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UC Hastings College of Law Confirms Name Change Due To Founders Genocidal Past

November 8, 2021 3:44 pmNovember 8, 2021 3:45 pm

The University of California, Hastings, a law college in San Francisco that has had famous alumni such as Vice President Kamala Harris, confirmed on Monday that the school will be changing its name due to the founder perpetrating acts of...

SF School District Unveils $125 Million Budget Cut Plan To Avoid State Takeover

November 4, 2021 9:27 amNovember 4, 2021 8:27 am

The San Francisco Unified School District unveiled its plan to avoid a state takeover on Tuesday, proposing massive cuts and firings to eliminate the current $125 million shortfall that the District faces next year. The projected shortfall in the SFUSD’s...

New Crimes Retail Reality in SF: Private Guards, Enhanced Security, Massive Losses

November 3, 2021 2:35 amApril 3, 2022 8:10 am

Throughout 2021 so far, the crime wave in San Francisco shows no signs in slowing down. In only the past few weeks, retail stores feeling the pinch have limited their investment and stores in the city, with Walgreens pulling out...

Safeway the Latest San Francisco Chain Store to Reduce Hours Over Crime Wave

November 1, 2021 3:56 pm

A Safeway supermarket in the Castro District of San Francisco just announced that it would be going from a 24/7 operation to closing early at 9 PM in an effort to deter shoplifters, becoming the latest chain store to make...

Proposed San Francisco Legislation That Would Make Violent Offender Data More Open to Public Passes Committee

October 29, 2021 4:03 pmOctober 30, 2021 9:08 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted 2-0 on Thursday to approve legislation that would force the District Attorney and the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to release more information on violent offender arrest...

Sen. Wiener Holds Annual Halloween Pumpkin Carving Event with Celebrity Drag Queen Judges

October 28, 2021 7:41 amApril 3, 2022 8:04 am

California Sen. Scott Wiener sent out an email Wednesday inviting me to his annual pumpkin carving event in San Francisco. And, there will be “celebrity drag queen judges and awards for winning pumpkins!” Isn’t pumpkin carving an activity that kids...

Another In-N-Out Shut Down For Refusing to Become the Vaccination Police

October 27, 2021 2:27 pm

Another Bay Area county has closed down an In-N-Out restaurant because the burger chain “refuses to become the vaccination police.” Last week the San Francisco city health department closed an In-N-Out fast food burger restaurant over the company’s refusal to...