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Greenberg Brief: Harris and Breed, Similarities and Failures

September 16, 2024 6:00 pmSeptember 16, 2024 6:01 pm

Some interesting parallels are emerging with Kamala Harris and San Francisco’s incumbent mayor London Breed, beyond both women having dated former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown. After watching several debates in which Breed had participated, and the televised Trump/Harris debate...

Newsom Vetos Out-Of-Home Care Worker Background Check Bill

September 16, 2024 4:57 pmSeptember 16, 2024 4:57 pm

A bill that aimed to shift the cost of background checks for out-of-home care workers from In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) to the California Department of Justice was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend, citing cost concerns. Assembly Bill...

‘Emerge’ With Kamala

September 16, 2024 2:00 pmSeptember 16, 2024 2:01 pm

Unless you are an active politically progressive woman, you most likely have not heard of Emerge America or its local (actually, it’s founding group) Emerge California. But you should know about them, in part because they – along with Willie...

The Lingering Question Of Steve Garvey and a Potential Trump Endorsement

September 16, 2024 12:30 pmSeptember 16, 2024 12:30 pm

Former President Donald Trump urged California Senate candidate and former baseball star Steve Garvey (R) to ask for his endorsement over the weekend, saying that Garvey would not win without it. For most of the race, Garvey has tried to...

I Grew Up With Soviet Communism; Now as a Trustee I See It Embedded in California’s Ethnic Studies

September 14, 2024 3:30 amSeptember 14, 2024 3:31 am

As a school board member in the Ramona Unified School District in San Diego County, when I read the Santa Ana Liberated Ethnic Studies curriculum for the first time, it brought back childhood memories from growing up in the Soviet...

Trump Says He Will Withhold Disaster Money From California Unless State Renegs On Water Usage Rules

September 14, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 14, 2024 2:46 am

Speaking from the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes on Friday, former President Donald Trump said that, if elected, he would withhold federal disaster money from California until Governor Gavin Newsom allows more water to go to farmlands...

Newsom Vetoes Hospital Seismic Safety Deadline Bill

September 13, 2024 4:35 pmSeptember 13, 2024 4:35 pm

A bill that would have extended a seismic safety deadline for hospital buildings and identify milestones to ensure that hospitals are on track to meet the new standards was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday following split votes on...