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Oakland’s Plans to Rename Airport ‘San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport’ Sparks Outrage

April 1, 2024 5:27 pmApril 1, 2024 5:29 pm

The Port of Oakland’s plan to change the name of Oakland International Airport to San Francisco Oakland International Airport was met with widespread derision on Monday, sparking outrage from both lawmakers and San Francisco airport officials. The plan was released...

Klamath River and Dam Removal Crises Continues with CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Failure

April 1, 2024 3:42 pmApril 1, 2024 3:50 pm

On Tuesday March 26th, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors declared a local State of Emergency in regard to the adverse impacts of the Klamath Dam removal project affecting the Klamath River. Details of that action by the County’s Board of...

SF City Destroys Van Ness Planters After Hostile Activist Pressure

April 1, 2024 12:33 pmApril 1, 2024 12:33 pm

An article in Beyond Chron by Globe friend and San Francisco source Sebastian reports that the City of San Francisco is undermining the business and property owners who have resorted to using large garden planters on the sidewalk to shew...

California’s $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Law Goes Into Effect

April 1, 2024 12:12 pmApril 1, 2024 12:18 pm

California’s AB 1228 $20 fast food minimum wage law went into effect on Monday, raising the wages of fast food workers state-wide amidst fast food restaurant owners firing workers, cutting back hours, and raising prices in order to stay in...

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Frequently Asked Questions about Special Districts in California

April 1, 2024 2:45 amApril 1, 2024 2:46 am

What are “special districts”? As part of California’s local government structure, special districts are agencies that provide specialized services across the state. They are defined as “any agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions...

The Singling Out of Berkey Water Filters

April 1, 2024 2:30 amApril 1, 2024 8:32 am

For more than two decades, Berkey Water Filters were sold across the world (California excepted – more on that below) without a hint of an issue. The brand built up a good name and hundreds of thousands were sold to...

High Stealth Rail: Where Did the Rest of It Go?

March 31, 2024 2:47 amMarch 31, 2024 8:34 am

In 2008 voters passed Proposition 1A, directing the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) to construct an electrified 494-mile-long rail system connecting the mega regions of Los Angeles and San Francisco to the growing cities of the Central Valley. This is...