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SF DA Jenkins Announces Policy Moves To Hold More Drug Dealers Accountable

August 3, 2022 12:30 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Wednesday that her office would continue their crackdown of drugs in the city by moving more cases to the regular courts from community justice courts, as well as returning harsher sentencing against...

SF Mayor London Breed Demands Sup. Walton Apologize for Racial Slur

August 3, 2022 2:30 amAugust 2, 2022 9:18 pm

The controversy surrounding a racial slur that San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton said to a Sheriff’s Department Cadet at City Hall Security in June escalated on Monday and Tuesday, with Mayor London Breed calling for an apology...

Pres. Biden, VP Harris Endorse Rep. Karen Bass for Mayor of Los Angeles

August 2, 2022 4:08 pm

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced their endorsement of Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles) in her run for Mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday. Bass has had a history with both Harris and Biden in Washington. She...

Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Monkeypox Outbreak

August 2, 2022 12:47 pmAugust 3, 2022 9:40 am

In an announcement on Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California over the continuing monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in the U.S. to do so after New York. Monkeypox, a virus that cause rashes, swollen...

GEICO Closes All 38 Offices In California

August 2, 2022 2:30 amAugust 2, 2022 6:22 am

GEICO, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, reportedly closed all 38 of it’s California offices on Monday, resulting in hundreds of workers being laid off. According to the company, GEICO would not be leaving outright, and...

Bill To End Network Exclusivity Contracts Faces Major Vote In Final Month of Legislature

August 1, 2022 4:42 pmAugust 2, 2022 3:14 pm

A bill that would end all network exclusivity contracts between actors and networks faces a major vote showdown in the Senate this month as the state legislature resumed their session on Monday. According to Assembly Bill 437, authored by Assemblyman...

San Francisco Board President Faces New Criticism Over Racial Slur at Black Cadet

August 1, 2022 1:19 pm

Several reports of an incident involving San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton allegedly using a racial slur and yelling at a black sheriff’s cadet while passing through San Francisco City Hall security in June was released during the...