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Trump Derangement Syndrome Torments the California Legislature

July 23, 2025 8:00 amJuly 25, 2025 10:45 am

The California Legislature just demonstrated how unaware of public sentiment it is once again, by passing SCR 66 by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), which “designates May 1st as Law Day, to not only commemorate the importance that law plays...

San Francisco’s Antisemitism Problem: It’s Complicated

July 14, 2025 2:30 amJuly 14, 2025 2:31 am

It is barely summer 2025 and the just-completed San Francisco’s Pride Weekend became the setting for not one but two embarrassing and concerning incidents exposing Mayor Daniel Lurie’s difficultly in leadership. As one of several Jewish elected city officials (his...

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...

Gavin Newsom’s Wonderland: Hilarious News Fact Check Website

May 15, 2025 8:24 amMay 16, 2025 8:53 am

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war with reality,” surely must be the borrowed motto of the Newsom administration in its battle with some California news organizations and X commenters. Alice in Wonderland has nothing on Gavin Newsom’s administration....

A Legacy of Failure: A Betrayal of Black African Women and a Failed Vision for California

March 6, 2025 4:12 pmMarch 6, 2025 4:16 pm

Yes, representation matters, but how much does it truly matter when it is merely symbolic? Anyone can style themselves as a caring, reformist leader, but it is their actions that distinguish an arrogant, disconnected politician from a genuine, transparent leader...

Anti-Slavery Constitutional Ballot Amendment for 2026 Bans Involuntary Servitude as Punishment

February 21, 2025 2:06 pmFebruary 21, 2025 2:06 pm

A bill to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2026 to end involuntary servitude as crime punishment was reintroduced this week, as part of the reparations package. Several other reparations bills were also this week. Assembly Constitutional Amendment...

Oakland Mayoral Candidates Answer Questions at First Public Forum

February 19, 2025 12:35 pmFebruary 19, 2025 12:36 pm

The three front runners in the 2025 Oakland Mayoral Special election met for the first Tuesday night in Oakland at a forum, answering questions ranging from homelessness to housing. Following the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in November, Mayoral candidates...