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Three More Major Retail Locations Announce San Francisco Closures

March 7, 2024 5:49 pmMarch 7, 2024 5:49 pm

Several stores San Francisco announced on Wednesday that they would be closing this month, including cosmetics companies L’Occitane and Sephora at San Francisco Centre and outdoor equipment company The North Face at Union Square, becoming the latest casualties in the...

Newsom Donor Greg Flynn Agrees to Pay $20 Minimum Wage Amid ‘PaneraGate’ Scandal

March 7, 2024 1:48 pmMarch 7, 2024 1:50 pm

Panera Bread franchisee and Newsom donor Greg Flynn announced on Wednesday that he would be complying with the AB 1228 $20 per hour wage law for fast food companies when it begins next month following over a week of backlash...

Gascon, Hochman Emerge from DA Primary – Will Face Off in November

March 7, 2024 6:53 amMarch 7, 2024 6:55 am

Incumbent Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon and former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman will face off in November to decide who is the county’s district attorney come December. Gascon and Hochman finished one-two in Tuesday’s primary, earning them tickets to...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco’s Meaningless Apology

March 7, 2024 3:45 amMarch 8, 2024 6:41 am

Last Tuesday, February 27th 2024, Shamann Walton, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (our eleven-member city council) proudly proclaimed the city of San Francisco has officially apologized for systemic racism and past atrocities perpetrated against Black residents and...

Gov. Newsom’s Proposition 1 Remains At 50%-50% Split

March 7, 2024 2:30 amMarch 7, 2024 2:31 am

A number of new votes tallied on Wednesday by the California Secretary of State revealed that Proposition 1 remained largely a tie, with 1,958,171 for the proposition and 1,936,817 against it. Proposition 1, if passed, would expand the state’s mental...

San Francisco Voters Pass Two Major Public Safety Propositions

March 6, 2024 5:51 pmMarch 6, 2024 5:51 pm

Residents of San Francisco voted to pass Proposition E, which greatly expands the power of law enforcement in the city, and Proposition F, which will require welfare recipients in San Francisco County to undergo drug screening and receive treatment if...

Schiff, Garvey Win U.S. Senate Primary, To Face Each Other Directly This November

March 6, 2024 1:12 pmMarch 6, 2024 1:12 pm

Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former Major League Baseball star Steve Garvey (R) both advanced in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primary election on Tuesday, handedly defeating Congresswomen Katie Porter (D-CA) and Barbara Lee (D-CA). Going into the race, Aggregate sites like 538 and Realclearpolling...