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Rejected Senate Bill On Planned Blackout Protections Finds New Life After Northern California Power Shutdown

October 18, 2019 6:22 pm

Once fizzled out Senate Bill 378 has found new life this month after public outcry following the planned PG&E power outages last week. Authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), SB 378 includes a provision where businesses, customers, and local...

San Francisco Receives Notice From The EPA Over Pollution

October 4, 2019 6:41 amOctober 5, 2019 7:19 am

San Francisco was given a notice from the EPA Wednesday, finding them in violation of the Clean Water Act. President Trump had previously warned that the EPA could be sending San Francisco a punishment for allegedly allowing homeless trash and...

San Francisco’s Proposition C Loses Juul As Its Largest Supporter

October 1, 2019 1:28 pm

Juul Labs, the largest e-cigarette and vaping company in the country that controls over 70% of the U.S. market, has ended its $19 million dollar campaign in support of Proposition C, the ballot initiative to overturn San Francisco’s vaping ban....

President Trump Announces That The Homeless Problem In San Francisco Could Be Given Notice By The EPA

September 19, 2019 5:48 pmSeptember 23, 2019 10:39 am

President Donald Trump has announced that he will have the EPA give the city of San Francisco “notice” over the pollution caused by the homeless in the city. Trump’s announcement came during his two day visit of California. In a...

The Back Story of California’s Homeless Surge

September 17, 2019 8:40 amSeptember 17, 2019 8:51 am

As the Sacramento Bee reports, the number of homeless people in Sacramento County has increased to 5,570, a jump of 52 percent from 2017. In February, Gov. Gavin Newsom named Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg to lead the Commission on Homelessness...

Bill That Would Extend Bar Hours To Face Final Approval For The Third Year In A Row

September 10, 2019 5:15 pm

Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and his pilot-program bill to extend drinking hours at bars in select California cities is set to be voted on again in Sacramento prior to the end of this legislative session. Senate Bill 58 would...

Homeless Population Grows While CA Governor Pushes Single Payer Health Care

July 9, 2019 5:42 amJuly 9, 2019 4:23 pm

California’s largest cities are reporting growing numbers of homeless, drug addicted and mentally-ill transients living on the streets, while Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing his plan for single-payer “health care for all.” And, with approval from the governor, the California...