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Driverless Cruise Lays Off Over 900 Employees Following Months Of Turmoil, Incidents

December 15, 2023 2:30 amDecember 15, 2023 2:31 am

Cruise, the San Francisco-based driverless car and robotaxi subsidiary of General Motors, announced on Thursday that they would be laying off over 900 employees, due in large part to the company’s ongoing problems in California. In 2022 and most of...

60% of Homeless Vagrants in San Francisco Refusing Shelter

December 14, 2023 6:59 pmDecember 14, 2023 6:59 pm

According to new data released by San Francisco Mayor London Breed and street outreach teams from the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT), 60% of all homeless people who were offered shelter...

Greenberg Brief: Dean Preston’s Anti-Capitalist Hypocrisy Amid Failings

December 14, 2023 10:59 amDecember 14, 2023 10:59 am

Many call him a petulant schmuck. A man-child, grifter, hypocrite, a communist. I agree with those labels, and more. San Francisco district supervisor and member of the eleven-seat Board of Supervisors representing the 5th District is Dean Preston, one helluva...

San Francisco School District to Slash 927 ‘Vacant’ Jobs To Avoid Projected $421 Million Deficit

December 13, 2023 12:00 pmDecember 13, 2023 12:00 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) came closer to eliminating 927 vacant positions during a meeting on Tuesday night as they scramble to avoid what is projected to be a $421 million budget deficit by 2025. Since the late...

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston Facing Growing Criticism Following Interview Over Crime, Issues In The Tenderloin

December 11, 2023 6:08 pmDecember 11, 2023 6:08 pm

San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston faced growing criticism on Monday following a recent Unherd interview, with many upset that he is calling for a reduced police budget during a major rise in crime, and calling the Tenderloin safe to walk...

The Greenberg Brief: Canceling George Soros

December 5, 2023 2:45 amDecember 5, 2023 2:46 am

San Francisco’s activists have uncovered the financial alliances between city hall officials and not-so-dark money behind their support. From rogue District Attorneys to California’s horrendous Proposition 47, the Israel-Hamas war’s antisemitic protesters and beyond, much of the money can be...

San Francisco Office Vacancies Reach 35%, Breaking New Record

December 1, 2023 4:43 pmDecember 1, 2023 4:43 pm

According to a new study released on Friday, San Francisco’s office vacancy rate hit a new high of 35% in December, climbing up from 29.4% earlier this year as the economic situation in San Francisco continues to get worse. Before the...