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Palestinian Youth Movement Protest Stops Traffic On Golden Gate Bridge

February 14, 2024 6:29 pmFebruary 14, 2024 6:29 pm

A Pro-Palestinian group blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Wednesday, resulting in traffic being snarled for about 30 minutes, with no arrests made. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), about 20 protesters from the...

CHP Announces Massive Seizure Of Fentanyl From Tenderloin District in SF Since May

December 22, 2023 4:05 pmDecember 22, 2023 4:05 pm

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that the CHP has seized more than 40 pounds of fentanyl in the approximately 10-block radius of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood since the CHP first began an increased...

Newsom, CHP Announce Increased Retail Theft Operations, Arrests In 2023

December 19, 2023 3:18 pmDecember 19, 2023 3:42 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be setting new records in combating organized retail theft in 2023, including making more than 1,000 arrests through their Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF). Since the...

Flash Mob Robberies Continue Despite Ramped Up CHP Policing Efforts

November 23, 2023 2:28 amNovember 23, 2023 2:29 am

A massive flash-mob style robbery occurred at a Nike store in Los Angeles earlier this week, with 17 robbers stealing around $12,000 worth of merchandise within minutes, despite the California Highway Patrol saying that they had increased their presence around...

Is The Fix In? Gov. Newsom Announces Fire Damaged I-10 Freeway Will Re-Open Next Tuesday

November 17, 2023 7:36 amNovember 17, 2023 3:20 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the I-10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles may reopen Tuesday, November 21. On Tuesday Nov. 14 of this week, the Globe reported: Is Gov. Gavin Newsom trying to contain the I-10 fire story? Are...

I-10 Reopening Timeline Announced; Speculation Grows On Who Was Responsible For Freeway Fire

November 15, 2023 11:55 amNovember 15, 2023 11:55 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the burned stretch of I-10 shut down since the weekend in Los Angeles would at least partially open by the end of the year, with speculation growing that homeless people may have been...

Gov. Newsom Claims I-10 Fire is Arson; Others Say Homeless Lived Under the Freeway

November 14, 2023 7:41 amNovember 14, 2023 7:41 am

Is Gov. Gavin Newsom trying to contain the I-10 fire story? Are the optics just a little too hot for his PR team? He looks and sounds really jumpy in his press conferences. “Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that...