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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Faces Growing Calls To Resign

August 8, 2024 9:40 pmAugust 8, 2024 9:40 pm

Throughout this week, many prominent lawmakers and organizations have come forward demanding that Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao resign before her recall election this November. Since being elected as Mayor in the closest Mayoral election in city history in 2022, violent crimes...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Gains Ground In Mayoral Race

August 8, 2024 1:01 pmAugust 8, 2024 1:01 pm

According to a new San Francisco Chronicle/Sextant Strategies poll released on Thursday, Mayor London Breed has pulled ahead in first choice selection for Mayor, beating her closest competitor, former Mayor Mark Farrell, 28% to 20%. Previous polls have shown a...

LA Board Of Supervisors Approves Expansion Of UBI Program

August 8, 2024 2:44 amAugust 8, 2024 2:45 am

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an expansion to it’s “Breathe” universal basic income pilot program on Tuesday, despite a growing number of failing UBI programs statewide. Guaranteed income/universal basic income (UBI) programs have continued to pop up...

Gov. Newsom Rebuked after Misleading Claim on EV Sales

August 7, 2024 3:17 pmAugust 7, 2024 3:17 pm

A statement by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday saying that electric vehicles (EV) have had one of the best quarters in history was widely rebuked as being misleading – EV sales have actually been going down since last year....

Bill Aimed at Modernizing Mental Health Services, Supervision Standards Signed Into Law

August 7, 2024 2:45 amAugust 7, 2024 2:46 am

A bill aimed at aimed at modernizing mental health services and supervision standards was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1024, authored by Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), would expand the law on where mental...

X/Twitter Announces all Remaining San Francisco Employees to be Moved To Palo Alto, San Jose

August 6, 2024 12:47 pmAugust 6, 2024 12:47 pm

According to an internal e-mail from X CEO Linda Yaccarino, X’s San Francisco office is to close in the coming weeks, with all offices being moved to sites either in San Jose or Palo Alto. Since 2020, Elon Musk has...

SF Mayor Breed Announces New Executive Order Program To Bus Eligible Homeless People Out Of San Francisco

August 3, 2024 2:45 amAugust 3, 2024 2:46 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed brought forth a new executive order on Thursday, directing city staff to buy bus tickets out of the city and to where they are originally from if shelter space is full, echoing a previous program...