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Retail Groups Pin San Francisco’s Rising Crime Rate on DA Chesa Boudin

July 9, 2021 6:32 amJuly 9, 2021 6:33 am

This week, several retail organizations, including the California Retailers Association, put the blame on the skyrocketing crime rates in the city on District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Since being sworn in as District Attorney in 2020, Boudin has made reducing the...

Gov. Newsom Asks Californians To Reduce Water Usage By 15% To Help Combat Drought

July 8, 2021 9:37 pmMarch 23, 2022 11:48 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom made an announcement in San Luis Obispo County Thursday, asking all Californians to reduce water usage by 15% to help combat the state’s drought crisis. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented...

San Francisco School Board Recall Effort Grows According to New Polling Data

July 8, 2021 11:23 amJuly 8, 2021 11:26 am

The effort to recall San Francisco Board of Education President Gabriela Lopez, Vice President Faauuga Moliga, and recently demoted Board Member Alison Collins gained traction in the past few weeks following new polls finding that, if enough signatures are collected...

UC San Diego Survey Finds That There Is No California Population Exodus

July 8, 2021 2:39 amJuly 7, 2021 5:50 pm

A new UC San Diego survey released on Wednesday has found that California is not experiencing a population exodus, and that any fluctuations match national averages in population shifts. According to the survey, the number of Californians either looking to...

Caitlyn Jenner Files Motion, Joins Lawsuit Against Newsom’s Party Preference Efforts

July 7, 2021 2:55 pmMarch 23, 2022 11:47 am

California recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner announced on Tuesday that she joined a lawsuit to stop Governor Gavin Newsom’s efforts to be listed as a Democrat in the upcoming recall election. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

Mask Mandate Returns to State Capitol Building Following New Outbreak

July 7, 2021 10:50 amJuly 8, 2021 7:11 am

A small outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the State Capitol Building in the last week has led to the return of the mask mandate in the building on Tuesday. According to a memo from Secretary of the Senate Erika Contreras...

Bill to Create Drug ‘OverDose Prevention Program’ Injection Sites Delayed Until Next Session

July 7, 2021 2:28 amJuly 6, 2021 6:23 pm

A bill to create drug overdose prevention programs, including providing a “place to inject drugs while trained staff are available to help if they suffer accidental overdoses,” was pulled from the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday, with the committee instead...