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60% of Homeless Vagrants in San Francisco Refusing Shelter

December 14, 2023 6:59 pmDecember 14, 2023 6:59 pm

According to new data released by San Francisco Mayor London Breed and street outreach teams from the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT), 60% of all homeless people who were offered shelter...

Poll Shows Gascon Weak in Los Angeles DA’s Election Race

December 14, 2023 3:35 pmDecember 15, 2023 7:44 am

Is fifty one-and-a-half weeks all the time George Gascon has left in office? A new poll on the state of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s election race shows Gascon remains deeply unpopular and – even if were to finish in...

Greenberg Brief: Dean Preston’s Anti-Capitalist Hypocrisy Amid Failings

December 14, 2023 10:59 amDecember 14, 2023 10:59 am

Many call him a petulant schmuck. A man-child, grifter, hypocrite, a communist. I agree with those labels, and more. San Francisco district supervisor and member of the eleven-seat Board of Supervisors representing the 5th District is Dean Preston, one helluva...

Israel-Hamas War Influences Change In Senate Race Endorsements

December 14, 2023 2:55 amDecember 14, 2023 2:56 am

Burbank Mayor Konstantine Anthony became the latest lawmaker to switch their endorsement away from Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the U.S. Senate race this week because of his stance in the Israeli-Gaza War. Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war...

Eduardo Garcia Will Not Seek Final Term In Assembly

December 13, 2023 8:55 pm

Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) decided to not run for another term this week, making the 36th District the latest Assembly District to have an open race for it next year. A former member of the Coachella City Council and a...

San Francisco School District to Slash 927 ‘Vacant’ Jobs To Avoid Projected $421 Million Deficit

December 13, 2023 12:00 pmDecember 13, 2023 12:00 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) came closer to eliminating 927 vacant positions during a meeting on Tuesday night as they scramble to avoid what is projected to be a $421 million budget deficit by 2025. Since the late...

California Republicans Creating ‘Mob’ of Candidates in Race for McCarthy’s CA-20 District

December 13, 2023 11:36 amDecember 13, 2023 11:36 am

California Republicans have a serious problem. It seems they are more concerned with fighting other Republicans than actually putting up a fight against Democrats. The super-minority CAGOP already has a tiny piece of the pie in California, and it seems...