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Soros Pulls Funding for Genevieve Jones-Wright

May 30, 2018 9:26 amMay 30, 2018 3:37 pm

Going into Memorial Day weekend, Genevieve Jones-Wright had the wind at her back for the San Diego County District Attorney’s race. As California Globe had previously reported, that wind was created by the fluttering of a million dollars dropped off...

The Bay Area’s Dysfunctional Transit System Could Be Fixed—Here’s How

May 24, 2018 3:34 pmMay 31, 2018 8:03 am

The problem isn’t that BART sucks. The problem is that citizens of the Bay Area don’t seem to mind. As everyone knows, San Francisco and its environs are the center of information technology, currently America’s undisputed fastest-growing economic sector. Transportation...

Voters’ Second or Third Choices Likely to Determine New SF Mayor

May 22, 2018 11:00 amMay 24, 2018 6:21 pm

For San Francisco voters choosing a new mayor on June 5, deciding which candidate they like second-best, or even third-best, might be the most crucial choice they make. Eight candidates are vying to fill the unexpired term of Mayor...

George Soros Spends Seven Figures on Genevieve Jones-Wright

May 21, 2018 1:15 pmMay 24, 2018 8:22 am

Recent polling shows that San Diego County District Attorney candidate Genevieve Jones-Wright doesn’t have much of a constituency in San Diego. She is behind among men, and she is behind among women. She is behind among those younger than fifty...

Delaine Eastin Picks Up Some Progressive Endorsements

May 10, 2018 8:50 pmMay 24, 2018 6:19 pm

Although trailing badly in the polls gubernatorial candidate Delaine Eastin has picked up endorsements from two key gay leaders and the left-wing San Francisco Bay Guardian. But will those nods do her any good? On Tuesday, former Supervisors Harry Britt...

Jewish Demonstrators Shut Down California St. in San Francisco to Protest Bibi

February 15, 2017 12:00 pmMay 23, 2018 3:06 pm

SAN FRANCISCO—Traffic came to a halt during the morning rush today as West-bound cars on California Street were stopped by a Jewish group protesting today’s scheduled White House visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protest was held outside...

Trump Supporters Band Together to Defend Candidate’s Star on Hollywood Boulevard

November 4, 2016 12:00 pmMay 23, 2018 3:07 pm

An experienced Hollywood publicist is among those joining the makeshift vigil of Trump supporters who are protecting Donald Trump’s star on Hollywood Boulevard from further damage in the wake of its destruction a week ago. Late Thursday night, Alfred Hopton took...