Richie Greenberg – Page 10 – California Globe

Greenberg: Three Years Since Chesa Boudin’s Ouster

June 5, 2025 2:55 amJune 5, 2025 2:56 am

In June 2022, San Francisco voters delivered a resounding rebuke to Chesa Boudin’s tenure as District Attorney, recalling him with 60% favoring removal. Boudin’s extremist anti-cop, decarceration ideology—epitomized by his day-one proclamation to not prosecute “quality of life” crimes like...

‘Cisgender’ is a Divisive Slur

May 30, 2025 9:00 amMay 31, 2025 8:38 am

The term “cisgender” has been framed as an uncontroversial label for those whose gender identity aligns with their biological sex. Yet, for many of us, it’s a loaded term—a slur even, that polarizes society, dismisses the lived realities of men...

Greenberg: No, Mayor Lurie, Twitter Didn’t Cause San Francisco’s Woes

May 22, 2025 11:20 amMay 22, 2025 11:20 am

San Francisco, once a shining beacon of innovation and culture, is grappling with a harsh reality: shuttered storefronts, rampant drug use, persistent homelessness, crime, and a fiscal mess. Previous Mayor London Breed and now Mayor Daniel Lurie have both pointed...

Greenberg: Open Letter to SF City Hall over Drug Addiction Fiasco

May 20, 2025 3:00 amMay 20, 2025 3:01 am

San Francisco’s City Hall is a cesspool of dishonesty, cowardice and complicity, orchestrating a drug crisis that’s devouring our city while you, our elected and appointed leaders, cower behind empty promises and half-baked policies. Here’s the evidence: The UCSF and...

Greenberg: Kamala’s Defeat – We Dodged A Bullet

May 17, 2025 2:55 amMay 18, 2025 8:09 am

San Francisco still stumbles under the weight of progressive policies run amok. Homeless encampments, though greatly diminished, clutter its streets, crime still erodes public safety, and surprisingly empty downtown storefronts signal economic decay. Confidence continues to wane. The 2024 presidential...

The Ludicrous Spectacle of Luigi: The Musical

May 13, 2025 6:38 amMay 13, 2025 6:38 am

The announcement of Luigi: The Musical, set to premiere June 13, 2025, at San Francisco’s Taylor Street Theater, has ignited fierce criticism for its crass, obvious exploitation of a still-fresh tragedy. This 60-minute “comedic” production, staged at a 49-seat venue,...

Greenberg: New Orleans Shines with French Quarter Festival – What Can San Francisco Learn from It?

May 10, 2025 2:55 amMay 10, 2025 2:56 am

At 10:00am Thursday April 10, 2025, a “Second Line” parade embarked from Canal Street headed north on gritty and glorious Bourbon Street within the French Quarter of New Orleans, banners, umbrellas and shiny brass instruments ablaze with melody styles we’re come...