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Julie Su Stoppers Turn Up the Pressure

April 13, 2023 6:17 amApril 13, 2023 11:44 am

The effort to make sure Julie Su does not become President Biden’s newest cabinet member is ramping up, with at least two opposition groups launching advertising campaigns this week. Su, the former chief of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency...

Salesforce Leaves Entire SF Office Building As Bay Area Office Vacancy Crisis Worsens

April 12, 2023 9:19 pmApril 13, 2023 7:57 am

Salesforce, one of the largest companies in the Bay Area, continued to vacate San Francisco this week by completely moving out of the Salesforce East tower, with all of their formerly occupied floors going to lease. Founded in San Francisco...

$25 An Hour Minimum Wage Proposed by LA City Council For Tourism Workers

April 12, 2023 5:29 pmApril 13, 2023 9:39 am

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price introduced a motion on Wednesday to increase the minimum wage for tourism workers from $16 an hour to $25 an hour. The proposal is the latest in a flurry of minimum wage increases and...

Bill To Ban Five Common Food Additives Passed In Assembly Health Committee 12-1

April 12, 2023 1:15 pmApril 12, 2023 1:15 pm

A bill to ban five common food additives in California, including those commonly found in some candies, was approved by the Assembly Health Committee in a 12-1 vote on Tuesday, overcoming the first major voting hurdle. Assembly Bill 418, authored...

Gov. Newsom Brags that Rest of Country Wants His Gas Tax Scheme

April 12, 2023 8:40 amApril 13, 2023 11:44 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Gas Tax, as it is being called in many circles, creates a new panel of unelected bureaucrats with subpoena power, to investigate oil and gas companies, impose penalties, new costs and regulations, which would inevitably lead to...

Why Businesses Are Leaving San Francisco

April 12, 2023 2:30 amApril 12, 2023 7:14 am

The Monday closure of San Francisco’s flagship Whole Foods supermarket is just the latest in a long string of both chain and small businesses in the city. Crime, drug use, and economic factors unique to San Francisco, have led many business...

Winning Purple: Here’s How

April 11, 2023 6:26 amApril 11, 2023 6:38 am

Republican victories aren’t easy to come by in California. Last November, my wife, Rep. Michelle Park Steel, overcame relentless attacks from swamp-funded special interests to win reelection in a new district that President Joe Biden carried by 7 points. Democrats...