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California’s Red Ink is Negatively Impacting Municipalities Large and Small

April 23, 2024 11:03 amApril 23, 2024 11:03 am

The State of California is hemorrhaging red ink with a massive budget shortfall. The non-partisan Legislative Analyst Office estimates the deficit at $73 billion; Governor Gavin Newsom claims to be optimistic and pegs the shortfall at $38 billion. A gap of $30...

The Greenberg Brief: What To Expect With Progressive Pamela Price Recall

April 16, 2024 12:11 pmApril 16, 2024 12:41 pm

Congratulations are in order. The highest of high fives should be given to the organizers, volunteers and team behind the signature gathering effort triggering a recall of so-called “Progressive” District Attorney Pamela Price. Word of this phase of success came...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco – A Better City Without Peskin

April 10, 2024 7:00 amApril 10, 2024 8:17 pm

San Francisco offers observers a continuous parade of circus side-show-worthy, screw-loose candidates for office. And every election day, at least one actually wins. Yes, it’s embarrassing – and then the city has to listen to the blabbering, grandstanding, droning-on, manufactured...

San Francisco Crime Down Coincidentally as Mayor Breed Sinking in Recent Polls

April 9, 2024 2:44 amApril 9, 2024 12:15 pm

During the weekend, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced that crime rates in the city fell, posting lower rates of crime in the first quarter of 2024 compared against the first quarter of 2023. Since the first quarter of...

The Financial State of California Cities 2024

April 6, 2024 9:05 amApril 7, 2024 11:31 am

75 of the largest American cities owned a total of $307.4 billion of assets to pay $595.3 billion in liabilities at the end of fiscal year 2022. The 75 largest cities in America were collectively $288 billion in debt, Adam...

SF Board Of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin Announces Run For Mayor

April 4, 2024 2:46 pmApril 4, 2024 2:46 pm

San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin announced on Wednesday night that he would officially be running in the 2024 San Francisco Mayoral race, facing off against longtime political rival Mayor London Breed and former fellow supervisor Mark Farrell,...

New Controller’s Report Finds San Francisco Lost 21,000 Jobs in Last Three Months

April 2, 2024 1:05 pmApril 2, 2024 1:05 pm

According to a new report from the San Francisco City Controller’s office, the city and county lost 21,000 jobs between December 2023 and February 2024, due largely to a mix of holiday layoffs and further firings within the tech industry....