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Senator Wiener Introduces Legislation to Close The ‘Auto Break-In Loophole’ Law

January 5, 2024 5:20 pm

In an unusual break from pat proposed legislation, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill on Friday that would close a loophole in the current law surrounding car break-ins, allowing for those breaking in to be easier to prosecute....

The Greenberg Brief: Reverend Amos Brown, Resign

January 3, 2024 3:46 pmJanuary 3, 2024 9:30 pm

If you aren’t familiar with the African-American activist, preacher and sometimes bully, then may I introduce you to Reverend Amos Brown. His civil rights hypocrisy and angry temper come to a head over recalls, reparations and transgressing of IRS nonprofit...

Insanity Knows No Bounds: Censoring A Rap Song

December 29, 2023 2:45 amDecember 29, 2023 2:46 am

The origins of Rap, it’s rhyming, alliterating and tongue-twisting music, grew from protests of inner-city frustration over 40 years ago. From racial tensions to a failed criminal justice system, wars and corrupt politicians, it’s among the nation’s most popular genres....

San Francisco Sued For $121 Million By GM Over Seven Years Of Back Taxes, Interest

December 28, 2023 1:15 pmDecember 28, 2023 1:15 pm

General Motors sued the City of San Francisco this week, looking to recover $108 million in back taxes accrued over the past seven years, as well as $13 million in penalties and interest charged against the company. Throughout 2023, GM...

The Greenberg Brief: San Francisco – Reflections, Failures and Predictions

December 28, 2023 2:40 amDecember 28, 2023 2:41 am

So much has happened in the last two years, it’s hard to separate the events of 2022 from this year. We fought back against rogue officials by recalling four of them: Chesa Boudin and three SFUSD board commissioners. At the...

CHP Announces Massive Seizure Of Fentanyl From Tenderloin District in SF Since May

December 22, 2023 4:05 pmDecember 22, 2023 4:05 pm

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that the CHP has seized more than 40 pounds of fentanyl in the approximately 10-block radius of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood since the CHP first began an increased...

The Greenberg Brief: Proposition A – San Francisco’s Next Bond Fiasco

December 22, 2023 3:05 amDecember 22, 2023 3:06 am

Learning of devious plans behind so much of San Francisco’s fiscal fiascoes, it’s hard not to notice familiar names who endorse ballot measures. It’s a clear pattern. Coming to your mailbox next March, 2024, San Francisco voters will be asked...