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Bill to Halt Universities From Punishing Students Who Call 911 For Overdoses Awaits Vote In Assm.

April 22, 2025 6:07 pmApril 22, 2025 6:07 pm

A new bill that would stop colleges and universities from academically punishing students who call 911 for help with overdoses continued to await being heard by a committee this week following a massive rewrite last month. Assembly Bill 602, authored...

The Greenberg Brief: Roads lead back to San Francisco

July 16, 2024 2:55 amJuly 16, 2024 2:56 am

In the shadow of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, once must not forget just how we got here. San Francisco plays, and has repeatedly played, an outsized role in the dissemination of anti-Republican, anti-Conservative values, and anti-Trump messaging, for...

Bill to End Unconditional Pet Bans In Rental Units Introduced In The Assembly

February 21, 2024 5:03 pmFebruary 21, 2024 5:03 pm

A bill to end all unconditional pet bans in rental units in California was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday. The bill would also require reasonable reasons for not allowing pets in a rental unit. Assembly Bill 2216, authored by...

The Greenberg Brief: Gloves Off – SF’s Democratic Party Leadership Battle

January 21, 2024 2:41 pmJanuary 21, 2024 2:42 pm

The twenty-four-seat committee which is tasked with running the city’s Democratic party is going to change, fingers crossed, for the better. If you are a registered Democrat, you can (and should) make your voice heard and vote to move your...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco – Reflections, Failures and Predictions

December 28, 2023 2:40 amDecember 28, 2023 2:41 am

So much has happened in the last two years, it’s hard to separate the events of 2022 from this year. We fought back against rogue officials by recalling four of them: Chesa Boudin and three SFUSD board commissioners. At the...

Music Icon David Foster’s Daughters Declare ‘Hate’ for Gov. Gavin Newsom

September 22, 2023 8:22 amSeptember 22, 2023 8:27 am

The New York Post reports that Music icon David Foster’s daughters declared their “hate” for Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, blaming the Democrat for the state’s deteriorating quality of life — and wondering whether his goal is to have California “be...

Bill To Move Convicts into Prisons Closer To Their Children Under Age 18 Signed By Gov. Newsom

July 25, 2023 11:25 amJuly 25, 2023 11:25 am

A bill to have the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) place most incarcerated parents and legal guardians of a child under the age of 18 in the correctional facility closest to the child’s home was signed into law...