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The 2024 California U.S. Senate Race Schiff v. Garvey: Where It Currently Stands

August 9, 2024 7:10 amAugust 9, 2024 7:10 am

Since the last update in early July, California’s U.S. Senate race between Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former pro baseball star Steve Garvey (R) has entered the dog days of summer. Both Schiff and Garvey found both honorable common ground...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Faces Growing Calls To Resign

August 8, 2024 9:40 pmAugust 8, 2024 9:40 pm

Throughout this week, many prominent lawmakers and organizations have come forward demanding that Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao resign before her recall election this November. Since being elected as Mayor in the closest Mayoral election in city history in 2022, violent crimes...

Democrat State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Switching to Republican Party

August 8, 2024 4:55 pmAugust 9, 2024 8:17 pm

UPDATE: 9:15pm PST below: Confidential sources inside the State Capitol confirm to the Globe that California State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil is leaving the Democrat Party and switching her party affiliation to Republican. Alvarado-Gil has been a very interesting lawmaker to...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Gains Ground In Mayoral Race

August 8, 2024 1:01 pmAugust 8, 2024 1:01 pm

According to a new San Francisco Chronicle/Sextant Strategies poll released on Thursday, Mayor London Breed has pulled ahead in first choice selection for Mayor, beating her closest competitor, former Mayor Mark Farrell, 28% to 20%. Previous polls have shown a...

If Sac State’s Audit of CapRadio Isn’t a Cover-Up, Then Name Names and File Appropriate Charges

August 8, 2024 12:30 pmAugust 8, 2024 2:55 pm

In October 2023 the Globe reported on Sacramento’s public radio station Capital Public Radio (CapRadio), a NPR affiliate, when it laid off 12% of its staff and canceled four shows because of “ongoing financial issues.” Those “ongoing financial issues” stem...

AG Bonta Declines to Prosecute Former LA Supe Sheila Kuehl, Giggans

August 8, 2024 10:17 amAugust 8, 2024 10:17 am

Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and her long-time friend Patti Giggans were given a pass on potential corruption charges by Attorney General Rob Bonta Wednesday. Based on whistleblower allegations, former Los Angeles County sheriff Alex Villanueva launched an...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco Activists Seek Banning Cars Along the Beach

August 8, 2024 2:55 amAugust 9, 2024 6:43 am

Activists in San Francisco have convinced a sufficient number of members of our Board of Supervisors to attack free movement of private vehicles along the City’s western edge, a stretch of roadway named “the Great Highway,” and place a ballot...