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San Francisco School Board May Halt School Renaming Plan on Tuesday

April 5, 2021 2:24 pm

The San San Francisco Unified School Board will vote Tuesday on whether or not to continue on with their plans to rename 44 schools following months of public backlash and several other scandals that have plagued the school board since...

California Senators, Representatives Push For Year-Round Wildfire Fighting Services

March 30, 2021 2:45 pm

On Monday, 23 Californian Senators and members of Congress sent a letter to the Departments of Agriculture and Interior, asking that they make wildland firefighters available year round instead of seasonal to combat the growing out-of-season wildfire threats in California...

Controversial San Francisco Renaming Plan Put On Hold

February 22, 2021 2:46 pm

On Sunday, San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez announced that the controversial Board plan to rename 44 schools would be put on hold until classes fully resume. In late January, the board voted 5-1 to rename public schools in...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Hits Record Low Approval Ratings

February 15, 2021 5:38 pm

A new poll released by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that Senator Dianne Feinstein’s popularity has reached record lows in California. According to the poll, only 35% of California voters approve of Feinstein, her lowest approval rating...

The Crazy Interview with SF School Board President on How San Francisco Renamed its Schools

February 8, 2021 7:38 amFebruary 9, 2021 6:24 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District, “is planning to rename a school named after Abraham Lincoln because the former president did not demonstrate that ‘black lives mattered to him,” the Globe reported in December. “President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of...

Rep. Adam Schiff, Assemblyman Rob Bonta Become Top Frontrunners for CA Attorney General

February 3, 2021 6:35 pm

On Wednesday, reports came out that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) is heavily lobbying Governor Gavin Newsom to be appointed the state’s next Attorney General. In December, then-President-elect Joe Biden chose California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to become the next Department...

SF School Board Proposes Renaming Washington and Lincoln Schools With Jerry Garcia

January 30, 2021 10:10 amFebruary 2, 2021 1:18 pm

We learned this week that the San Francisco School Board voted 6-1 to rename 44 schools around the city over “racist” namesakes, of historical figures in U.S. history from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln to Paul Revere to U.S. Senator...