upper waypoint

Blog Beat: California Before People, Adoptable Animal of the Week

Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

  • This Chronicle Politics Blog post provides some measure of hope for Nancy Pelosi-loving Democrats.

    If past is prologue, Nancy Pelosi just might be back as Speaker of the House of Representatives before you learn to spell B-O-E-H-N-E-R.

    There have been three elections since World War II in which House Republicans toppled their Democratic counterparts on Capitol Hill — although this is the first time the House has gone Republican without the Senate following suit.

    In two of those elections, 1946 and 1952, Democrats re-took the House two years later. In the third, 1994, that Democratic exile lasted 12 years, until 2006.
  • What did California look like before people? That's answered in "A State of Change," a picture book by Laura Cunningham, as reported on Berkeleyside. And before you go all gleefully misanthropic, Californians, just remember: No people, no Buster Posey.
  • It's only Tuesday, but perhaps it's already been a tough week. This may help: From Oakland North, Adoptable Animal of the Week. (Spoiler alert: It's a bunny.)

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Stunning Archival Photos of the 1906 Earthquake and FireCould Protesters Who Shut Down Golden Gate Bridge Be Charged With False Imprisonment?San Francisco Sues Oakland Over Plan to Change Airport NameDeath Doula Alua Arthur on How and Why to Prepare for the EndAlameda County DA Charges 3 Police Officers With Manslaughter in Death of Mario GonzalezAfter Parole, ICE Deported This Refugee Back to a Country He Never KnewDespite Progress, Black Californians Still Face Major Challenges In Closing Equality GapGaza Aid Flotilla to Include Bay Area ResidentsSF’s Equity Program Fails to Address Racial Disparities in Cannabis IndustryHow to Create Your Own ‘Garden Wonderland’