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Senator Wiener’s SB 10 ‘Light Touch’ Housing Density Bill Passes Assembly 41-9

August 24, 2021 2:44 amAugust 23, 2021 9:44 pm

A bill that would increase higher-density housing near transit areas regardless of previous zoning or CEQA requirements passed the Assembly 41-9 on Monday. Senate Bill 10, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) would, minus any local zoning restrictions, authorize...

San Francisco School Board Members Facing Recall Election Make Last Ditch Effort To Stop Voters Signing the Petition

August 23, 2021 3:40 pm

The effort to recall San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez, and members Alison Collins and Faauuga Moliga, has grown in the last few weeks as the number of voters in favor of their recall continues to reach unprecedented levels...

State Investigation Launched Against Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Elder Over Financial Disclosures

August 23, 2021 10:57 amAugust 23, 2021 10:57 am

The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) announced during the weekend, they are launching an investigation into a financial income disclosure made by talk show host and gubernatorial recall candidate Larry Elder. California Democratic Party (CADEM) Chairman Rusty Hicks initially filed...

Vice President Kamala Harris To Campaign For Gov. Newsom in Bay Area Next Week

August 21, 2021 2:31 amAugust 23, 2021 3:44 pm

On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s campaign announced that Vice President Kamala Harris will come to California next week to rally Democratic voters in the Bay Area. Vice President Harris, who was the District Attorney of San Francisco at the...

California Adding 5 Temporary Natural Gas Power Plants to Help Alleviate Energy Shortage

August 20, 2021 3:09 pmAugust 21, 2021 11:18 pm

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) announced on Thursday that the state will be temporarily expanding natural gas power by adding new power plants due to energy supply concerns. According to the CDWR, five new gas powered generators will...

Sacramento’s Homeless Street Vagrants Live Under Separate Set of Laws

August 20, 2021 1:14 pmAugust 20, 2021 1:14 pm

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg recently announced that he wants to open homeless shelters, tiny homes and tent encampments in 20 residential neighborhoods and locations around the city. Because eradicating the drug-addicted homeless from areas where families live, children play, youth...

Culver City School District First In Nation To Require Vaccines For All 12+ Students

August 20, 2021 11:53 am

The Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) announced earlier this week that COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all students 12 and up by November 19th of this year, becoming the first school district in the nation to require such...