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Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Passes Senate In Narrow 21-16 Vote

May 25, 2023 11:55 amMay 25, 2023 11:55 am

A bill to decriminalize plant-based psychedelic drugs passed the Senate in a close 21-16 vote on Wednesday, moving the controversial bill to the Assembly. First introduced in December of last year, Senate Bill 58 by Senator Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco) proposed to...

‘Zero Bail’ Goes Into Effect In LA County and City

May 25, 2023 5:30 amMay 25, 2023 6:41 am

The city and county of Los Angeles resumed ‘zero bail’, or the action of not having those with low level, non-violent crimes pay cash bail in order to be released before an arraignment, on Wednesday, following a preliminary injunction ruling...

Elon Musk Hints At Possible Twitter Move Out Of San Francisco

May 24, 2023 6:31 pmMay 24, 2023 6:31 pm

Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave a non-committal answer towards Twitters future in San Francisco on Tuesday, creating growing concern that the social media company could be moving out of San Francisco soon. Since the beginning of the...

Leaving London: San Francisco’s Voters Abandoning Mayor London Breed

May 24, 2023 3:40 pmMay 24, 2023 3:51 pm

A just released poll of San Francisco voters reveals Mayor London Breed has failed to learn from lessons of last year’s several elected officials’ recalls due to crime, diminished quality of life, lack of accountability and failing education for our...

L.A. Dodgers Pride Night Imbroglio: When Inclusivity Yields Divisiveness

May 24, 2023 1:05 pmMay 24, 2023 1:06 pm

It seems that as we approach the one quarter mark of the 21st century, our society has determined that every “community” (and don’t we have quite a few of those?) based on race, national origin, age, gender (or genders), sexual...

Sacramento’s Elected Politicians Enrich Themselves With Pay Increases and Shiny Stadiums

May 24, 2023 8:45 amMay 25, 2023 6:41 am

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors just approved their own massive 37% salary raise. They also approved increasing their car allowances from $500 to $550 per month. The 37% raise will increase their salaries to $173,398 from $127,159. Supervisor Sue...

Oprah For Senate?: Newson Adds Media Mogul To List Of Potential Senate Candidates

May 24, 2023 2:30 amMay 24, 2023 6:14 am

Reports of Media Mogul and former talk show host Oprah Winfrey joining the list of potential Senate candidates should Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) resign surfaced on Tuesday, with many sources confirming that Governor Gavin Newsom had floated her name as...