, we say “Congratulations, you’ve made it! How have you made the path easier for another sister? We are committed to victory for our Sister Candidates.

The new law would prevent broadband and wireless companies from blocking or otherwise hindering access to internet content, and from favoring some websites over others by charging for faster speeds. While most of the state’s fights with the president’s administration have begun here in California, this is the second high-profile effort — after a federal challenge to the sanctuary immigration law — that began in Washington. The net neutrality law was one of 490 bills on which Brown took action over the weekend, with Sunday night being his constitutional deadline to sign, veto or allow legislation to become law without his signature. Scores more were considered last week. -- For the first time, the public will have access to internal police investigations and video footage of shootings by police officers and other serious incidents. -- Brown, who set a course early in his return to Sacramento to embrace criminal justice reforms, signed a law that ends the practice of charging some accomplices to a killing with the actual murder. -- Bills inspired by the #MeToo movement became law, including one to prohibit settlement agreements that prevent the disclosure of facts related to sexual assault, sexual harassment or workplace discrimination. (Others were rejected by Brown, though, including an end to forced arbitration of harassment claims.) -- Hundreds of thousands of Californians convicted of marijuana crimes will be able to have felonies reduced to misdemeanors and lower-level offenses removed from their record. Rocking the boat, it seems, comes with too many consequences — though one wonders whether the next governor, who will take office with a seasoned Legislature, will receive the same deference.

Best-selling author and commentator Mark Steyn on Sen. Dianne Feinstein's vague accusation of a crime against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and how the veteran senatro has damaged her own reputation by allegedly tring to appease a bloodthirsty emerging Dem…

California needs more housing. Article 34 of the California Constitution states that no city, town or county may develop, construct or acquire low-rent housing without electoral approval of a majority of voters. Oakland’s new City Council, meanwhile, sought to implement these policies to build 3,000 units of public housing. With the passage of the Housing Act of 1949, local public housing authorities and city councils throughout the state would be the new political arena. Local chapters of the Committee for Home Protection became loci of opposition to public housing in California. The Oakland City Council considered action on the Marr report at a mid-October hearing. Despite intense lobbying by Oakland CHP and homeowners, the City Council approved the blight designations and the construction of 3000 units of public housing by a vote of 5-4. Oakland CHP in turn circulated signatures to place the approval on the ballot. Proposition 10 narrowly passed in November 1950 and was entered into the California state constitution as Article 34. A year later, the last of social democratic councilors was beaten by Howard Rilea, of the West Oakland Improvement Club and Oakland Committee for Home Protection.

'The Five' co-host Greg Gutfeld on the deterioration of San Francisco, the growing urban decay of NYC and his new book, 'The Gutfeld Monologues.' #Tucker FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news…

City opens registration to select non-citizens for local elections. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been…

Liberal cities top survey of 'worst-run' list. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most…