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Newsom, CHP Announce Increased Retail Theft Operations, Arrests In 2023

December 19, 2023 3:18 pmDecember 19, 2023 3:42 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be setting new records in combating organized retail theft in 2023, including making more than 1,000 arrests through their Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF). Since the...

Hunter Biden Court Date Set For January 11th

December 19, 2023 11:13 amDecember 19, 2023 11:13 am

The United States District Court for the Central District of California announced on Monday that President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is due to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom for the first time, on January 11th of next year....

San Francisco Office Vacancy Rates Reach Record High of 35.9%

December 19, 2023 2:30 amDecember 19, 2023 2:31 am

According to a new report by real estate CBRE, the office vacancy rate of San Francisco hit a new high of 35.9% for the fourth quarter of 2023, shooting up nearly a full percentage point from the previous high of...

Michelle Steele vs. ?: The Fight For California’s 45th Congressional District

December 18, 2023 2:44 pmDecember 18, 2023 2:44 pm

Like many races in the upcoming 2024 March Primary election, the 45th Congressional race doesn’t have two likely candidates just yet. Much like the current Senate race, there is one candidate who is all but certain to make it, with...

California Secretary Of State Rules Vince Fong Ineligible For House Race

December 18, 2023 11:33 amDecember 18, 2023 11:34 am

The California Secretary of State’s office ruled during the weekend that Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) cannot run for Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) 20th District House seat because of him already running for his Assembly seat again. For the last few...

The Greenberg Brief: How San Francisco’s Pastor and Reparations Cheerleader Blew It

December 17, 2023 2:41 pmDecember 17, 2023 2:41 pm

This week I was invited to speak on the San Francisco Reparations plan, being asked to appear live on local CBS affiliate KPIX TV. I promptly accepted; it’s crucial we get the word out to viewers in the Bay Area...

No Technology for Kill Switch…Yet – and Don’t Call it a Kill Switch

December 17, 2023 9:19 amDecember 17, 2023 9:19 am

Buried in the massive 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act were a few lines calling for the installation in all new cars starting in 2026 of a system that would detect whether or not the driver was drunk and, if...