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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...

California Minimum Wage Madness

January 3, 2025 10:54 amJanuary 3, 2025 10:54 am

“Countries with minimum wage laws almost invariably have higher rates of unemployment than countries without minimum wage laws,” Economist Thomas Sowell explained in 2013. “As for being ‘compassionate’ toward ‘the poor,’ this assumes that there is some enduring class of...

Jenner, Hilton, Dahle And More: What The 2026 GOP Gubernatorial Race Will Look Like This Year

January 3, 2025 7:04 amJanuary 3, 2025 7:04 am

For well over a year, prominent Democrats have continued to throw their hat in the ring for the 2026 Gubernatorial election, or heavily teased that they’ll enter it. Democratic gubernatorial candidates have been slowly trickling into the race since April...

One Year to Showcase America’s Greatness

January 3, 2025 4:00 amJanuary 3, 2025 4:01 am

As we approach the new year and look ahead to 2026, the semi quincentennial of our nation’s founding, the opportunity to commemorate 250 years of independence stands before us. President Donald Trump, during his campaign, articulated an ambitious vision for...

California Water Officials Report a Good Start in First Snowpack Survey of the Year

January 2, 2025 4:54 pmJanuary 2, 2025 5:55 pm

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released their first snowpack survey of the year on Thursday, finding that the statewide snowpack is currently just above average at 108% in the state. However, California’s reservoirs are at 121% of average....

Governor Gavin Newsom To Deliver State Of The State Speech Before Trump’s Inauguration

January 2, 2025 1:38 pmJanuary 2, 2025 1:45 pm

Each year, the California Governor gives an annual state of the state speech. For the first 90 years or so of California’s history, it was just a simple letter from the Governor to the state Legislature. But in the 1940’s,...

Rep. Barbara Lee Remains Non-Committal on Oakland Mayor’s Race

January 2, 2025 6:44 amJanuary 2, 2025 6:45 am

Over the New Year’s holiday, outgoing Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) issued a statement on the Oakland Mayor’s race, remaining non-committal. Following the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in November, Mayoral candidates for an April special election proceeded to come...