Scott Wiener Archives - Page 7 of 15

Former SF Board of Education VP Alison Collins Sues School District, 5 Board Members for $87 Million

April 1, 2021 2:52 pm

Former San Francisco School Board Vice President Alison Collins filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and five board members who voted to oust her as Vice President last week over racist tweets that...

New Bill Would Stop State Prison Employees From Transferring Immigrant Criminals to ICE Custody

February 24, 2021 6:09 pmFebruary 26, 2021 7:40 am

Wednesday, a bill that would stop state or local law enforcement from arresting or assisting in arresting in transferring prisoners for immigration enforcement reasons was given tentative Assembly committee dates. Assembly Bill 937, authored by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles)...

Final Net Neutrality Lawsuit Against California Halted By District Court Judge

February 23, 2021 8:35 pmFebruary 24, 2021 11:17 am

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge John Mendez denied a request from telecommunication companies to block California’s net neutrality law, allowing the state to enforce it after a three year wait. The three year battle over California’s law began in...

Psychedelic Drugs Such As LSD, Mescaline May Be Legalized In New Bill

February 18, 2021 7:00 pm

A new bill introduced Wednesday in the State Senate would legalize several psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms. Senate Bill 519, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would make psilocybin (magic mushrooms), dimethyltryptamine (psychedelic drug DMT),...

New Bill Would Ban Fracking In California By 2027

February 17, 2021 3:15 pmFebruary 17, 2021 7:34 pm

A new bill that would halt all hydraulic fracturing resource extraction, also known as fracking, by 2027, was introduced in the Senate Wednesday. Under Senate Bill 467, authored by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Monique Limon (D-Santa Barbara), new...

Sacramento Mayor and Council Votes to Eliminate Single Family Zoning in Residential Neighborhoods

January 21, 2021 8:42 amJanuary 25, 2021 9:30 am

The Sacramento City Council voted this week to eliminate standard single-family zoning in Sacramento’s residential neighborhoods, adopting a radical zoning measure that the California Legislature couldn’t even pass – twice. “City officials said the proposal would help the city alleviate...

EDD Suspends 1.4 Million Unemployment Claims Due To $2 billion Fraud Concerns

January 8, 2021 2:17 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:13 am

Multiple reports from the Employment Development Department (EDD) Wednesday found that over 1.4 million unemployment claims in California have been frozen since the New Year due to concerns over fraud. The EDD has been battling fraudulent cases all year, with...