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San Francisco Office Vacancies Hit New Record – Nearly One-Third are Empty

June 27, 2023 1:11 pmJune 27, 2023 1:11 pm

According to a new study released Tuesday, San Francisco’s office vacancy rate hit a new high of 31.8% in the second quarter of 2023, climbing up from 29.4% earlier this year as the economic situation in San Francisco continues to...

OPINION: Sen. Wiener Spews Jealous Vitriol Against Richard Grenell

June 27, 2023 10:54 amJune 27, 2023 11:07 am

The Republican party of California honored Richard Grenell yesterday on the Senate floor for his work in the Trump administration. Under the former president, Grenell worked as Ambassador to Germany, Special Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo peace negotiations, and finally...

Former LA Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Challenges Guilty Verdict

June 27, 2023 2:30 amJune 27, 2023 2:31 am

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was found guilty of seven counts earlier this year, challenged the jury’s guilty verdict on Monday, demanding that the guilty verdict be vacated for a new trial or that he be acquitted...

Reparations Task Force To Have Final Meeting On Thursday

June 26, 2023 6:45 pmJune 26, 2023 6:47 pm

The California Reparations Task Force entered their final week of meetings to make last minute tweaks to their final reparations recommendations report Monday, with the final report due to the state legislature on Friday. Since the Task Force was first...

California State Capitol dome shines against blue sky

State Employee Who Saved California Millions Loses Compensation Case Against CalHR

June 26, 2023 1:06 pmJune 26, 2023 1:06 pm

New state appellate court documents unveiled over the weekend found that a former California Department of Transportation Employee, whose suggestions have saved the state millions of dollars, lost a court case earlier this month against the California Department of Human...

Woke Squared: SF Department of Children, Youth, and their Families Equity Progress

June 26, 2023 6:30 amJune 26, 2023 6:57 am

This is part of an on-going series called ‘Hidden in Plain Site” which looks at various California government, non-profit and union websites to see what they are saying in public (you can imagine what goes on in private.) It may...

Smart Cities or Gateway to Hell?

June 26, 2023 2:30 amJune 26, 2023 9:06 am

As inflation soars across the State of California, most cannot afford the cost of a home mortgage. Californians continue to seek rental properties as the expansion of low-income housing has aggrandized across the state. Mr. Roger Valdez, Director of the...