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SF Supervisor Joel Engardio Recall Growing Following Controversial Support Of Sunset Dunes

May 23, 2025 2:45 amMay 23, 2025 2:46 am

The movement to recall San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio continued to move forward on Thursday following the announcement by supporters that it has turned in just under 11,000 signatures to the Board of Elections, with 9,911 being needed to bring...

U.S. Senate Votes To Repeal CA’s Ban on Gas Vehicles and 2035 EV Mandate

May 22, 2025 1:30 pmMay 22, 2025 3:44 pm

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s waiver for California’s 2035 new gas powered car sales ban mandate, with President Donald Trump all but certain to sign it. As expected, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) was...

Greenberg: No, Mayor Lurie, Twitter Didn’t Cause San Francisco’s Woes

May 22, 2025 11:20 amMay 22, 2025 11:20 am

San Francisco, once a shining beacon of innovation and culture, is grappling with a harsh reality: shuttered storefronts, rampant drug use, persistent homelessness, crime, and a fiscal mess. Previous Mayor London Breed and now Mayor Daniel Lurie have both pointed...

Top 250 Best Places to Live in the U.S. – California Not Even in Top 100

May 22, 2025 8:25 amMay 22, 2025 8:31 am

In the newly released 250 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2025-2026, Frisco and Carmel are in the top 100 – but not San Francisco, California or Carmel, California – Frisco, Texas and Carmel, Indiana are more desirable...

State Farm Requests Another Rate Increase Of 11%

May 22, 2025 2:45 amMay 22, 2025 2:46 am

State Farm Insurance announced this week that they will be pursuing an additional 11% insurance rate increase, only a week following an emergency 17% rate increase for the company being approved by the California Department of Insurance (CDI). According to...

CA Democratic Lawmakers Make Last Ditch Attempt To Stop EPA Waiver Vote That Could End 2035 EV Mandate

May 21, 2025 4:35 pmMay 21, 2025 4:44 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and other prominent Democratic lawmakers made a last chance effort to try to sway the U.S. Senate vote on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver for California’s...

New Full-Page Ad Slams Los Angeles $30 Wage, Saying The City Is ‘Ruining a Golden Opportunity’

May 21, 2025 2:46 pmMay 22, 2025 8:26 am

And the gold medal goes to … anyone but the Los Angeles City Council. In a 12-3 vote last week, the Los Angeles City Council approved a minimum wage hike for airport and hotel workers, with the goal of reaching...