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The Cashless Ban: San Francisco’s Continued Folly

June 24, 2023 2:45 amJune 27, 2023 5:24 am

Back in 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance banning nearly all “cashless” stores, or those that only accept credit cards, debit cards, and other virtual payments while not accepting cash. The Board said that such brick...

Mayor London Breed Proposes San Francisco Centre Mall Be Torn Down For Soccer Stadium

June 24, 2023 2:30 amJune 24, 2023 2:31 am

During the Bloomberg’s Technology Summit in San Francisco on Thursday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed proposed that the rapidly declining San Francisco Centre mall be completely replaced by something else, going as far as to say that it be torn...

Two LA City Council members & Assemblywoman Carrillo Arrested During Labor Protest Thursday

June 23, 2023 12:48 pmJune 23, 2023 12:48 pm

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez, as well as Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), were among the nearly 200 arrested at a labor protest near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday. All three were charged with...

CalPERS Announces Data Breach Of 769,000 Californians’ Personal Information

June 23, 2023 2:30 amJune 23, 2023 6:51 am

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System announced on Thursday that the sensitive personal information of approximately 769,000 retired California employees and other related beneficiaries was stolen in a data breach by Russian cybercriminals when they targeted a third party vendor...

Councilman Price Proclaims Innocence, Says He Should Not Be Suspended

June 22, 2023 2:45 amJune 22, 2023 2:46 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price, who is currently charged with 10 criminal counts by the LA County DA’s office, said in a statement on Wednesday that he is innocent and should not be suspended from his position due to...

California Rep. Adam Schiff Censured By House Over Misleading Public In Trump-Russia Investigations

June 22, 2023 2:30 amJune 22, 2023 2:31 am

For only the third time in 40 years the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to censure Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) for misleading the American people over Congressional investigations into possible ties between former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign...

Support Grows In Assembly For School Translation Bill

June 21, 2023 12:56 pmJune 21, 2023 12:56 pm

A bill to require student Individualized Education Plans (IEP) to be translated for parents whose first language is not English, gained momentum in the Assembly in the past few weeks following passage in the Senate last month. Senate Bill 445,...