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California’s $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Law Goes Into Effect

April 1, 2024 12:12 pmApril 1, 2024 12:18 pm

California’s AB 1228 $20 fast food minimum wage law went into effect on Monday, raising the wages of fast food workers state-wide amidst fast food restaurant owners firing workers, cutting back hours, and raising prices in order to stay in...

San Francisco Needs a Political Revolution

March 31, 2024 10:26 amMarch 31, 2024 10:26 am

It’s election season once again, and San Francisco’s politicians are once again clamoring for your attention. The dust of March 5th’s Super Tuesday has pretty much settled and indications are it was actually a mixed bag for San Francisco. Local...

The Empty Storefronts of Downtown San Francisco

March 30, 2024 2:30 amMarch 30, 2024 7:56 am

Whenever an article on companies leaving San Francisco or more reports on office vacancies in the city come out, there will always be a few e-mails saying that it isn’t actually that bad. That empty storefronts aren’t abundant. A lot...

Governor Newsom Announces 480 Vehicle Recognition Cameras in Oakland, East Bay

March 29, 2024 11:05 amMarch 29, 2024 11:06 am

In a statement on Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will install a network of approximately 480 cameras that identify license plates and other car features in the City of Oakland and on state freeways...

Governor, Assemblywoman, Secretary: What’s Next For Katie Porter?

March 29, 2024 10:02 amMarch 29, 2024 10:02 am

In the aftermath of the 2024 U.S. Senate Primary where Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) turned what was supposed to be a 1-2 tandem Primary finish with Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) into a nightmare scenario where she only received a distant...

The Empty Storefronts Of Downtown Oakland

March 28, 2024 3:51 pmMarch 29, 2024 6:13 am

Visiting Downtown Oakland can be a sobering experience. At some points it is full of life, with shopkeepers stepping out for a moment to enjoy the day or customers coming in for the lunch rush. But walk a block away,...

Bar Drug Testing Strip Requirements Go Into Effect July 1st

March 28, 2024 12:54 pmMarch 28, 2024 12:54 pm

According to a new announcement from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), a new law requiring many bars to have drug testing kits available for date-rape drugs such as roofies is to go into effect on July 1st,...