The Globe learned late Saturday that Democrats in the California Legislature are going to pull the urgency clauses and poison pills out of all the “Safer CA” bills – the package of retail theft bills they’ve been pushing through, rather...
California Governor Gavin Newsom finally gave his State of the State speech Tuesday completely choreographed and with soothing music in the background. Only it wasn’t addressed to the people of California; Newsom’s speech was very clearly a campaign job application...
In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local government ordinances with civil and criminal penalties for camping on public land does not violate the eighth amendment protections from cruel and unusual punishments, clearing the way for cities to more...
Wealthy people tend to be immune to crime – that is, the day-to-day violent kind of crime. While claims involving novel interpretations of the IRS code, a dodgy lawyer, a business manager that may be more interested in taking care...
A week ago, the first debate of the San Francisco Mayoral election was still on. Set to be hosted by Together SF Action, Mayor London Breed, former Mayor Mark Farrell, Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, Levi Strauss heir and...
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously 13-0 to begin evaluating the creation of a Department of Homelessness on Tuesday, to better centralize overseeing homeless initiatives in the city. In recent years, the homeless situation in LA and LA County...
Pregnancy resource centers in California are under attack. From graphic messages spray painted on center walls, to rocks thrown through windows, to men threatening staff with machetes, these centers have sadly experienced it all. Yet California politicians seem more intent on harassing these centers and...