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Scott Baugh, Dave Min Narrowly Lead U.S. House 47th District Against Other Dem, GOP Candidates

February 29, 2024 7:06 pm

With the Primary election less than a week away, Congresswoman Katie Porter’s (D-CA) Orange County district continues to be one of the most contentious House races nationwide, let alone in California. Porter narrowly defeated former Assemblyman and former Orange County...

Schiff, Garvey Lead U.S. Senate Race In Latest Poll

February 29, 2024 12:45 pmFebruary 29, 2024 12:45 pm

According to the final Emerson College primary poll released on Thursday, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) continues his massive lead in the U.S. Senate Primary election, with former professional baseball star Steve Garvey (R) currently three points ahead of Congresswoman Katie...

Is California’s Klamath River Dam Removal a Ghoulish Experiment?

February 29, 2024 10:00 amMarch 2, 2024 7:40 am

This is the third article in a series about the Klamath Dam Removal project in Siskiyou County: This is the First; This is the second. In 2018, plans were released to destroy the Klamath River dam system by American Rivers,...

Macy’s Becomes Latest Retailer to Announce Departure from San Francisco’s Union Square

February 29, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 29, 2024 2:31 am

In an announcement earlier this week, Macy’s announced that they will be closing 150 stores nationwide, or roughly about 30% of their existing locations, including the iconic Union Square location in San Francisco. According to Macy’s in a statement on...

Support for Bill to Save Dozens Of Rural Hospitals

February 28, 2024 6:01 pmFebruary 28, 2024 6:01 pm

A bill that would would require Medi-Cal to pay the actual costs of providing outpatient services in designated critical access hospitals, saw increased support this week. The result would be a boost for rural hospitals which would no longer lose...

To Fight Corruption, San Francisco Must Decriminalize Construction

February 28, 2024 2:12 pmFebruary 28, 2024 2:12 pm

In March, San Franciscans will vote on Proposition D, an anticorruption ballot measure to tighten city rules regarding gifts to public employees. The proposed law follows a massive scandal in which private contractors and real-estate developers bribed government officials to obtain contracts...

SF Board Of Supervisors Vote 11-0 To Apologize to Black Residents for Decades of Discrimination

February 28, 2024 1:48 pmFebruary 28, 2024 1:48 pm

In a unanimous decision, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 on Tuesday to issue a formal apology to black residents for decades of discrimination. The idea of reparations and apologizing for past discrimination against African Americans in California...