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Sign Of The Times: How A Roller Rink In San Francisco Encapsulates The City’s Current Problems

March 2, 2023 2:30 amMarch 3, 2023 11:31 am

In October, a pop-up skating rink, Sam FranDisco, opened up in the Civic Center in San Francisco. Situated across from City Hall, the opening day brought out a lot of notable people, including Mayor London Breed. Open from Wednesday to...

New Bill To Repeal Prop. 47, Lower Felony Theft Threshold of $950 to $400

January 31, 2023 4:49 pmJanuary 31, 2023 4:49 pm

A bill to repeal Proposition 47, a law passed nearly a decade ago that greatly raised the monetary threshold for felony theft, was introduced in the Assembly on Monday. In 2014, Californian voters passed Prop. 47 59.6% to 40.4%, increasing...

Gov. Newsom Calls 2nd Amendment a ‘Suicide Pact’ Following Mass Shooting

January 25, 2023 6:20 pmJanuary 25, 2023 8:08 pm

In a thoroughly strange interview with Norah O’Donnell of CBS Evening News, California Governor Gavin Newsom said Monday that the Second Amendment is a “suicide pact.” Almost immediately following the tragic Monterey Park mass shooting Sunday, Gov. Newsom and California Democrats...

What the Media Chooses To Ignore On The Nation’s Fentanyl Crisis

January 9, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 9, 2023 8:11 am

The United States is mired in an escalating war–and we are losing as the casualties continue to mount. According to the Centers For Disease Control (CDC), overdose deaths involving opioids increased from an estimated 70,029 in 2020 to 80,816 in...

Bill To Require Opioid Medicine Availability In Numerous Businesses Introduced in Assembly

December 20, 2022 2:22 amDecember 19, 2022 7:22 pm

A bill to require Narcan, the opioid reversal medicine, to be available in bars, gas stations, public libraries, and single-room occupancy hotels, was introduced on Monday in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 24, authored by Assemblyman Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) would...

Yuba County Fentanyl Plight: Small County, Big Crisis

October 20, 2022 2:45 amOctober 20, 2022 8:26 am

County officials across California are dealing with the Fentanyl overdose crisis, with the drug pouring into the United States at the Southern Border. The Globe just reported on the Fentanyl crisis in San Francisco, with the County Office of the...

Alarming Rise in Fentanyl Overdoses in San Francisco, Medical Examiner Reports

October 18, 2022 11:58 amOctober 18, 2022 8:44 pm

New data released by the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was released on Monday, showing fentanyl overdoses to be on a severe rise, with three out of every four drug-related deaths in September having fentanyl involved. According...