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Free Groceries: San Francisco Opens Controversial $5.5 Million ‘Food Empowerment’ Market

June 12, 2024 2:45 amJune 12, 2024 2:46 am

The city of San Francisco opened a new San Francisco’s Human Services Agency market where it gives free groceries to qualifying residents. This sparked outrage amongst many in the city over the program’s $5.5 million price tag at a time...

Police Arrest 25 Pro-Palestine Students at UCLA Protest

June 11, 2024 12:41 pmJune 11, 2024 12:41 pm

Twenty-five protesters were arrested at UCLA on Monday following protests and attempts to build a new encampment on campus, becoming the latest mass arrest of a pro-Hamas rally in California this year. Since late April, several pro-Palestine, pro-Hamas protests and...

Why Tech Giant David Sacks is Endorsing Donald Trump

June 11, 2024 2:45 amJune 11, 2024 2:46 am

Last Thursday evening tech giant David Sacks and his wife held a fundraiser in San Francisco for the 45th President Donald Trump. They raised $12 million dollars towards the election of Trump as the 47th President, as RNC member Harmeet...

Attorney General Rob Bonta Backs San Francisco’s Decision To Not File Charges In The 2023 Death Of Banko Brown

June 11, 2024 2:35 amJune 11, 2024 2:36 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that the state agreed with San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ decision not to charge a security guard for shooting and killing a criminal using violence against them during a 2023 Walgreens...

CalSTRS Announces They Will Vote Against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Compensation Package

June 10, 2024 4:33 pmJune 10, 2024 4:33 pm

California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) Chief Investment Officer Christopher Ailman announced on Monday that the group will vote against reinstating a $56 billion pay package to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, becoming the latest entity promising to not...

9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Against Uber, Postmates

June 10, 2024 12:45 pm

A revived legal challenge against California’s AB 5 employee classification law by Uber and Postmates was rejected by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in Monday, becoming the latest loss by companies in trying to reign...

Californians Are Asking, Where’s the Beef?!

June 7, 2024 3:30 pmJune 7, 2024 3:30 pm

Americans – not just the rich ones – used to be able to afford to eat steak every now and then. America is becoming a place where most people can’t afford to buy a hamburger – or a burrito –...