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The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco – A Better City Without Peskin

April 10, 2024 7:00 amApril 10, 2024 8:17 pm

San Francisco offers observers a continuous parade of circus side-show-worthy, screw-loose candidates for office. And every election day, at least one actually wins. Yes, it’s embarrassing – and then the city has to listen to the blabbering, grandstanding, droning-on, manufactured...

San Diego County GOP Ousts Chairwoman Paula Whitsell Over Endorsement Controversy

April 9, 2024 6:50 pmApril 9, 2024 6:50 pm

The San Diego County Republican Party announced on Tuesday that Chairwoman Paula Whitsell was ousted Monday night in favor of brewery owner and former Congressional candidate Corey Gustafson. Whitsell attempted to change the party’s endorsement of Andrew Hayes in the...

Ramirez, McKinney Endorse Nathan Hochman …And Not Their Boss DA George Gascon

April 9, 2024 1:25 pmApril 9, 2024 1:25 pm

A pair of Los Angeles deputy district attorneys who ran for the top job in the March primary are now backing their boss’s challenger in the November vote. Deputy District Attorneys John McKinney and Maria Ramirez announced this week that...

Katie Porter’s Senate bid is over — But Her Fundraising PAC is Busy

April 9, 2024 12:41 pmApril 9, 2024 12:41 pm

Last month, the Globe looked into current lame duck Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) as to what her political future will be in the near future. Over the last few days, Porter has revealed what her plans are. Things have not...

San Francisco Crime Down Coincidentally as Mayor Breed Sinking in Recent Polls

April 9, 2024 2:44 amApril 9, 2024 12:15 pm

During the weekend, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced that crime rates in the city fell, posting lower rates of crime in the first quarter of 2024 compared against the first quarter of 2023. Since the first quarter of...

City Of San Francisco Vows To Sue Port Of Oakland If Planned Airport Name Change Is Approved

April 8, 2024 5:30 pmApril 8, 2024 5:37 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced on Monday that the city of San Francisco would sue the Port of Oakland should a proposed name change of Oakland’s airport goes through on Thursday, charging that the name change would be...

CA’s Dependable Highway Express Employees Force Teamsters Out

April 8, 2024 3:13 pmApril 8, 2024 3:13 pm

In February, the Globe reported that John Cwiek, an employee of Dependable Highway Express, a Los Angeles-based transportation company, had recently filed federal charges against the Teamsters Local 63 union. Cwiek maintained that Teamsters union officials retaliated against him for...