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Katie Porter’s Senate bid is over — But Her Fundraising PAC is Busy

April 9, 2024 12:41 pmApril 9, 2024 12:41 pm

Last month, the Globe looked into current lame duck Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) as to what her political future will be in the near future. Over the last few days, Porter has revealed what her plans are. Things have not...

San Francisco Crime Down Coincidentally as Mayor Breed Sinking in Recent Polls

April 9, 2024 2:44 amApril 9, 2024 12:15 pm

During the weekend, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced that crime rates in the city fell, posting lower rates of crime in the first quarter of 2024 compared against the first quarter of 2023. Since the first quarter of...

City Of San Francisco Vows To Sue Port Of Oakland If Planned Airport Name Change Is Approved

April 8, 2024 5:30 pmApril 8, 2024 5:37 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced on Monday that the city of San Francisco would sue the Port of Oakland should a proposed name change of Oakland’s airport goes through on Thursday, charging that the name change would be...

CA’s Dependable Highway Express Employees Force Teamsters Out

April 8, 2024 3:13 pmApril 8, 2024 3:13 pm

In February, the Globe reported that John Cwiek, an employee of Dependable Highway Express, a Los Angeles-based transportation company, had recently filed federal charges against the Teamsters Local 63 union. Cwiek maintained that Teamsters union officials retaliated against him for...

San Diego Unified School District Officials Accuse Boy of Racism for Wearing Eyeblack to Football Game

April 8, 2024 12:45 pmApril 8, 2024 12:45 pm

The parents of a San Diego eighth grader are suing the school officials who, in yet another instance of liberals concocting racism where none exists, deemed the boy a racist for wearing eyeblack to a football game. The boy, who...

Bill to Ban Paraquat Herbicide Moves Into Assembly Committee

April 8, 2024 12:21 pmApril 8, 2024 12:21 pm

A bill to ban the use of the herbicide Paraquat will face its first Assembly Committee challenge later this month. Assembly Bill 1963 authored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman (D-Burbank), would make unlawful the use of a pesticide, or the manufacture, sale,...

The Financial State of California Cities 2024

April 6, 2024 9:05 amApril 7, 2024 11:31 am

75 of the largest American cities owned a total of $307.4 billion of assets to pay $595.3 billion in liabilities at the end of fiscal year 2022. The 75 largest cities in America were collectively $288 billion in debt, Adam...