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Young Electeds Panel
Young voters are shaping the future of local politics. Join Indivisible Mid-Peninsula for a Young Electeds Panel featuring some of the region’s rising leaders, including South San Francisco Mayor James Coleman, San Mateo County Supervisor Noelia Corzo, and Redwood City Mayor Elmer Martinez Saballos.
The conversation will explore how young people can organize, run for office, and build political power. March 19, 6:30 pm in San Mateo.
NBC Bay Area
HHS job cuts to impact Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in SF
Employees across the massive HHS began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people. Emma Goss reports.
Indivisible Mid-Peninsula member, Jim Anderson, is interviewed at the 2:00 minute mark.
KTVU
Social security benefits: Veterans fearful Trump won’t keep promise | KTVU
Veterans are scared that the Trump administration might cut social security benefits despite the president on Wednesday saying that he would not.
San Mateo Daily Journal
As part of a national ‘Hands Off Our Government’ rally April 5, community members and political groups will be mobilizing across the Peninsula to express their anger and frustration with the Trump administration.
The mid-Peninsula chapter of Indivisible — an organizing group geared toward resisting the Republican agenda — is organizing a march in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza from 1-3 p.m. and is expecting over 1,000 attendees, spokesperson Sarah Sherwood said.
San Francisco Chronicle
Many veterans who suffer from military-related mental health injuries may be particularly vulnerable to VA cuts that could cut staffing to crisis hotlines and other mental health services, said Dr. David Spiegel, a professor of medicine at Stanford and director of the Center on Stress and Health at the university. He has worked with veterans throughout his career.
CBS News
Folk singer, activist Joan Baez takes part in Palo Alto “No Kings” protest
Area residents are joined by activist and musician, Joan Baez. Invigorating and inspiring the crowd with her dedication and talent. Read More.
NBC Bay Area
Thousands gather in San Francisco for “No Kings” protest
Thousands flocked to San Francisco’s Dolores Park on Saturday and raised their voices against President Donald Trump and what critics call an authoritarian regime. Emma Goss reports.
The Mercury News
No Kings protests against Trump kick off, fueled by outrage over senator’s takedown and concerns over shootings
Pickup truck driver knocks down protester in Santa Cruz.
Bay Area residents opposed to the administration of President Donald Trump — from parents pushing children in strollers to seniors in wheelchairs — poured into parks and other sites Saturday as “No Kings” rallies were staged around the region, part of a nationwide day of defiance. Read More.
“What we’re going to see today is people in Alabama, in Pennsylvania, in all these red and swing states that are showing up and their legislators are going to have to take their constituents’ points of view into mind,” said Austin. “And more and more people are saying this wasn’t the Trump I voted for. These aren’t the actions that I was thinking I was getting with Trump.”
–Susan Austin, as told to CBS News at the April 5, 2025 rally
The Hill
Has Trump declared you dead? You won’t enjoy it if he does.
“…The Trump administration placed 6,300 immigrants on Social Security’s “Death Master File.” According to Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, being listed there means “losing your income, your health insurance, access to your bank account, your credit cards, your home…” Read More.
SF Chronicle
This group is surging in the Bay Area. Here’s it’s plan to resist the Trump Administration.
Indivisible chapters around the nation are having a noticable impact on the current political climate. Read more about what that looks like. Read More.
Palo Alto Weekly
Blocks away from Palo Alto’s Rinconada park, tree-shaded streets echoed with the shouts of protestors, car-honks and live music as part of a day full of demonstrations against the Trump administration on Saturday.
Crowds of people walked from the corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road toward the park, where over 5,000 participants met for what was branded as a Democracy Fair. Read More.
Palo Alto Online
Thousands rally at Rinconada for ‘Democracy Fair’
Demonstration one of hundreds across the nation to protest Trump parade, policies.
Blocks away from Palo Alto’s Rinconada park, tree-shaded streets echoed with the shouts of protestors, car-honks and live music as part of a day full of demonstrations against the Trump administration on Saturday.