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OPINION: The State Of Downtown Sacramento

February 21, 2023 10:47 amFebruary 21, 2023 10:58 am

The Sacramento State of Downtown and the city was held Tuesday morning at the Sacramento Convention Center. With Sacramento’s downtown still hurting from Covid business lockdowns, as well as the riots of Summer 2020, city leaders are rightfully concerned with how...

Culver City Homeless Tent Ban Already Limiting Homeless Movement Into City

February 21, 2023 2:30 amFebruary 21, 2023 2:31 am

Less than a week following Culver City’s sweeping tent and homeless encampment ban, those who work with the homeless in Southern California are now faced with a stark new reality. For years, Los Angeles and the dozens of other cities...

Arrest In Murder Of Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell

February 20, 2023 1:18 pmFebruary 20, 2023 4:25 pm

A suspect wanted in relation to the weekend murder of Los Angeles Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was arrested on Monday in Southern California. O’Connell, who was born in Ireland 1953, first came to California in the late 1970’s...

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...