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San Francisco Office Vacancy Rates Reach Record High of 35.9%

December 19, 2023 2:30 amDecember 19, 2023 2:31 am

According to a new report by real estate CBRE, the office vacancy rate of San Francisco hit a new high of 35.9% for the fourth quarter of 2023, shooting up nearly a full percentage point from the previous high of...

Driverless Cruise Lays Off Over 900 Employees Following Months Of Turmoil, Incidents

December 15, 2023 2:30 amDecember 15, 2023 2:31 am

Cruise, the San Francisco-based driverless car and robotaxi subsidiary of General Motors, announced on Thursday that they would be laying off over 900 employees, due in large part to the company’s ongoing problems in California. In 2022 and most of...

60% of Homeless Vagrants in San Francisco Refusing Shelter

December 14, 2023 6:59 pmDecember 14, 2023 6:59 pm

According to new data released by San Francisco Mayor London Breed and street outreach teams from the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT), 60% of all homeless people who were offered shelter...

San Francisco School District to Slash 927 ‘Vacant’ Jobs To Avoid Projected $421 Million Deficit

December 13, 2023 12:00 pmDecember 13, 2023 12:00 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) came closer to eliminating 927 vacant positions during a meeting on Tuesday night as they scramble to avoid what is projected to be a $421 million budget deficit by 2025. Since the late...

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston Facing Growing Criticism Following Interview Over Crime, Issues In The Tenderloin

December 11, 2023 6:08 pmDecember 11, 2023 6:08 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston faced growing criticism on Monday following a recent Unherd interview, with many upset that he is calling for a reduced police budget during a major rise in crime, and calling the Tenderloin safe to walk...

Sacramento DA Accuses City of Allowing Homeless Vagrants to Pollute Rivers

December 8, 2023 2:55 amDecember 8, 2023 2:56 am

The stark contrast between Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is growing over how to deal with the homeless vagrant population in the region. DA Ho filed a lawsuit in September against the City of...

Cruise Robotaxi Accused Of Misleading CPUC In Investigation Of October Crash In San Francisco

December 4, 2023 5:01 pmDecember 4, 2023 5:01 pm

Cruise, the driverless car and robotaxi subsidiary of General Motors, was ordered to appear in court in February by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) over the weekend because of allegedly covering-up an accident involving one of their cars in...