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The Devastating Cost Of Gascón’s Failed Tenure

December 3, 2024 4:02 pmDecember 3, 2024 4:02 pm

In a stunning display of disconnect, on November 27, George Gascón issued a media release touting his so-called “transformative achievements” over the last four years. Yet glaringly absent from this self-praise was the deeply troubling case of Kenji Howard—a man...

San Francisco Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie Will Only Take A $1 Salary

December 3, 2024 12:13 pmDecember 3, 2024 12:13 pm

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced on Monday that his salary as Mayor will be $1 instead of Mayor London Breed’s current salary of $383,760. His salary announcement comes at the heels of what was an underdog comeback in the...

Greenberg: Good Riddance to Controversy and Betrayal

December 3, 2024 11:30 amDecember 3, 2024 11:30 am

With the defeat of both Aaron Peskin, mayoral candidate and current Board of Supervisors president, along with Dean Preston, District 5 Supervisor and self-labeled Democratic Socialist, San Francisco has rid itself of two powerful, influential and highly-controversial progressive Jewish elected...

CARE Courts Expand To All 58 Counties Despite Program’s Mixed Results

December 3, 2024 6:03 amDecember 3, 2024 6:03 am

The Governor’s Office announced on Monday that the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court program has expanded to all 58 Counties in California, even though the program has had, so far, mixed results. According to the state, the Community...

New Bill Introduced to Give Admission Priority for Slave Descendants At UC, CSU

December 2, 2024 5:06 pmDecember 2, 2024 5:06 pm

Efforts to add more reparations laws to the books in California in 2025 began on Monday when Assemblyman Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) introduced a new bill based on a Reparations Task Force suggestion that would give admission priority to the...

LA Taxpayers’ Open Letter to District Attorney Nathan Hochman

December 2, 2024 4:17 pmDecember 2, 2024 4:17 pm

District Attorney Nathan Hochman: Congratulations on your decisive victory and your swearing-in as Los Angeles County’s District Attorney. Today marks a turning point for a county that has long struggled under the weight of crime, mistrust, and an erosion of...

‘Californians Need Protection from Gavin Newsom — not Donald Trump’

December 2, 2024 12:53 pmDecember 2, 2024 1:00 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “Special Session” kicked off on Monday in order to “Trump-Proof” California and “Protect Californian values” before the second inauguration of President Donald Trump, with GOP lawmakers in the state vowing to add in their own legislation...