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SF Board Of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin Announces Run For Mayor

April 4, 2024 2:46 pmApril 4, 2024 2:46 pm

San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin announced on Wednesday night that he would officially be running in the 2024 San Francisco Mayoral race, facing off against longtime political rival Mayor London Breed and former fellow supervisor Mark Farrell,...

Friends of Earth Sues DOE Over $1.1 Billion Diablo Canyon Plant Extension Funding

April 4, 2024 2:30 amApril 4, 2024 2:31 am

The environmental group Friends of Earth sued the United States Department of Energy on Wednesday over the $1.1 billion the Department gave the state to keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open until at least 2030, citing that they...

EDD Adds Three New Languages For Access And Support

April 3, 2024 6:29 pmApril 3, 2024 6:29 pm

The Employment Development Department (EDD) announced in recent days that they will be expanding the number of languages used to access EDD benefits and other services. Specifically, Armenian, Korean, and Tagalog will be added to the current roster of English,...

The Depersonalization of Reporting

April 3, 2024 2:24 pm

The news is not made in the newsroom. That is a true statement. A former editor worried when he saw too many reporters at their desks in the middle of the day and, like a mother telling her kids to drop...

Oakland Athletics, City Of Oakland Fail To Reach Stadium Lease Extension Deal

April 3, 2024 12:20 pmApril 3, 2024 2:26 pm

The Oakland Athletics and the City of Oakland failed to reach a temporary lease deal regarding the Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday, paving the way for a quicker exit of the team to a temporary home after the 2024 MLB season....

California Reaches 113% Snowpack Level On Critical April 1st Measurment

April 2, 2024 7:07 pmApril 2, 2024 7:07 pm

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that the April 1st snow survey at Phillips Station, widely regarded as the most crucial snow measuring day of the year as it records peak snowpack, was at 113% of average snowpack...

New Controller’s Report Finds San Francisco Lost 21,000 Jobs in Last Three Months

April 2, 2024 1:05 pmApril 2, 2024 1:05 pm

According to a new report from the San Francisco City Controller’s office, the city and county lost 21,000 jobs between December 2023 and February 2024, due largely to a mix of holiday layoffs and further firings within the tech industry....