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Bird E-Scooter Pulls Out of San Francisco Due To City Bureaucracy and Expensive Fines

February 17, 2023 12:45 pmFebruary 17, 2023 12:49 pm

Electric scooter company Bird announced this week it will be pulling out of San Francisco, becoming the latest company to leave the city over bureaucratic and profitability issues. Founded in 2017 in Miami by former Lyft and Uber executives, Bird...

San Francisco Public Health Dept. Announces End to COVID-19 Emergency Order

February 17, 2023 2:30 amFebruary 17, 2023 2:31 am

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) announced on Thursday it will be ending their COVID-19 public health emergency declaration at the end of the month, on the same day as Gov. Newsom’s end to the California state of emergency....

Data Indicate That Zero Bail Results in More Crime

February 16, 2023 4:10 pmFebruary 16, 2023 4:27 pm

Data released last September by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services provided researchers at the Manhattan Institute with the necessary information to compare the rearrest rate for offenders prior to the state’s 2020 bail reform law with...

SF Mayor London Breed Proposes $27.6 Million In Funding For SFPD Overtime

February 16, 2023 12:31 pmFebruary 16, 2023 12:31 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Proposed earlier this week that San Francisco should authorize $27.6 million in additional overtime funding for the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to help retain officers and to make up for a severe officer shortage...

SB 478 – The Consumers Legal Remedies Act

February 16, 2023 7:11 amFebruary 16, 2023 7:15 am

On February 14, 2023, Senate Bill 478 (Dodd and Skinner) was introduced to address certain unfair business practices. SB 478 would amend Civil Code Section 1770, which deals with advertisements and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA). Section 1 of...

Rep. Barbara Lee Files Federal Paperwork For 2024 Senate Run

February 16, 2023 2:30 amFebruary 16, 2023 2:31 am

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) filed federal paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, inching closer to officially announcing a run. Lee, who has been in the House of Representatives since 1998 representing the Oakland area, following several years...

New Bill Introduced To Ban All Tobacco Products To Those Born After 2007

February 15, 2023 5:45 pmFebruary 15, 2023 5:45 pm

A bill to ban all tobacco sales to those born after 2007, resulting in the eventual total phase out of tobacco sales in the state in the coming decade, was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 935, authored...