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Sign Of The Times: How A Roller Rink In San Francisco Encapsulates The City’s Current Problems

March 2, 2023 2:30 amMarch 3, 2023 11:31 am

In October, a pop-up skating rink, Sam FranDisco, opened up in the Civic Center in San Francisco. Situated across from City Hall, the opening day brought out a lot of notable people, including Mayor London Breed. Open from Wednesday to...

Roseville High School Parents Aghast at ‘Church’ Group Drag Queen Event

March 1, 2023 3:41 pmMarch 2, 2023 8:15 am

It’s not unusual for public schools to allow non-school meetings and activities on campus; Girl and Boy Scout meetings, church group meetings, musical events, sporting and athletic events — all kinds of community meetings. But when a “church” group applying...

San Francisco Reparations Committee Admits $5 Million Payment Has No Basis

March 1, 2023 1:08 pmMarch 2, 2023 8:16 am

The San Francisco reparations committee announced on Tuesday that the controversial one time payment of $5 million per black resident’ reparations figure proposed in January has not mathematical basis, and is instead based on “what could represent a significant enough...

Californians To Lose A Monthly Average $163 In Temporary SNAP/CalFresh Pandemic Benefits March 1st

March 1, 2023 2:30 amMarch 1, 2023 2:31 am

Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs passed during the pandemic are set to expire on Wednesday, with California expected to lose the extra monthly $425 million granted by the federal government. The additional funds were originally added in March...

Gov. Newsom Ends Statewide COVID-19 State Of Emergency

February 28, 2023 4:58 pmFebruary 28, 2023 4:58 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom officially ended California’s COVID-19 state of emergency on Tuesday, shutting down a nearly three-year-old order that had temporarily given the Governor broader authorities and more power during the COVID-19 pandemic. Begun in March 2020, the State of...

President Biden Nominates Former CA Secretary of Labor Julie Su As Next Labor Secretary

February 28, 2023 12:30 pmFebruary 28, 2023 1:40 pm

The White House confirmed on Tuesday that Deputy Secretary of Labor and former California Secretary of Labor Julie Su is to become the next U.S. Labor Secretary next month following the resignation of current Labor Department head Marty Walsh. Su,...

Gov. Newsom Browbeating Huntington Beach Again for Housing Requirements, While Marin Remains Exempted

February 28, 2023 8:01 amMarch 1, 2023 1:11 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Bonta are once again hectoring Huntington Beach in conservative Orange County over state affordable housing requirements. What now? The Voice of OC reported: “The City of Huntington Beach continues to attempt to evade...