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SF Mayor London Breed Selects SFPD Communications Director Matt Dorsey as Next Supervisor

May 9, 2022 12:53 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed picked SFPD Communications Director Matt Dorsey to fill in an open Board of Supervisors slot on Monday, replacing Matt Haney, who was elected to the state Assembly last month. Since graduating from Emerson College in...

San Francisco District Court Dismisses Trump Twitter Lawsuit

May 7, 2022 2:21 amMay 7, 2022 7:32 am

Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California ruled on Friday to reject former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter for suspending him last year. The case dates back to January 2021, where, following...

San Diego Comic-Con 2022: Proof of Vaccine, Mandatory Masks Required

May 6, 2022 5:32 pm

One of California’s largest and most well-known international events, the San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con), announced on Thursday that it would be bucking the trend of recent California events and return to both mask requirements and needing to be vaccinated...

Bill ToAllow Preteens to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 Without Parental Consent Passes Senate Comm.

May 6, 2022 12:15 pm

A bill to allow children 12 years and older to vaccinate against COVID without receiving consent from their parents was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee 7-0 with 4 abstentions on Thursday. Senate Bill 866, authored by Senator Scott Wiener...

Bill To Create Extreme Heat Warning and Ranking System in CA Moved to Suspense File

May 6, 2022 2:30 amMay 5, 2022 8:34 pm

A bill to create an extreme heat warning and ranking system in California was moved to the suspense file on Wednesday following consideration in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Assembly Bill 2238, jointly authored by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood) and...

Eat, Pray, Crush – Garcetti’s Indian Dreams Moving Further From Reality

May 6, 2022 2:11 amMay 9, 2022 8:01 am

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s hopes of becoming the nation’s next ambassador to India appear to be, at best, on life support. The Globe has learned that on Garcetti’s recent trip to Washington, D.C., the mayor was spotted in and...

California Abortion Clinics Begin Prepping For Influx of Patients

May 5, 2022 4:33 pm

Following the release of leaked drafts of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion earlier this week on abortion law, namely, overturning Roe v. Wade, Governor Gavin Newsom and other Californian leaders vowed to not only keep California on track to becoming...