The Jewish Caucus released the following statement commending CSU Chancellor García for Decisive Action Rejecting Boycott of Israel by Sonoma State:

We are deeply disturbed that anti-Israel activists have taken over Anna Head Alumnae Hall at UC Berkeley, vandalizing the interior with antisemitic graffiti.

The Star of David, the most recognizable symbol in Judaism, is seen equated with a swastika.

This is not protest, this

Pay close attention: 'Kill the Jews for Allah' alongside a Nazi Swastika—a blatant call for genocide. This vile message is displayed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

Spotted on 24th Street in Noe Valley, San Francisco, an area home to many Jewish families.

Student at USF during public negotiations with Father Paul Fitzgerald says that Israeli students (who have mandatory military service) are 'trained to kill any Palestinian' and it is 'horrifying' they have scholarships. Yells more, Fitzgerald stands up and leaves.

NEW: 100 Berkeley middle schoolers left school to march for Palestine on Friday, the same day an antisemitic message was discovered scrawled on a whiteboard at the school. It said, (the name of the student redacted): '“A— hates Jews. We stand with A—.”

jweekly.com/2024/05/13/thr…

Our thoughts are with Peggy and Hope's families and friends during this difficult time.

this is factually incorrect:

1) Single family homes are less energy efficient due to lack of shared walls and worse insulation

2) single family sprawl increases the amount of driving and automobile emissions

3) single family sprawl results in natural habitat destruction

One of the UCLA attackers identified as 'pro-Israel counterprotesters' also 'took part in several demonstrations over the past year where he was photographed making Nazi salutes. His social media history is rife with antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ posts.' theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

In the Governor’s budget proposal, he proposes funding bills signed into law last year, including our corporate climate disclosure bills, SB 253 & 261.

Also, the Governor does not propose cutting the emergency public transit funds we obtained last year.

All fantastic news.

For those who doubt Senator Scott Wiener's characterization of CEQA as 'the law that swallowed California,' check out this quote from the recently retired Chief Justice of the state supreme court.

source: lhc.ca.gov/little-hoover-…

For weeks, the Half Moon Bay planning commission has been delaying a 100% affordable housing project for senior farmworkers, criticizing it over concerns about parking, height, and impact on coastal views.

Now, even Gov. Gavin Newsom is joining those calling for its approval!

In addition to calling out antisemitism in schools, I hope Republicans are equally energetic in calling it out in their own ranks, including GOP claims that the Jews killed Jesus, Jews foster replacement of white people, Jews control the global economy & Nazis are “good people.”

Climate experts were increasingly saying that keeping heating below 1.5C is near impossible, yet it remains the global goal. So I asked hundreds of top IPCC scientists what they thought. What they said shocked even me…
🧵 1/n #ClimateCrisis

Incredibly powerful open letter by Jewish students at Columbia about the surge of anti-Jewish rhetoric & actions & the harm it causes to Jews.

The letter powerfully debunks the notion that you can just swap the word “Zionist” for “Jew,” demonize it & think it’s ok & not hateful.

Powerful words by President Biden calling out antisemitism — often called the “oldest hatred.” Antisemitism was on the rise before 10/7 & Hamas’s massacre poured lighter fluid on it.

It manifests across the political spectrum & must be called out wherever it rears its ugly head.

New numbers: San Francisco’s April tent count found a 41% reduction in tents/structures on our streets since last July. This puts our count at the lowest it’s been in 5 years — with 182 tents and 178 structures citywide. This is progress, but we have more to do.