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From ‘Armpit of the Desert’ to Potville USA

June 4, 2018 9:12 amJune 4, 2018 12:08 pm

Little Adelanto had problems. The biggest problem was location, location, location. Adelanto is as middle of nowhere, a few miles northwest of Victorville, in the ass end of San Bernardino county. “People stay because it’s cheap to live here,” pawn...

Angela Alioto channels her inner Donald Trump

May 31, 2018 2:00 pmJune 4, 2018 12:06 pm

Two of the top contenders in the San Francisco mayoral race are breaking ranks with liberals on homelessness issues. The stances of Board of Supervisors president London Breed and former president Angela Alioto are putting them at odds with the...

Soros Pulls Funding for Genevieve Jones-Wright

May 30, 2018 9:26 amMay 30, 2018 3:37 pm

Going into Memorial Day weekend, Genevieve Jones-Wright had the wind at her back for the San Diego County District Attorney’s race. As California Globe had previously reported, that wind was created by the fluttering of a million dollars dropped off...

The Bay Area’s Dysfunctional Transit System Could Be Fixed—Here’s How

May 24, 2018 3:34 pmMay 31, 2018 8:03 am

The problem isn’t that BART sucks. The problem is that citizens of the Bay Area don’t seem to mind. As everyone knows, San Francisco and its environs are the center of information technology, currently America’s undisputed fastest-growing economic sector. Transportation...

Voters’ Second or Third Choices Likely to Determine New SF Mayor

May 22, 2018 11:00 amMay 24, 2018 6:21 pm

For San Francisco voters choosing a new mayor on June 5, deciding which candidate they like second-best, or even third-best, might be the most crucial choice they make. Eight candidates are vying to fill the unexpired term of Mayor...

George Soros Spends Seven Figures on Genevieve Jones-Wright

May 21, 2018 1:15 pmMay 24, 2018 8:22 am

Recent polling shows that San Diego County District Attorney candidate Genevieve Jones-Wright doesn’t have much of a constituency in San Diego. She is behind among men, and she is behind among women. She is behind among those younger than fifty...

Delaine Eastin Picks Up Some Progressive Endorsements

May 10, 2018 8:50 pmMay 24, 2018 6:19 pm

Although trailing badly in the polls gubernatorial candidate Delaine Eastin has picked up endorsements from two key gay leaders and the left-wing San Francisco Bay Guardian. But will those nods do her any good? On Tuesday, former Supervisors Harry Britt...