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Proposed Bill To Require State Pension Funds to Divest Completely From Russian Investments

March 1, 2022 11:56 am

A bipartisan-backed bill to require the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) state pension funds to divest completely from any Russian assets was announced on Monday, with the intention of being formally...

Teamsters Union Bosses Back Down to Long Beach Savage Services Workers

March 1, 2022 11:42 am

In September, Long Beach-area Savage Services employee Nelson Medina charged Teamsters Local 848 union bosses with threatening to have him fired for refusing to join the union, pay full dues, and pay other fees demanded by union officials, the Globe reported....

SF Teachers Union VP Faces Backlash Over Social Media Post Blaming Russian-Ukrainian War on US, NATO Allies

March 1, 2022 2:20 amFebruary 28, 2022 8:10 pm

Over the weekend, a shared social media post by United Educators of San Francisco Vice President Frank Lara that blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on NATO and the United States erupted in controversy, with multiple San Francisco lawmakers condemning Lara...

Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Statewide School Masking Mandate to End March 12th

February 28, 2022 4:04 pm

In a joint statement with Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the indoor mask mandate for schools in California would continue until March 12th. After the 12th, masking...

Navigating City Services for Homeless: It’s ‘Impossible’ and a ‘Nightmare’

February 28, 2022 3:49 pmApril 3, 2022 4:23 pm

Most city residents acknowledge that the more than 11,000 homeless living on Sacramento streets need some serious form of help. Most are in need of mental health services and drug addiction treatment. But there are some who live on the...

Richard Blum, Controversial Husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Dies at 86

February 28, 2022 12:14 pm

Richard Blum, CEO of private equity firm Blum Capital and husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), died on Sunday following a years-long bout with cancer at the age of 86. Born in 1935 in San Francisco, Blum graduated from UC-Berkeley...

Governor Newsom Rolls Back Majority of COVID-19 Executive Order Provisions

February 26, 2022 2:19 amFebruary 25, 2022 7:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that he would be removing most of the remaining COVID-19 Executive Order provisions, while keeping 30 executive actions in place as well as the COVID-19 state of emergency. Before Friday, a total of 15%...