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Greenberg: Trump Federal Intervention is Needed in California, & San Francisco Specifically

December 30, 2024 11:53 amDecember 30, 2024 12:04 pm

Its no secret taxpayer’s hard-earned money continues to be squandered by government officials, more so in California and indeed in the city of San Francisco. Power-drunk narcissists like Governor Gavin Newsom, State Attorney General Rob Bonta, State Senator Scott Wiener...

New Bill Introduced to Give Admission Priority for Slave Descendants At UC, CSU

December 2, 2024 5:06 pmDecember 2, 2024 5:06 pm

Efforts to add more reparations laws to the books in California in 2025 began on Monday when Assemblyman Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) introduced a new bill based on a Reparations Task Force suggestion that would give admission priority to the...

Prop. 6 – Ban On ‘Forced Prison Labor’ Fails

November 11, 2024 2:05 pmNovember 11, 2024 2:05 pm

Proposition 6, a proposed Constitutional amendment that would have halted involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, was officially called on Sunday, failing to move forward. The proposition was brought together earlier this year by lawmakers and advocates pushing for...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Eminent Domain Reparations Bill

September 26, 2024 8:00 amSeptember 26, 2024 10:12 am

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have given black families a way to either get land back or compensation for land wrongfully taken because of racially motivated means. Senate Bill 1050, authored by Senator Steven Bradford...

Greenberg Brief: Mayor London Breed Fights to Remain In Office

September 21, 2024 11:42 amSeptember 21, 2024 11:42 am

Mayoral candidate front-runner Mark Farrel fired the opening salvo at incumbent London Breed, who’s already down in polls and fighting for re-election – amid a dismal track record of mounting city hall scandals, a defunding of our police department, downtown...

Gavin Newsom’s Ongoing Tyranny of California Includes Special Legislative Session

September 19, 2024 9:03 amSeptember 20, 2024 8:32 am

When you think of California in 2024, instead of misty redwoods, golden beaches and snow-covered mountains, visions of homelessness, high crime, high taxes, high gas prices, high housing costs, and illegal border crossings come to mind. Yet Governor Gavin Newsom...

Greenberg Brief: Harris and Breed, Similarities and Failures

September 16, 2024 6:00 pmSeptember 16, 2024 6:01 pm

Some interesting parallels are emerging with Kamala Harris and San Francisco’s incumbent mayor London Breed, beyond both women having dated former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. After watching several debates in which Breed had participated, and the televised Trump/Harris debate...