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Former SF Mayor Holds Narrow Lead Over SF Mayor London Breed In Latest San Francisco Mayoral Poll

June 12, 2024 1:19 pmJune 12, 2024 1:33 pm

According to a new poll by Impact Research, former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell is currently leading the San Francisco Mayoral race with 23%, followed closely by Mayor London Breed with 21% and Levi Strauss heir and CEO of the...

California’s Latest Tax Idea: Charge Drivers by the Mile

June 12, 2024 12:30 pmJune 12, 2024 12:30 pm

California has the highest income tax rate in the country (top tier of 14.4 percent), the highest statewide sales tax rate (7.25 percent, plus local sales taxes), and the highest gas tax rate ($0.78 per gallon). Yet it ranks third...

Free Groceries: San Francisco Opens Controversial $5.5 Million ‘Food Empowerment’ Market

June 12, 2024 2:45 amJune 12, 2024 2:46 am

The city of San Francisco opened a new San Francisco’s Human Services Agency market where it gives free groceries to qualifying residents. This sparked outrage amongst many in the city over the program’s $5.5 million price tag at a time...

Frequently Asked Questions about Expulsion or Suspension of State Legislators

June 12, 2024 2:30 amJune 12, 2024 2:31 am

Which branch of government determines who can hold a legislative office? California’s Constitution, in Article IV, Section 5, provides that the Legislature is the judge of its Members and their ability to hold office. What does the state Constitution provide...

A ‘Gascon Special’

June 11, 2024 2:13 pmJune 11, 2024 2:45 pm

When does a 75 years to life prison term not really mean 75 years to life? When Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon is involved. In 2018, peripatetically homeless woman Nancy Jackson eradicated a family in Leimert Park – in...

Inoperability Clause Versus Repealer Clause

June 11, 2024 12:54 pmJune 11, 2024 2:02 pm

Recently-proposed amendments to the retail theft legislative package will include the following provision: “If the proposed initiative measure titled ‘The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act’ (Initiative 23-0017A1) is approved by the voters at the statewide general election on...

Police Arrest 25 Pro-Palestine Students at UCLA Protest

June 11, 2024 12:41 pmJune 11, 2024 12:41 pm

Twenty-five protesters were arrested at UCLA on Monday following protests and attempts to build a new encampment on campus, becoming the latest mass arrest of a pro-Hamas rally in California this year. Since late April, several pro-Palestine, pro-Hamas protests and...