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Klamath Dam Removal: ‘It’s an Environmental Disaster’

February 19, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 20, 2024 6:45 pm

This is the first article in a series about the Klamath Dam Removal project in Siskiyou County. The removal of dams along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, Northern California was sold as necessary to save salmon – specifically, “to...

The Greenberg Brief: Breedonomics – Shameful Spending Justifies Ousting the Mayor

February 18, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 18, 2024 2:31 am

There’s mounting evidence that not only does San Francisco Mayor London Breed perpetuate fiscal mismanagement, but even further, she has herself instigated rampant unlawful and unconstitutional spending of taxpayers’ funds. A recent expose by Piratewires (much paralleling deep dives undertaken...

Sen. Wiener Wants to Ditch State Environmental Review for San Francisco Building Projects

February 17, 2024 8:34 amFebruary 17, 2024 8:34 am

A bill to exempt all San Francisco building projects within a certain area of the city from the California Environmental Quality Act for ten years was introduced in the Senate on Friday. CEQA is a law that requires significant environmental...

Bill to Double Fines Of Protestors Blocking Freeway Traffic Introduced In Assembly

February 17, 2024 7:45 amFebruary 17, 2024 8:17 am

A new bill that would double the penalties for protestors who block traffic on freeways in California was introduced to the Assembly on Thursday following a series of large-scale protests blocking highways in recent years. Assembly Bill 2742, authored by...

EDD Switches Over To Money Network For Benefit Payments Following $32 Billion in Fraud

February 16, 2024 1:02 pmFebruary 16, 2024 1:02 pm

The Employment Development Department officially switched over from Bank of America to Money Network for unemployment, disability, and Paid Family Leave debit card payments, following years of issues with BofA issued cards. According to the EDD, old Bank of America...

California Teachers Association’s ‘Curriculum’ of Shame

February 16, 2024 12:10 pmFebruary 16, 2024 3:06 pm

The California Teachers Association just made clear—again—it does not give a fig about your child’s education. Indoctrination? Oh yeah. Education? Nahhhh. At its recent “solidarity conference” at the swanky Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, the union’s leaders paraded a...

Former San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos Put On Leave Following alleged Anti-Semitic Tweets

February 16, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 16, 2024 2:31 am

Former San Francisco Supervisor and current executive director of the Council of Community Housing Organizations John Avalos was put on leave on Thursday following alleged anti-Semitic tweets involving Jewish lawmakers. Avalos, who was a Supervisor between 2008 and 2016 and...