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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Gains Ground In Mayoral Race

August 8, 2024 1:01 pmAugust 8, 2024 1:01 pm

According to a new San Francisco Chronicle/Sextant Strategies poll released on Thursday, Mayor London Breed has pulled ahead in first choice selection for Mayor, beating her closest competitor, former Mayor Mark Farrell, 28% to 20%. Previous polls have shown a...

If Sac State’s Audit of CapRadio Isn’t a Cover-Up, Then Name Names and File Appropriate Charges

August 8, 2024 12:30 pmAugust 8, 2024 2:55 pm

In October 2023 the Globe reported on Sacramento’s public radio station Capital Public Radio (CapRadio), a NPR affiliate, when it laid off 12% of its staff and canceled four shows because of “ongoing financial issues.” Those “ongoing financial issues” stem...

AG Bonta Declines to Prosecute Former LA Supe Sheila Kuehl, Giggans

August 8, 2024 10:17 amAugust 8, 2024 10:17 am

Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and her long-time friend Patti Giggans were given a pass on potential corruption charges by Attorney General Rob Bonta Wednesday. Based on whistleblower allegations, former Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva launched an...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco Activists Seek Banning Cars Along the Beach

August 8, 2024 2:55 amAugust 9, 2024 6:43 am

Activists in San Francisco have convinced a sufficient number of members of our Board of Supervisors to attack free movement of private vehicles along the City’s western edge, a stretch of roadway named “the Great Highway,” and place a ballot...

LA Board Of Supervisors Approves Expansion Of UBI Program

August 8, 2024 2:44 amAugust 8, 2024 2:45 am

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an expansion to it’s “Breathe” universal basic income pilot program on Tuesday, despite a growing number of failing UBI programs statewide. Guaranteed income/universal basic income (UBI) programs have continued to pop up...

Gov. Newsom Rebuked after Misleading Claim on EV Sales

August 7, 2024 3:17 pmAugust 7, 2024 3:17 pm

A statement by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday saying that electric vehicles (EV) have had one of the best quarters in history was widely rebuked as being misleading – EV sales have actually been going down since last year....

Bill Aimed at Modernizing Mental Health Services, Supervision Standards Signed Into Law

August 7, 2024 2:45 amAugust 7, 2024 2:46 am

A bill aimed at aimed at modernizing mental health services and supervision standards was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1024, authored by Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R-Yucaipa), would expand the law on where mental...