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Anthropologie Becomes Latest Retail Chain Store to Leave SF’s Union Square

April 25, 2023 12:29 pmApril 25, 2023 12:42 pm

The women’s clothing store Anthropologie announced on Tuesday that it would be closing its Union Square location in San Francisco next month, becoming the latest major retailer to vacate the city this year. Since the beginning of the decade, a...

Former Controller Betty Yee Announces 2026 Run For Governor

April 25, 2023 2:30 amApril 25, 2023 6:48 am

Former Controller of California and current California Democratic Party Vice Chairwoman Betty Yee announced her candidacy for Governor in 2026 on Monday, coming only a few hours after Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis announced her own run for the office. A...

Gov. Newsom Directs CHP, National Guard To Assist San Francisco With Handling Fentanyl Crisis

April 24, 2023 5:26 pmApril 24, 2023 5:47 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom directed both the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California National Guard (CalGuard) to assist the City of San Francisco in helping them handle the fentanyl crisis. For over a decade, San Francisco has...

Here’s What You Can Do About Fentanyl, Gavin Newsom

April 23, 2023 2:45 amApril 25, 2023 11:07 am

On April 19, during his excursion into one of California’s countless drug infested neighborhoods, a man on the street asked our governor a very explicit question. Question: “Gavin, tell me what you’re going to do about the fentanyl epidemic?” Newsom’s answer: “What...

Gain of Function Has Never Worked

April 23, 2023 2:30 amApril 24, 2023 6:56 am

Prior to the pandemic, the term “gain of function research” was rarely heard outside the confines of a laboratory or a government bureaucrat’s office. COVID changed all that and the term, its GOF abbreviation, and the debate over its implications...

Dozens Of Liberal, Progressive Groups Call For Senator Feinstein To Resign

April 22, 2023 7:40 amApril 22, 2023 7:40 am

A group of more than 60 liberal and progressive groups sent a letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Friday, demanding that she resign with her absence causing delays in judicial appointments and witness subpoenaing for major cases. Since early...

Oakland Athletics Likely Moving To Las Vegas Following New Land Deal

April 21, 2023 12:20 pmApril 21, 2023 8:11 pm

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao blasted the Oakland Athletics announcement on Thursday that they had signed a binding contract for land in Las Vegas, a move which will move the last remaining pro sports team out of Oakland and will further...