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Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

In late July, Mayor Breed touted the opening of 430 new shelter beds for the homeless. That total comes from 250 beds at 711 Post Street and 180 private rooms at the Baldwin SAFE ... Read More
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Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

Best: Moody’s Investors Service has given SFMTA the highest credit rating in the country for a transit system . . . SB 793: name of state Senate bill authored by Scott Wiener (D... Read More
News Briefs

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Returns In-Person

By John Zipperer

“We are thrilled to return to Golden Gate Park,” reads the website and Twitter feeds of the long-running Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival. Following two years without in-per... Read More
News Briefs

Tunnel Tops Opens This Month

By John Zipperer

Be there for opening day on Sunday, July 17 for the long-awaited unveiling of the new Tunnel Tops parkland. The Presidio Trust has planned a day of family- friendly events and act... Read More
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Supreme Court Effects

By John Zipperer

The conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court issued blockbuster rulings in late June on two of the hottest of hot topics — abortion and gun control. The former has less immedia... Read More
News Briefs

Late Night Date Night?

By John Zipperer

The state Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization voted 12–3 to pass legislation that would allow seven pilot cities in the state to extend to 4 a.m. the sale of alcohol... Read More
News Briefs

Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

North Beach’s Ethiopian restaurant Massawa has closed for good, the San Francisco Business Times reports. Its 532 Green Street location is believed to be the site for the new Am... Read More
News Briefs

Special Summer Cookout Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

11 percent: Amount of increase in the cost of hosting a party of 10 this year than in 2021, according to Karol Aure-Flynn, an agriculture analyst at Wells Fargo, the source for al... Read More
News

California To Become Reproductive Safe Haven

By Tara Finley

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order making the state a “reproductive safe haven” for pregnant persons residing outside its borders. “California... Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

By Isai Rocha

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision Friday, saying the constitution “makes no reference” to abortion rights. The 6-3 majority decision ... Read More
Election, News, Reynolds Rap

DA Chesa Boudin recalled, leaving behind a disgraceful legacy

San Franciscans resoundingly reject the top cop whose negligent tenure reduced the city to tatters
By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Last night San Francisco residents overwhelmingly voted to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Running on a platform of “decarceration,” Boudin was elected by razor thin ma... Read More
Election, News

Early Votes Show Gov. Newsom To Face Brian Dahle In November Race

By Isai Rocha

As the primary election polls have closed in California, early voting results show Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Brian Dahle will face off in the November race. N... Read More
News

Trial For The Murder Of Nipsey Hussle Begins

By Tara Finley

The long-awaited trial for the murder of Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom is set to begin tomorrow, June 2, 2022 at a Los Angeles County Court. “The trial is expected to last... Read More
News Briefs

Briefly Noted

By John Zipperer

The biennial “Point in Time” count of the city’s homeless population was released in mid-May, and it showed a 15 percent drop in unsheltered homelessness and a 3.5 percent d... Read More
News Briefs

Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

Number 1: San Francisco became the first city in the nation to offer free diapers to all families on public benefits . . . 441:  Number of felony defendants as of May 6 whose cas... Read More

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