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The Greenberg Brief: Golden Gate Bridge Protesters Arrest Warrant Issued

August 11, 2024 2:45 amAugust 11, 2024 2:46 am

In a surprise move, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins just issued an arrest warrant for twenty-six individuals involved in an April mass protest blockade on the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. The warrant demands individuals turn themselves in by this...

SF’s ‘First Journey Home’ Bussing for Homeless Statistics Unveiled

August 10, 2024 2:45 amAugust 10, 2024 2:46 am

A new report on where where recipients of San Francisco’s Journey Home bussing program, which gives one way bus tickets to homeless people in San Francisco, was released on Friday. San Francisco’s original homeless bussing program, Homeward Bound, ran between 2005...

Another San Francisco Mayoral Debate Is Cancelled Due To Accusations Of Favoritism

August 9, 2024 4:14 pmAugust 9, 2024 4:14 pm

The next San Francisco Mayoral debate, which was due to be sponsored by the Commonwealth Club World Affairs next Wednesday, was cancelled on Friday following three candidates dropping out over the hosting groups, ConnectedSF and Voice of S.F., having endorsing...

Gov. Gavin Newsom And That Weird L.A. Homeless Encampment Cleanup Photo Op

August 9, 2024 1:14 pmAugust 9, 2024 1:14 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom is really serious about homeless encampments. He wants you to know that. Scratch that. He really, really wants you to know that. Just, you know, try not to think back what he was doing with encampments his...

The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race Schiff v. Garvey: Where It Currently Stands

August 9, 2024 7:10 amAugust 9, 2024 7:10 am

Since the last update in early July, California’s U.S. Senate race between Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former pro baseball star Steve Garvey (R) has entered the dog days of summer. Both Schiff and Garvey found both honorable common ground...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Faces Growing Calls To Resign

August 8, 2024 9:40 pmAugust 8, 2024 9:40 pm

Throughout this week, many prominent lawmakers and organizations have come forward demanding that Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao resign before her recall election this November. Since being elected as Mayor in the closest Mayoral election in city history in 2022, violent crimes...

Democrat State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Switching to Republican Party

August 8, 2024 4:55 pmAugust 9, 2024 8:17 pm

UPDATE: 9:15pm PST below: Confidential sources inside the State Capitol confirm to the Globe that California State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil is leaving the Democrat Party and switching her party affiliation to Republican. Alvarado-Gil has been a very interesting lawmaker to...