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The Greenberg Brief: Gloves Off – SF’s Democratic Party Leadership Battle

January 21, 2024 2:41 pmJanuary 21, 2024 2:42 pm

The twenty-four-seat committee which is tasked with running the city’s Democratic party is going to change, fingers crossed, for the better. If you are a registered Democrat, you can (and should) make your voice heard and vote to move your...

Gaza Ceasefire, BLM: Who’s Behind the Protests?

January 14, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 14, 2024 8:19 am

The petite yet loud-mouthed woman at San Francisco’s city hall recent hearings over the Gaza Ceasefire Resolution is Lara Kiswani. She was front and center at several public comment days in chambers, baby wriggling in her arms. Kiswani was seen...

The Greenberg Brief: Charitable Donations – Events Signal Reconsideration

January 9, 2024 2:55 amJanuary 9, 2024 11:07 am

Have you made long-term plans for charity donations? I have, and so have many of my friends and extended family as well. But in light of revelations since the commencement of the Hamas/Israel war, be careful who you give to....

The Greenberg Brief: Reverend Amos Brown, Resign

January 3, 2024 3:46 pmJanuary 3, 2024 9:30 pm

If you aren’t familiar with the African-American activist, preacher and sometimes bully, then may I introduce you to Reverend Amos Brown. His civil rights hypocrisy and angry temper come to a head over recalls, reparations and transgressing of IRS nonprofit...

Insanity Knows No Bounds: Censoring A Rap Song

December 29, 2023 2:45 amDecember 29, 2023 2:46 am

The origins of Rap, it’s rhyming, alliterating and tongue-twisting music, grew from protests of inner-city frustration over 40 years ago. From racial tensions to a failed criminal justice system, wars and corrupt politicians, it’s among the nation’s most popular genres....

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco – Reflections, Failures and Predictions

December 28, 2023 2:40 amDecember 28, 2023 2:41 am

So much has happened in the last two years, it’s hard to separate the events of 2022 from this year. We fought back against rogue officials by recalling four of them: Chesa Boudin and three SFUSD board commissioners. At the...

The Greenberg Brief: Proposition A – San Francisco’s Next Bond Fiasco

December 22, 2023 3:05 amDecember 22, 2023 3:06 am

Learning of devious plans behind so much of San Francisco’s fiscal fiascoes, it’s hard not to notice familiar names who endorse ballot measures. It’s a clear pattern. Coming to your mailbox next March, 2024, San Francisco voters will be asked...