Richie Greenberg – California Globe

Mayor Lurie’s Hollow Victory: Optics Over Substance in San Francisco’s Homelessness Numbers

May 15, 2026 6:00 amMay 15, 2026 6:01 am

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie stood before cameras this week at the city’s first sober shelter, Hope House, and declared victory. Preliminary results from the 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, he announced, showed “incredible progress”: unsheltered homelessness had plummeted 22 percent...

Reed Hastings: Bankrolling California’s Progressives… and Now, He’s Eyeing Newsom’s White House Run

May 13, 2026 3:13 pmMay 13, 2026 3:13 pm

Reed Hastings, the billionaire co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, and his wife, philanthropist Patricia “Patty” Quillin, have emerged as two of California’s most generous – and ideologically consistent – political donors. Hastings built a fortune transforming a humble DVD-by-mail...

New Orleans Delivers Another Triumphant French Quarter Fest

May 11, 2026 7:00 amMay 11, 2026 7:01 am

The city of New Orleans once again proved why it remains one of America’s great cultural treasures, and continues as a beacon for how cities can successfully celebrate their unique heritage. The French Quarter Festival, held this year April 16–19, again...

Fashion EXCLUSIVE: San Francisco’s Fashion Quandary

May 10, 2026 6:00 amMay 10, 2026 6:01 am

San Francisco has long been a city that quietly disregards dressing to the nines. Elegant fashion- sharp tailoring, heels that click with purpose, couture that turns heads – has long been pushed aside in favor of the comfortably effortless casual,...

Deliberate Erasure of Congressional Candidate Marie Hurabiell

April 30, 2026 6:00 amApril 30, 2026 6:01 am

In the crowded June 2, 2026, top-two primary for California’s 11th Congressional District—the seat long held by Nancy Pelosi—San Francisco voters deserve a full and fair contest. Yet one of the most interesting, centrist and just plain compelling candidates, Marie...

Courts Could, and Arguably Should, Yank The Billionaire Tax Before Voters Ever Get a Chance To Weigh In

April 28, 2026 6:00 amApril 28, 2026 6:01 am

The SEIU-backed punitive tax measure is claimed to have enough signatures to place the question on November’s ballot. The Secretary of State still needs to verify the signature count, and once that happens, that’s the moment to act. The proposed...

San Francisco’s Voters are Screwed

April 20, 2026 3:35 pmApril 21, 2026 2:23 pm

California’s 11th Congressional District, encompassing San Francisco has long been a safe Democratic stronghold held by outgoing Nancy Pelosi, voters here face a terrible choice this cycle. Primaries are June 2, 2026. The three leading candidates – Saikat Chakrabarti, Connie...