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Gov. Newsom Signs Sen Wiener’s SB 79 to ‘San Francisco’ all of California

October 13, 2025 2:55 amOctober 13, 2025 2:56 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom just signed Senate Bill 79 by Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco, to force single-family neighborhoods to accept high-rise apartment buildings, overriding local zoning restrictions which ban dense development to favor “transit-oriented housing development.”...

Senator Wiener’s SB 79 Would ‘San Francisco’ all of California

October 2, 2025 9:24 amOctober 3, 2025 6:52 am

Senate Bill 79 by Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco, would force single-family neighborhoods to accept high-rise apartment buildings, overriding local zoning restrictions which ban dense development to favor “transit-oriented housing development.” This favorite policy of Sen. Wiener...

Sen. Wiener’s SB 79: Forcing Single-Family Neighborhoods to Accept Low Income High-Rise Apartments Next Door

July 7, 2025 10:28 amJuly 23, 2025 4:54 pm

SB 79 by Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco would force single-family neighborhoods to accept high-rise apartment buildings. This favorite policy of Sen. Wiener goes back to 2019 when he authored the controversial housing/zoning bill SB 50, which...

Gavin Newsom’s Wonderland: Hilarious News Fact Check Website

May 15, 2025 8:24 amMay 16, 2025 8:53 am

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war with reality,” surely must be the borrowed motto of the Newsom administration in its battle with some California news organizations and X commenters. Alice in Wonderland has nothing on Gavin Newsom’s administration....

Bill to Allow Homeless College Students Sleep in Cars on Campus Faces Increased Opposition

April 14, 2025 1:26 pmApril 14, 2025 7:06 pm

A bill that would allow college students to sleep in their car on campus faced increased scrutiny in recent weeks, with many California Community College and California State University (CSU) officials continuing to come out against it. Assembly Bill 90,...

Senator Wiener Still Pushing Debunked ‘Trump’s Project 2025’

January 30, 2025 3:20 amJanuary 30, 2025 3:21 am

California State Senator Scott Wiener is batting a thousand this week in shameless, ridiculous political practices and policies. As the Globe reported Monday, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) proclaimed that “The fossil fuel industry is fueling climate change,” and then...

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s Career: A Fractured Fairytale

December 11, 2024 11:45 amDecember 11, 2024 11:51 am

From the “You can’t make this %$@! up file,” outgoing Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has posted a shameless list of his “accomplishments,” which ludicrously includes “housing and homelessness.” Before we go any further, let’s take a short trip down memory...