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Seven (!) Starbucks Closing in SF is Demise of Downtown Culture

October 3, 2023 6:37 pmOctober 3, 2023 6:37 pm

Starbucks is pulling out of much of San Francisco’s downtown Financial District, closing locations in the same area plagued by record-high vacant office space. [First reported by Business Times, and also here]. To some, Starbucks’ leaving is a good thing,...

Latest Mask Mandates Don’t Add Up With Natural Immunity Winning, and Counties Showing Few Deaths

August 4, 2021 2:28 pm

Sacramento County, which has 2 new deaths attributed to COVID, has had a total of 1,784 COVID related deaths since the start of the “pandemic.” San Francisco County doesn’t have any recent deaths listed attributable to COVID, has 19 hospitalizations,...

It’s Unethical to Force People to Get Vaccine as Efficacy Wanes, California Doctor Says

August 2, 2021 2:11 amAugust 3, 2021 11:17 am

The Globe has interviewed many practicing physicians over the last 17 months since California Gov. Gavin Newsom first locked the state down, ostensibly because of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The common thread in the information the physicians have...

With the Honeymoon Over, Did I Make a Mistake?

July 28, 2021 5:24 pmJuly 28, 2021 3:35 pm

The new bride had found her prince charming. Sure, he was a little older, and sometimes, he stumbled a bit when he talked. But he didn’t say things at the dinner table that would embarrass your parents. He didn’t speak...

Gov. Newsom’s $100 Million COVID Lab Has Trouble Again with ‘Significant Deficiencies’

February 23, 2021 1:19 pmFebruary 25, 2021 9:17 am

In August 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that a “Twindemic” would be upon us soon with COVID and the flu season in the fall, at the same time he announced a new partnership with PerkinElmer, Inc. a diagnostic company, to...

New ‘Early Action’ Budget Trailer Bill for California Small Business Relief

February 21, 2021 12:56 pmFebruary 23, 2021 8:10 am

On February 17, Senate Bill 87 was gutted and amended to be a budget trailer bill as part of the “early action” package. Senators Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) and Dave Min (D-Irvine) were made the joint authors of the bill. SB...

CA is Dead Last in Survey of States with Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions

February 11, 2021 11:23 amFebruary 11, 2021 11:23 am

In month 11 of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Coronavirus restrictions and lockdown of the state, the real damage is beginning to show. Millions of Californians filed for unemployment benefits during Newsom’s government-ordered business shutdowns. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses...