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SF Mayor London Breed Taps Assemblyman David Chiu as Next City Attorney

September 30, 2021 12:22 pm

At a press conference in San Francisco’s Mission District on Wednesday, Mayor London Breed announced the selection of Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) as the next City Attorney. Chiu will be replacing outgoing City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who is set...

Gov. Newsom Misled Public about Wildfire Prevention Efforts

September 30, 2021 2:35 amApril 3, 2022 7:32 am

The June 2021 report which exposed that Gov. Gavin Newsom misled the public about his wildfire prevention efforts by 690%, should have obligated applicable state agencies to act immediately. There are still many unanswered questions. The Globe has been following...

Marybel Batjer, President of California Pubic Utilities Commission, CPUC.

CPUC President Marybel Batjer Resigns Only Two Years Into Appointment

September 29, 2021 3:52 pmApril 3, 2022 7:33 am

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Marybel Batjer announced on Tuesday that she would be resigning her post more than 5 years before her term was set to expire. Batjer had been the President of CPUC since August 2019, following...

Governor Newsom Signs Bill Requiring All Voters to Receive A By-Mail Ballot For All Statewide Elections

September 28, 2021 1:35 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law on Monday that requires all statewide elections in California to have by-mail ballots go out to all registered voters. Assembly Bill 37, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), now makes AB...

Junipero Serra Statue On State Capitol Grounds To Be Replaced By Native American Memorial

September 27, 2021 3:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill over the weekend that replaces the now toppled state of Father Junipero Serra on the grounds of the State Capitol Building with a monument for Native Americans who lived in the Sacramento area before...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs $15 Billion In Climate Change Legislation

September 24, 2021 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2021 6:12 am

At a press conference at the site of the KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed and approved funding a $15 billion climate bill, the largest in California history. Included as part of the...

San Francisco Landlords File Lawsuit Against City Over Ordinance Allowing Unpaid Rent Forgiveness

September 23, 2021 4:00 pmSeptember 23, 2021 4:01 pm

Two San Francisco landlord groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the city, challenging a city relief aimed at dismissing certain rent debt. According to the lawsuit filed in the San Francisco Superior Court, the San Francisco Apartment Association and...