The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Two takes: Does Oakland need a ‘strong mayor’ to help fix its many problems? Two separate reports have recommended that the city of Oakland change its city charter to implement a “strong mayor” system of government. Critics have dubbed that idea a “power grab.”

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #SanFrancisco #Berkeley #NoKings #CWAG #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #Newsom #California #ABAG #Oakland #Alameda

A #westcoast resident has 5 governments: city, county, state, federal, UN

One is enough - the county

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

5 months ago

It’s 2027. Young people have ousted Trump and are reconstructing the U.S. government OPINION: America’s adults had voted for Trump and elected the Democratic politicians who enabled him. But children and teens hadn’t voted for anyone, Joe Mathews writes.

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt

Secede from the US federation

Create a new confederation of independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

5 months ago

US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho | CNN Politics Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, which will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and...

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p... #governors #states #counties #GavinNewsom #CALeg #CALexit #CNP #westcoast #BayArea #ABAG #CWAG #FightOligarchy #NoKings #OurRevolution #Kotek #Ferguson #JoshGreen #Cox #Hobbs #Grisham #Little

"Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho"

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

5 months ago

Newsom says he’ll pull California from governors group if it won’t condemn Trump deployments Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote to the National Governors Association that if the group can’t unite to condemn President Donald Trump’s actions, he will withdraw California’s membership.

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #governors #states #counties #GavinNewsom #CALeg #CALexit #CNP #westcoast #BayArea #ABAG #CWAG #NGA #FightOligarchy #NoKings #OurRevolution #Kotek #Ferguson #JoshGreen #Cox #Hobbs #Grisham #Little

#California to withdraw from the National Governors Association"

@rhondan10.bsky.social

6 months ago

I just returned from a short vacation in Canada. I noticed so many things that Americans are still arguing about that seem blessedly settled there. I said, It seems they’ve figured out how to have religion privately and government publicly. Maybe not, but I enjoyed the thought. #CWAG

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

6 months ago

California lawmakers could bail out Bay Area oil refinery to stave off closure State legislators are reportedly considering giving $80 million or more to aid Valero’s Benicia refinery, to avert a closure and limit gas price spikes.

www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/v... #Newsom #GavinNewsom #California #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LA #ABAG #CWAG #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Climate #ClimateChange #ExtinctionRebellion

Don't use public money for #fossilfuel support

Refit the #BayArea refineries for algae #biofuel

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

6 months ago

California counties enter panic mode as Trump-led spending cuts loom Counties are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom and their own voters for help as the realities of President Donald Trump’s enormous spending cuts sink in.

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #NoKings #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #Newsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt #CA

Stop sending tax revenue to #WDC

Decentralize the US federation to a confederation of independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

6 months ago

States join forces to make their own vaccine recommendations amid CDC turmoil YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-vu... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt

Western states should secede from the US federation

Create a new confederation of independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

8 months ago

Gavin Newsom’s hot troll summer In the courts, over the airwaves and on the internet, California’s governor has gone full troll.

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #California #GavinNewsom #Newsom #CALexit #CALeg #BayArea #CWAG #ABAG #CNP #Obama #Buttigieg #Jeffries #Polis #Kotek #Lurie #BarbaraLee #westcoast #Seattle #Portland

Build real #democracy

Decentralize the US federation to a confederation of independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

Five Western states including California launch probe into underinsurance California and four other states are investigating the problem of wildfire survivors not having enough insurance to rebuild their homes after a Chronicle investigation exposed the depth of the...

www.sfchronicle.com/california-w... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne #BayArea #CWAG #ABAG #California #LA #SanFrancisco #Portland #Seattle

Stop sending tax revenue to WDC

#Taxrevolt

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

California schools reel from Trump’s sudden cutoff of $1 billion in federal funds Bay Area school districts already dealing with budget deficits and declining enrollment were shocked when the Trump administration held back $7 billion in allocated funds nationwide.

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #FiftyFiftyOne #BayArea #CWAG #ABAG #California #LA #SanFrancisco #Portland #Seattle

Federal funding has dried up

Secede from the US federation, form a new confederation of independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas, inventoried roadless areas, critical wildlife habitat and big game migration corridors.

www.wilderness.org/articles/med... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt

The western counties should secede from the US federation

Form a new confederation of equals

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

Oakland, a city desperate for improvement, looks to charter reform for help The Oakland Charter Reform Project, led by a veteran city administrator, wants to change the city’s structure so it can be more nimble in responding to problems.

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #BarbaraLee

Dissolve the cities, states, and federal government

Keep a confederation of counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

‘Congress exists’: Bay Area lawmakers deride Trump’s decision to bomb Iran as unlawful, risky California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state is monitoring for potential impacts and urged everyone to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity.

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG

The US federation is not a #democracy

Build a new confederation of independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

In legal battles with Huntington Beach, California’s ultimate power at stake The court clashes in the feud between the conservative leaders of Huntington Beach and California’s liberal forces in Sacramento are defining the boundaries between federal, state and local...

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #taxrevolt

Where should "power" lie?

In the US federation, in the state, or in the county?

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.

www.theatlantic.com/internationa... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt

"American #democracy might not survive"

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

Experts decry new language in tax-cut bill, say only billionaires could challenge U.S. government House bill would have let Trump ignore existing court orders; new language requires bond that would pay for the government’s “costs and damages” in complying with injunctions.

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt

Break up the oligarchy

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

Fiery Padilla calls Trump’s tactics ‘a threat to everyone in every state’ In emotional speech on Senate floor, Sen. Alea Padilla said the incident at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference should serve as a wake-up call for the country.

www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt

This is a fraught moment

It's a call for big, systemic change

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

Forget the American flag. These are the flags to fly on July 4 to celebrate liberty OPINION: “If you want to celebrate your independence this July 4, put your American flags away. Instead, fly a California flag. Or, even better, run up the banner of your county,” Joe Mathews...

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #GavinNewsom #California #ABAG #CWAG #boycott #taxrevolt

"Fly a county flag"

Create a new confederation of independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

9 months ago

Newsom floats withholding federal taxes as Trump threatens California His comments came amid reports Trump is weighing “large-scale” funding cancellations for the Golden State.

www.politico.com/news/2025/06... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #CNP #CALexit #CALeg #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #June14 #protests #Newsom #California #westcoast #ABAG #CWAG #boycott

#TaxRevolt

Stop sending tax revenue to WDC

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

10 months ago

Investigation into East Bay refinery fire highlights role of contract workforce A new investigation lays partial blame for a February fire at the Martinez Refining Company on California regulations.

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... #California #CALeg #CNP #Calexit #Cascadia #Newsom #westcoast #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #ABAG #CWAG

Convert #BayArea refineries to worker-owned, algae biofuel facilities

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

10 months ago

Could this major California city see mass ‘abandonment’? New risk model predicts just that Scientists don’t doubt that climate risks are mounting across California, including in the Central Valley. But is the capital region in uniquely bad shape?

www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... #California #CALeg #CNP #Calexit #Cascadia #Newsom #westcoast #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible #MoveOn #NoKings #50501movement #Jeffries #Buttigieg #AOC #Bernie #ABAG #CWAG

Abandon #Sacramento?

Form a new confederation of independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

10 months ago

Senate plans highly unusual move to end California’s gas car ban — with consequences far beyond the environment At stake are both California’s vehicle emissions waivers that help steer the nation toward climate-friendly electric cars and the Congressional Review Act.

www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti... #selfdetermination #CALexit #CALeg #CNP #secession #SiliconValley #tech #BayArea #Westcoast #California #Kotek #Ferguson #Newsom #Polis #Lombardo #CWAG

It's time to get out from under the federal government

Stop sending tax revenue to #WDC

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

10 months ago

Letters: Who loses when California lets PG&E’s profit motive dictate energy policy? Chronicle readers also comment on childhood trauma, U.S. foreign policy and Trump wanting a plane from Qatar.

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/lett... #PGE #fires #wildfires #housing #healthcare #CALexit #CNP #CALeg #Newsom #GavinNewsom #BayArea #ABAG #CWAG ##HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Indivisible

All public functions, including #energy, should be noncommercial

Take "profit" out of the public sphere

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

10 months ago

Commentary: Clearing encampments looks good politically. But criminalizing homelessness is bad policy Gov. Gavin Newsom called Monday for cities to crack down on homeless encampments. It's a move toward criminalizing homelessness that may clean up streets, but doesn't solve the problem.

www.latimes.com/california/s... #Newsom #GavinNewsom #CALexit #CNP #CALeg #Alameda #SanMateo #SanFrancisco #Sonoma #Solano #Napa #ContraCosta #Marin #BayArea #ABAG #CWAG #Resist

Ban corporate ownership of residential properties, limit personal ownership to two parcels

Assist all to buy their first

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

11 months ago

JPMorgan commits $3.8 million to help downtown San Francisco, expands office JPMorgan is committing $3.8 million to help boost the downtown San Francisco economy, while also expanding its office presence in the city.

www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/r... #HandsOff #FightOligarchy #Resist #Climate #ExtinctionRebellion #OurRevolution #50501Movement #Bernie #AOC #Jeffries #Buttigieg #Obama #NotMyKing #SanFrancisco #BayArea #CWAG #ABAG #westcoast #Seattle #Portland #LA

Who's got the money?

Large commercial #banks

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

11 months ago

Brooks and Capehart on Trump's faceoff with the courts New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump's continued faceoff with t...

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... #democracy #FightOligarchy #HandsOff #Resist #boycott #taxrevolt #revolution #Bernie #AOC #Buttigieg #Jeffries #BarbaraLee #BayArea #CALexit #CALeg #westcoast #SanFrancisco #ABAG #CWAG

PBS commentator calls for a mass uprising

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

11 months ago

Trouble with Social Security? California opens new complaint portal California AG Rob Bonta introduces an online portal for residents to report Social Security service disruptions amid federal funding cuts.

www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... #SSI #Newsom #GavinNewsom #California #Seattle #Portland #SanFrancisco #LA #LasVegas #Denver #SLC #SocialSecurity #CALeg #CALexit #CNP #westcoast #ABAG #BayArea #CWAG

Decentralize public functions

Move them to newly-confederated independent counties

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

11 months ago

Al Gore to keynote S.F. climate conference with record attendance expected Organizers expect more attendees this year — despite, or perhaps because of, the Trump administration’s focus on rolling back climate action.

www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c... #Gore #SanFrancisco #Climate #Resist #FightOligarchy #HandsOff #fiftyfiftyone #50501Movement #Bernie #AOC #westcoast #BayArea #CWAG #ABAG #CALexit #CALeg

Public interest policy like #climate protection and social #wellbeing?

First build real #democracy

The Global Spring

@theglobalspring.bsky.social

1 year ago

National Association of Counties Launches Disaster Reform Task Force Local government leaders will tackle questions of resiliency, response and recovery

www.naco.org/news/nationa... #ABAG #BayArea #SanFrancisco #SantaClara #Alameda #CWAG #Solano #ContraCosta #Sonoma #Napa #SanMateo #Marin #BarbaraLee #MAGA #greaterIdaho #Portland #Seattle

"County officials play a critical role"

Hold referenda at the county level to secede from the US federation