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Gov. Gavin Newsom Visits Israel

October 21, 2023 1:58 pmOctober 21, 2023 8:07 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom travelled to Israel on Friday, spending part of the day in the country visiting victims of the ongoing Israel-Hamas War before moving on with his previously announced trip to China. Newsom’s trip to Israel was a last...

San Francisco Teachers Union Avoids Strike By Reaching New Deal With District

October 20, 2023 11:53 amOctober 20, 2023 11:53 am

The United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) teachers union reached a deal with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) on Friday, narrowly avoiding the first teacher’s strike to occur in the city since 1979. For the past three years,...

Governor Newsom To Travel To Israel En Route To China

October 20, 2023 2:30 amOctober 20, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he will be making a brief 1 day stop in Israel to meet with victims of the Israeli-Hamas war before moving on to his trip to China. Earlier this week, Newsom unveiled his...

Appointed U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler Announces She Will Not Run For Full Term In 2024

October 19, 2023 4:53 pmOctober 19, 2023 4:54 pm

Senator Lephonza Butler (D-CA) announced on Thursday that she will not be seeking a full term in office, and will instead only serve out the remainder of late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s term. For the past several weeks, the question of...

Two San Francisco Police Commissioners Leave Meeting Following Criticism Of Mayor’s Recent Ballot Proposal

October 19, 2023 4:10 pmOctober 19, 2023 4:10 pm

The rift between San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Police Commission grew late on Wednesday following two Breed appointees to the commission walking out of the meeting. For the past several years, there has been growing dissent...

UC Davis Professor Threatens Journalists and Their Kids with Cleaver, Ax

October 19, 2023 7:14 amOctober 19, 2023 1:20 pm

A UC Davis assistant professor tweeted a terrifying and specific threat targeting American journalists and their children. Asked by the Globe what the university intended to do about this, the university responded with a complete avoidance of the topic and...

California Trucking Assoc. Sues CARB Over Advanced Clean Fleet Regulations

October 19, 2023 2:30 amOctober 19, 2023 2:31 am

The California Trucking Association (CTA), the state’s largest trucking trade association, filed a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) earlier this week over soon to be enacted Advanced Clean Fleet regulations. The controversy over the CARB deal dates...