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Gov. Newsom Releases Variety Ad Attacking Georgia, Oklahoma

August 4, 2022 4:27 pmAugust 5, 2022 4:16 pm

In a full page ad in Variety on Thursday, Governor Newsom urged film and TV productions in Georgia and Oklahoma to move back to California to take advantage of new tax credits and to film in the state that doesn’t...

Ousted SF DA Chesa Boudin Announces He Won’t Run for DA in 2022

August 4, 2022 12:27 pm

Recently recalled San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced via Twitter on Thursday that he will not be running for DA in 2022. Since being recalled by a large majority in June of 2022, Boudin has been hinting at another...

SF School Board Member Ann Hsu Admonished Over Perceived Racist Remarks

August 4, 2022 2:30 amAugust 3, 2022 9:48 pm

During a chaotic San Francisco Board of Education meeting on Tuesday that had to be recessed at times due to members of the public shouting and even fighting each other at times, School Board member Ann Hsu was formally admonished...

McKinney Fire Death Toll Grows to Four, Town of Klamath River Destroyed

August 3, 2022 4:19 pm

The death toll of the McKinney Fire grew to 4 on Tuesday, with the Siskiyou County town of Klamath River also being destroyed, as the blaze continues with 0% containment. The McKinney Fire was started by still unknown means on...

SF DA Jenkins Announces Policy Moves To Hold More Drug Dealers Accountable

August 3, 2022 12:30 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Wednesday that her office would continue their crackdown of drugs in the city by moving more cases to the regular courts from community justice courts, as well as returning harsher sentencing against...

LA Bans Homeless Camps Near Schools While Sacramento Prohibited from Removing Homeless on Public Property

August 3, 2022 9:36 amAugust 3, 2022 9:40 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance prohibiting homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and day care centers. Also on Tuesday, a federal judge issued an order forbidding Sacramento police and city officials from clearing homeless...

SF Mayor London Breed Demands Sup. Walton Apologize for Racial Slur

August 3, 2022 2:30 amAugust 2, 2022 9:18 pm

The controversy surrounding a racial slur that San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton said to a Sheriff’s Department Cadet at City Hall Security in June escalated on Monday and Tuesday, with Mayor London Breed calling for an apology...