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BART Survey Finds Only 17% Of Users Feel Safe While Riding

May 11, 2023 12:23 pmMay 11, 2023 12:24 pm

According to a new Bay Area Council/EMC Research poll released this week, only 17% of people in the Bay Area who ride Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) feel safe, with 45% of residents saying that they don’t take BART because...

Doubt the Drought? Rules For Thee but Not for Me

May 11, 2023 11:48 amJuly 26, 2023 7:06 am

In recent years, Californians have been instructed by Governor Newsom to conserve as much water as possible due to drought conditions. The question at hand is if this same advisory applies to individuals across the board. According to a 2021...

San Francisco Collapse: More Store Closures, Lawlessness, Drugs, Homeless

May 11, 2023 7:53 amMay 12, 2023 1:07 pm

“After repeated break-in attempts over the last year, and more broken windows than we can count, we recently made the tough decision to close down the High Road Bike Shop,” reads the message of the electric bike store’s website. “We...

San Francisco Supervisors Introduce & Pass Resolution Over Banko Brown Shooting Incident

May 11, 2023 2:29 amMay 11, 2023 2:30 am

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors introduced legislation this week that would limit how security guards could use firearms and urging DA Brooke Jenkins to release all police reports, witness accounts, and video footage associated with the case to further...

Senator Feinstein Returns To Washington After Months Of Resignation Speculation

May 10, 2023 1:26 pmMay 10, 2023 1:26 pm

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) returned to Washington D.C. Wednesday after a three month absence with the shingles, ending speculation that she may resign and upend both major upcoming Senate votes and the 2024 Senate election in California. While Feinstein has...

Could The WGA be Responsible for the Writer’s Strike?

May 10, 2023 8:43 amMay 10, 2023 9:47 am

At the beginning of this month, the Writer’s Guild of America officially began their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. This is the first time since 2007 that these two progressive wings of Hollywood could not...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Will Not Support Cash Reparation Payments but ‘Supports Recommendations’

May 9, 2023 7:58 pmMay 9, 2023 7:58 pm

In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom said he would not be endorsing cash payments as reparations, stunning many supporters and stopping the movement for cash payment reparations in California dead in its tracks. Since the...