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$44 Billion Twitter Sale to Elon Musk Ignites Fears Company May Be Moved Out of San Francisco

April 25, 2022 4:39 pmMay 3, 2022 3:57 am

The purchase of Twitter for $44 billion by Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk on Monday fueled worry by Twitter employees and others that that the company could be moved out of state, or at least out of San Francisco,...

SF Supervisor Matt Haney Wins 17th Assembly Dist. Special Election Run-Off

April 20, 2022 12:37 pmApril 20, 2022 12:44 pm

San Francisco City Supervisor Matt Haney defeated San Francisco District Attorney Chief of Staff and former Supervisor David Campos with over 63% of the vote on Tuesday in the special Assembly District 17 run-off election. The seat had been open...

Can Gavin Newsom Save California from ‘1984’?

April 12, 2022 2:11 pmApril 12, 2022 10:14 am

In his podcast the other day Joe Rogan was interviewing the writer David Mamet, who had just flown into Austin to appear on Rogan’s show. “I’m happy to be in back in the United States,” joked the Pulitzer Prize-winning author...

How the Sacramento K Street Shooting Is Already Affecting the San Francisco DA Recall Election

April 5, 2022 3:48 pm

Following the mass shooting in Sacramento early Sunday morning, many Californians remain shaken by the incident. While the manhunt and recovery continue in Sacramento, some lawmakers and special interest groups have used the incident to push for more gun laws...

SF Supervisors Halt Amazon’s New Warehouse Plan With Parcel Delivery Moratorium

March 25, 2022 4:08 pmMarch 25, 2022 4:08 pm

Amazon announced earlier this week that they will stop the development of a new warehouse in San Francisco following the Board of Supervisors passing a year and a half long moratorium on new parcel delivery stations. The citywide legislation, authored...

New Poll Finds 68% of San Francisco Voters Support Recall of DA Chesa Boudin

March 16, 2022 12:14 pm

A new poll released on Wednesday found that 68% of San Francisco voters support the recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Since being sworn in in January 2020, Boudin has faced massive criticism over many of his newly...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Selects, Swears In Three New School Board Members

March 12, 2022 2:25 amMarch 13, 2022 8:21 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced and swore-in the three new members of the San Francisco School Board, filling in the vacancies caused by the successful recall three weeks ago. The recall, caused by a growing, deficit, a large number...