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SF Mayor Daniel Lurie Climbs To A 73% Approval Rating in Six Months

July 22, 2025 7:00 amJuly 22, 2025 7:01 am

A new San Francisco Chronicle poll released on Monday found that 73% of San Franciscans approve of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s first six months in office, with only 25% disapproving of his performance. The poll result is a shocking turnaround for...

Greenberg: The Anti-Car Crusade Hurts Seniors, the Disabled, and Families

July 22, 2025 3:10 amJuly 22, 2025 3:11 am

San Francisco’s relentless push to eliminate cars and parking, championed by City Hall and emboldened by rabid YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) activists, is strangling the mobility of our most vulnerable residents: seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children....

CA Democrats Call for Removal of National Guard Troops in Los Angeles

July 21, 2025 4:33 pmJuly 21, 2025 4:33 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), and other Democrat lawmakers from across California all called for the removal of the remaining National Guard troops and Marines from Los Angeles on...

Former L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Registers For 2026 Sheriff’s Election

July 21, 2025 11:31 amJuly 21, 2025 11:31 am

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva registered his 2026 campaign to run for Sheriff over the weekend, all but confirming that he is running yet again next year. Details are currently scant on possible reelections. What is known is...

SF Supervisors Limiting Homeless RV Parking in City to Two Hours

July 18, 2025 4:38 pmJuly 18, 2025 4:38 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved of a new recreational vehicle ban earlier this week, cutting the maximum time to park from overnight to only two hours. For years, RVs parked on city streets in San Francisco has been...

California High Speed Rail Sues Federal Government Following $4 Billion Funding Cut Claiming ‘Petty, Political Retribution’

July 18, 2025 11:52 amJuly 18, 2025 11:52 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced late Thursday that the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) would be suing the Trump administration over the $4 billion in federal cuts to the High-Speed Rail program. According to the announcement by Newsom’s office, a...

DOJ Requests California County Sheriffs Provide Names of Noncitizen inmates in California Jails

July 17, 2025 5:29 pmJuly 17, 2025 5:29 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday that it issued requests to sheriffs in multiple major California counties for lists of all inmates in their jails who are non-U.S. citizens, their crimes of arrest or conviction, and their scheduled release...