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Lawsuit Filed to Halt ‘Cancel-Culturalists’ Name Change of UC Hastings College of the Law

October 12, 2022 9:05 amOctober 12, 2022 7:29 am

Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation authorizing the changing of the name of the University of California Hastings College of the Law because namesake Serranus Hastings supposedly orchestrated atrocities against California Indians in the 19th Century. Now, school...

San Francisco Office Occupancy Still Under 40% Despite Ending Mask Mandate

October 8, 2022 2:30 amOctober 7, 2022 8:03 pm

According to a new report by the security firm Kastle, San Francisco’s total downtown office occupancy sat at 39% in late September, one of the lowest amounts in the nation despite having seven months since the lifting of mask mandates...

No Endorsement for DA Brooke Jenkins by SF Democrat Central Committee in DA Race

October 1, 2022 2:30 amOctober 1, 2022 7:34 am

The San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee voted on Thursday to endorse civil rights lawyer and former SF Police Commission member John Hamasaki over the incumbent DA Brooke Jenkins, continuing the rift in city politics following the aftermath of the...

Homeless Advocates Sue San Francisco To End Homeless Encampment Sweeps

September 29, 2022 2:20 amSeptember 28, 2022 8:54 pm

A lawsuit by a coalition of homeless advocates was filed by the ACLU and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area against the City and County of San Francisco on Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed in...

Why Is the UC Hastings Renaming Bill an Interesting Bill Study?

September 27, 2022 7:23 amSeptember 27, 2022 10:37 am

In reviewing Assembly Bill 1936, authored by Assemblyman James Ramos (D-San Bernardino), University of California: Hastings College of the Law, now Chapter 478 of the Statutes of 2022, there are some interesting provisions to this bill. First, because of the...

UC Hastings Name Change in 2023 Following Signing of Bill By Gov. Newsom

September 27, 2022 2:30 amOctober 12, 2022 7:23 am

A bill to officially change the name of University of California, Hastings College of the Law to University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC Law SF) was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom during the weekend. Since the...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Vote to Allow the SFPD Access to Private Security Cameras

September 23, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 22, 2022 8:05 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 earlier this week okaying Mayor London Breed’s plan to allow the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to access private security cameras. Previously, the SFPD was only allowed to request access to private...