Connie Chan – California Globe

SF Mayor Breed Pushes For Initiative to Require All Welfare Recipients Undergo Drug Screening

February 6, 2024 2:34 amFebruary 6, 2024 2:35 am

In the last month, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, as well as other city lawmakers, have pushed forward an upcoming proposition that would require all welfare recipients in San Francisco County to undergo drug screening and receive treatment if they...

Cruise Halts All Robotaxi, Driverless Car Operations Nationwide Following California Suspension Earlier This Week

October 27, 2023 1:30 pmOctober 27, 2023 1:31 pm

General Motors, the parent company of driverless car subsidiary Cruise, announced on Friday that they would be suspending operations nationwide because of safety concerns, only days after the California DMV ordered the company to stop all driverless car operations in...

Robotaxi Companies Struck By Wave Of Protests, Legal Action Across California

October 24, 2023 5:11 pmOctober 24, 2023 5:13 pm

Robotaxi company operations across California were struck by a series of setbacks on Tuesday, with protests erupting against them in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Legal action ending Cruise’s operation in San Francisco, and a Los Angeles City Councilwoman putting...

Aaron Peskin Chosen As Next SF Board Of Supervisors President

January 10, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 10, 2023 7:31 am

Longtime San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin was chosen as the next Board of Supervisors President on Monday, reaching the position for a second time after serving as President over a decade ago. Peskin, a UC Santa Cruz graduate, began his...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approve Police Robots For Deadly Force Situations

November 30, 2022 12:13 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a new policy on Tuesday in an 8-3 vote that will allow the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to use remotely-operated robots with explosives in extreme situations where lives are at risk. The...

Calls for New SF School Board Member Ann Hsu to Resign Following Provocative Statement

July 25, 2022 12:19 pmJuly 25, 2022 4:18 pm

During the weekend, San Francisco Board of Education member Ann Hsu faced mounting pressure to resign and not run in November after backlash continues from questionnaire comments she made about why black and brown students don’t perform as well as...