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Four San Diegans Want to Replace Nathan Fletcher…

August 11, 2023 9:52 amAugust 11, 2023 10:07 am

There will be four people on the San Diego County Supervisorial District 4 Special Election ballot on August 15. They are running to replace the utterly disgraced Nathan Fletcher, who resigned the seat earlier this year after he was sued...

Hollywood Writers, Motion Pictures Guild Resume Bargaining

August 11, 2023 2:36 amAugust 11, 2023 2:37 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced on Thursday that bargaining over a new contract would begin on Friday, which will be the 101 day mark of the months long...

Bill To Allow Pets To Be Buried Alongside Owners Gets Renewed Focus

August 10, 2023 4:35 pmAugust 10, 2023 4:35 pm

A bill to allow cemeteries to designate certain areas where pets can be buried alongside their owners gained a renewed focus in the past week, bringing in a fresh round of concern over the bill right before the session resumes...

Maui Wildfires: SF Mayor London Breed Evacuated From Maui To Oahu

August 10, 2023 11:26 amAugust 10, 2023 11:26 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed was evacuated from Maui to the island of Oahu in Hawaii on Wednesday, narrowly avoiding the growing wildfires on the island that have so far claimed the lives of 36 people. Dry weather and an...

The City’s Progressive Drug-use Advocates Have Struck Out

August 10, 2023 10:25 amAugust 10, 2023 10:24 pm

Not only is San Francisco mayor London Breed hell-bent on pushing through opening an unlawful “Safe Injection Site,” she is joined by the majority of the Board of Supervisors (City Council). Call it what you may, a government-sanctioned and subcontracted...

Sacramento isn’t Charging or Prosecuting City Ordinance Violations by Homeless

August 10, 2023 9:35 amAugust 11, 2023 11:32 am

“Is there a concerted effort by the Mayor and by City Hall to stop law enforcement from enforcing the law?” Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho asks. Absolutely, says DA Ho – the City of Sacramento is not enforcing its...

New IGS Poll: Frequent California Voters are More White, Black, Asian Over Latino

August 10, 2023 2:30 amAugust 10, 2023 2:31 am

A new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) released this week found that frequent voters in California tend to be more white, older, and wealthier than the state average, despite the state voter registration percentage steadily going up in...