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Nordstrom, Saks Off Fifth Announce They Are Leaving San Francisco

May 2, 2023 5:59 pmMay 3, 2023 11:29 am

High-end department stores Nordstrom and Saks Off Fifth became the latest retail stores to vacate San Francisco on Tuesday, with the 3 large locations representing over 500,000 square feet of retail space expected to be completely vacated by the early...

Governor Newsom Announces New Multi-Agency Operation Tackling Fentanyl Crisis In SF

April 28, 2023 12:34 pmApril 28, 2023 12:35 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced details of the new multi-agency operation to curtail fentanyl and improve public safety in San Francisco on Friday, coming nearly a week after first announcing that he would be directing the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and...

Newest Mass Layoffs Strike San Francisco: Over 2,000 Jobs Lost At Gap, Dropbox

April 27, 2023 12:30 pmApril 27, 2023 3:23 pm

Two major San Francisco-based companies announced mass layoffs on Thursday, with Gap announcing that 1,800 corporate positions will be cut and Dropbox announcing that 16% of all employees, or around 500 people, will be let go. Beginning in October of...

SF Board Of Supervisors Votes To End 30 State Travel Ban

April 26, 2023 12:37 pmApril 26, 2023 12:37 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 on Tuesday to end a travel ban on 30 states that have passed restrictive laws on abortion, voting, and LGBT issues, citing that the law had proved to be ineffective in trying...

Anthropologie Becomes Latest Retail Chain Store to Leave SF’s Union Square

April 25, 2023 12:29 pmApril 25, 2023 12:42 pm

The women’s clothing store Anthropologie announced on Tuesday that it would be closing its Union Square location in San Francisco next month, becoming the latest major retailer to vacate the city this year. Since the beginning of the decade, a...

Mob Rule Continues as San Francisco State University Railroads Professor

April 25, 2023 9:58 amApril 25, 2023 11:05 am

Earlier this month swimmer Riley Gaines, who opposes letting men who masquerade as women compete in women’s sports, was attacked by a trans activist mob when she tried to speak at the school. Now comes word that San Francisco State...

Gov. Newsom Directs CHP, National Guard To Assist San Francisco With Handling Fentanyl Crisis

April 24, 2023 5:26 pmApril 24, 2023 5:47 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom directed both the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California National Guard (CalGuard) to assist the City of San Francisco in helping them handle the fentanyl crisis. For over a decade, San Francisco has...