Richie Greenberg – Page 7 – California Globe

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...

Greenberg: The Case for Canceling the SFPD’s No-Mugshot Policy Now

May 8, 2025 6:00 amMay 9, 2025 6:29 am

In July 2020, the San Francisco Police Department under long-serving Chief William Scott, implemented a controversial “no booking photos” policy restricting the release of most mug shots, citing concerns about “racial bias and stereotypes”, particularly against Black and brown individuals....

Greenberg: Reopening Alcatraz is a Bold Vision for Justice, Despite Challenges

May 5, 2025 9:32 amMay 5, 2025 9:32 am

The proposal by President Donald Trump to reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison has understandably ignited fierce debate. Naysayers and local politicians are quick to dismiss it as impractical while supporters are hailing it as a daring move to reflect...

Greenberg: Palestinianism is Nazism – Dehumanization, Violence and Today’s Importance of Jewish Heritage Month

May 2, 2025 10:00 amMay 2, 2025 10:37 am

The phrase and contention that “Palestinianism is Nazism” is an assertion used to draw parallels between Palestinian people’s nationalism and the genocidal ideology of Adolph Hitler’s Third Reich. While such comparison may risk oversimplification, compelling arguments exist to support the...