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Bird E-Scooter Pulls Out of San Francisco Due To City Bureaucracy and Expensive Fines

February 17, 2023 12:45 pmFebruary 17, 2023 12:49 pm

Electric scooter company Bird announced this week it will be pulling out of San Francisco, becoming the latest company to leave the city over bureaucratic and profitability issues. Founded in 2017 in Miami by former Lyft and Uber executives, Bird...

San Francisco Public Health Dept. Announces End to COVID-19 Emergency Order

February 17, 2023 2:30 amFebruary 17, 2023 2:31 am

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) announced on Thursday it will be ending their COVID-19 public health emergency declaration at the end of the month, on the same day as Gov. Newsom’s end to the California state of emergency....

SF Mayor London Breed Proposes $27.6 Million In Funding For SFPD Overtime

February 16, 2023 12:31 pmFebruary 16, 2023 12:31 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Proposed earlier this week that San Francisco should authorize $27.6 million in additional overtime funding for the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to help retain officers and to make up for a severe officer shortage...

Rep. Barbara Lee Files Federal Paperwork For 2024 Senate Run

February 16, 2023 2:30 amFebruary 16, 2023 2:31 am

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) filed federal paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, inching closer to officially announcing a run. Lee, who has been in the House of Representatives since 1998 representing the Oakland area, following several years...

New Bill Introduced To Ban All Tobacco Products To Those Born After 2007

February 15, 2023 5:45 pmFebruary 15, 2023 5:45 pm

A bill to ban all tobacco sales to those born after 2007, resulting in the eventual total phase out of tobacco sales in the state in the coming decade, was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 935, authored...

Bill To Allow City Officials To Issue Marriage Licenses Introduced In Senate

February 15, 2023 12:10 pmFebruary 15, 2023 12:11 pm

A bill that would allow city officials to issue marriage licenses in addition to the county clerk was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 489, authored by Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), would officially authorize city officials to...

$25-Per-Hour Statewide Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Bill To Be Introduced Wednesday

February 14, 2023 5:34 pmFebruary 14, 2023 5:34 pm

A bill that would mandate a $25 an hour minimum wage for health care workers in California is set to be introduced into the Senate on Wednesday. The as-of-yet unnumbered bill, which will be authored by former trade union official,...