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Greenberg: Faith, Hope and Charity; San Francisco’s New Mayor Daniel Lurie

January 12, 2025 10:53 amJanuary 12, 2025 11:31 am

Native San Franciscan Daniel Lurie became the city’s 46th mayor Wednesday, in an outdoor ceremony featuring a color guard, brass band, local and state dignitaries, speeches and well-wishes under a cloudless sun. Security was tight, as this inauguration comes one...

Walgreens Announces 12 Stores In San Francisco To Close By February

January 10, 2025 1:12 pmJanuary 10, 2025 1:12 pm

Pharmacy and retail chain Walgreens announced Thursday that they will close 12 stores within the city of San Francisco, with the closures expected to occur by the end of February. Since 2019, Walgreens and the Bay Area have been constantly...

Daniel Lurie Sworn In As Mayor Of San Francisco

January 9, 2025 6:53 amJanuary 9, 2025 6:53 am

In a ceremony outside the San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday, Daniel Lurie was sworn in as the 46th Mayor of San Francisco, succeeding now former Mayor London Breed. His swearing in comes on the heels of what was an...

SF Mayor-Elect Lurie Selects Former SFPD Commander Paul Yep New Chief Of Public Safety

January 3, 2025 1:00 pmJanuary 3, 2025 1:00 pm

San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced on Thursday the creation of a new position in the city, the Chief of Public Safety, with former San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) commander Paul Yep as the new Public Safety Chief. Throughout Lurie’s...

Sen. Scott Wiener Uses his Platform to Accuse Elon Musk of Using his Platform to Attack Wiener

December 27, 2024 3:10 amDecember 27, 2024 3:11 am

Another story from the “You Can’t Make this &$@! Up” file: Senator Scott Wiener claims “Elon Musk has a long history of using his platform to attack Scott – rallying thousands of hateful trolls online in an attempt to undermine...

Lyft Sues San Francisco Over Alleged Tax Overcharge Of $100 Million

December 26, 2024 6:14 pmDecember 26, 2024 6:14 pm

Lyft sued the City of San Francisco this week, accusing them of overcharging the company $100 million from 2019 to 2023. According to the lawsuit, Lyft claims that the city taxed the entire app ride fare as revenue, rather than...

Holiday Spirit’s Alive and Well

December 26, 2024 11:29 amDecember 26, 2024 11:32 am

Sitting in a Starbucks while writing this column, employees are full of joy, joking, smiling, laughing, while making holiday overtime pay. It’s Christmas today, and I’m at a location that’s open on this holiday. The crew behind the counter...