David Chiu – California Globe

San Francisco Homelessness Charity Boss Charged with Embezzling $1.2 Million in Taxpayer Funds for Tesla, Jewelry, and Family Luxuries

February 25, 2026 11:39 amFebruary 25, 2026 11:42 am

Another day, another indictment exposing the rot at the heart of California’s homelessness nonprofit grift. Gwendolyn Westbrook, the 71-year-old former CEO of the United Council of Human Services (UCHS), was charged Tuesday with nine felonies — including grand theft, misappropriation...

President Trump Recommends Surge of Federal Agents Into San Francisco To Combat Crime

October 15, 2025 4:57 pmOctober 15, 2025 4:58 pm

“We have great support in San Francisco,” President Donald Trump announced during a press conference on crime in cities across the United States. “I am going to be strongly recommending, at the request of government officials, that you start looking...

Greenberg: San Francisco’s Contribution to Reckless Rhetoric

September 14, 2025 10:36 amSeptember 14, 2025 10:37 am

San Francisco’s reckless-mouthed political leaders Nancy Pelosi, Gavin Newsom, Scott Wiener, David Chiu (and a gaggle of others) have long positioned themselves as the moral bulkhead, a wall against “right-wing extremism.” Yet, beneath this facade of virtue lies a troubling...

Desperate San Francisco Residents in ‘Drug-Ridden Hellhole’ Sue Democrat Leaders

September 9, 2025 7:00 amOctober 15, 2025 3:46 pm

Tenderloin residents sue SF in effort to stop distribution of harm reduction kits, a headline at ABC7 says about San Francisco Democrats assisting homeless drug addict vagrants living on the city streets with free drug paraphernalia. The Tenderloin district is...

U.S. District Court Halts Oakland Airport From Using ‘San Francisco Bay’ In Name

November 12, 2024 6:35 pmNovember 12, 2024 6:36 pm

A new ruling by the United States District Court, Northern District of California on Tuesday temporarily ordered the San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport from using “San Francisco Bay” in their name, in promotions, in advertisements, and in products. The...

S.F. City Attorney Files Preliminary Injunction Against Oakland Airport Name Change

September 18, 2024 12:19 pmSeptember 18, 2024 12:19 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced on Tuesday that he has filed a preliminary injunction against the City of Oakland and Port of Oakland over the renaming of Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport,...

San Francisco and The Grants Pass Ruling: Where The City And Mayoral Candidates Stand

July 1, 2024 1:43 pmJuly 2, 2024 10:29 am

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. According to the ruling, local laws limiting encampments on public land does not amount to cruel and unusual punishment, allowing for local civil and criminal...