Mayor London Breed – California Globe

The Greenberg Brief: The San Francisco Mayoral Election That Isn’t

November 7, 2023 2:50 amNovember 7, 2023 2:51 am

The mayors of San Francisco could be household names- if they had wanted to be. Joining Chicago’s Daley, Los Angeles’ Bradley and Garcetti, New York City’s Koch, Giuliani and Bloomberg, our San Francisco’s mayors could have been elevated to nationally-recognized celebrity status. It’s...

Seven (!) Starbucks Closing in SF is Demise of Downtown Culture

October 3, 2023 6:37 pmOctober 3, 2023 6:37 pm

Starbucks is pulling out of much of San Francisco’s downtown Financial District, closing locations in the same area plagued by record-high vacant office space. [First reported by Business Times, and also here]. To some, Starbucks’ leaving is a good thing,...

San Francisco’s Richmond District Demands Change, Not a New Face of Failed Leftist Policies

September 26, 2023 1:43 pmSeptember 27, 2023 7:47 am

Did you receive a postcard in the mail from Marjan Philhour recently? I did, and I was quite surprised, since she hasn’t officially filed paperwork as a candidate for District 1 Supervisor, the norhwest corner of San Francisco, namely The...

Dear Parents Across America: Keep Your Children Away From San Francisco

July 22, 2023 2:55 amJuly 22, 2023 7:53 am

Dear Parents Across America: Keep your child away from San Francisco. Parents, does your child seek refuge from criticism over their drug use, suffer from a mental disability or do they simply want to live “off the grid,” free from...

San Francisco Collapse: More Store Closures, Lawlessness, Drugs, Homeless

May 11, 2023 7:53 amMay 12, 2023 1:07 pm

“After repeated break-in attempts over the last year, and more broken windows than we can count, we recently made the tough decision to close down the High Road Bike Shop,” reads the message of the electric bike store’s website. “We...

San Francisco Elections Commission Backtracks on Sacking Director John Arntz

December 15, 2022 11:52 amDecember 15, 2022 12:01 pm

Two weeks ago, I reported on the decision of the San Francisco Election Commission to not renew the term of John Arntz, by a 4-2 vote, who is completing his fourth 5-year stint as Director of the San Francisco Department of...

San Francisco Elections Director Could Lose His Job Because He is White

December 2, 2022 8:08 amDecember 2, 2022 8:15 am

The Merriam Webster online dictionary defines the word alliteration as: Alliteration (noun) uh-lit-uh–rey-shuhn: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs). Called also head rhyme, initial rhyme. I gained an appreciation for writing from my...