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Back In Court: The Continued Fall Of Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao

February 8, 2025 6:00 amFebruary 8, 2025 4:44 pm

The past few years have not been kind to disgraced former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. After narrowly defeating fellow Councilmember Loren Taylor in 2022, Thao went on to have a hard time addressing crime and public safety concerns, as well as...

State Agency Buy Recycled Products Campaign

February 8, 2025 2:30 amFebruary 8, 2025 2:31 am

Under the California Public Contract Code, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 4, there is the state agency buy recycled campaign. Article 1 contains general provisions for the campaign. Section 12153 contains nine legislative findings and declarations, including that it is...

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Legislation Authorizing $50M Legal Slush Fund to ‘Trump-Proof’ the State

February 7, 2025 5:56 pmFebruary 7, 2025 5:56 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday authorizing a $50 million legal slush fund to “Trump-proof” the state against the President. However, Gov. Newsom says the funding is not to be used for “immigration related legal services,” but the bill...

SF Based Dreamforce Announces 1,000 AI-Related Job Cuts

February 7, 2025 4:49 pmFebruary 7, 2025 4:49 pm

Salesforce, one of the largest companies in the Bay Area, continued to vacate San Francisco this week by completely moving out of the Salesforce East tower, with all of their formerly occupied floors going to lease. Founded in San Francisco...

FCC Announces Investigation Into San Francisco KCBS Broadcast Giving Location Of ICE Agents

February 7, 2025 2:30 pmFebruary 7, 2025 2:30 pm

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr announced Thursday that they are currently investigating KCBS 740 AM, the radio station in San Francisco which revealed live on air the locations in and around San Jose where undercover ICE vehicles and agents...

Is Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty Violating Federal Immigration Law

February 7, 2025 11:29 amFebruary 7, 2025 11:34 am

Earlier this week the Globe reported on a proposed bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow the victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens to sue the sanctuary cities that facilitated that crime. In “Make California Safe Again: Bill...

Newsom’s New Executive Order to Harden Homes Against Wildfires ‘Too Little, Too Late?’

February 7, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 7, 2025 2:46 am

Fresh off his Wednesday visit in Washington with President Donald Trump and several members of Congress, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday aimed at hardening homes located in areas with high wildfire risk by implementing extreme...