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Richard Blum, Controversial Husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Dies at 86

February 28, 2022 12:14 pm

Richard Blum, CEO of private equity firm Blum Capital and husband of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), died on Sunday following a years-long bout with cancer at the age of 86. Born in 1935 in San Francisco, Blum graduated from UC-Berkeley...

California Girl Eileen Gu Wins Two Gold and a Silver Medal……..For China?

February 24, 2022 6:34 amFebruary 24, 2022 6:46 am

I know, I know. Sure, I promised to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China—and with good reason. To repeat, the Chi-Comms are truly awful. They are indisputably an authoritarian repressive regime rife with human rights abuses and outright...

Dueling Nationwide Narratives on the San Francisco School Board Recall

February 21, 2022 7:44 amFebruary 22, 2022 9:44 am

The overwhelming results are in from the February 15 special election that saw three San Francisco School Board members removed from office by an angry and frustrated electorate. Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez, and Faauuga Moliga, saw YES votes to recall...

Ousted SF School Board Members Blame Racism/Sexism

February 18, 2022 12:09 pm

The three San Francisco School Board members who were recalled from office on Tuesday finally spoke out on Thursday, blaming race as the reason they were voted out and concerned that their policies would be eroded away by new board...

SF School Board Recall: Communities Can Come Together and Do What’s Right

February 17, 2022 3:09 amFebruary 16, 2022 8:42 pm

With the generalized socio-political angst currently afoot, razor thin, contested elections, questions about the future of democracy, and even whether the United part remains in our nation’s name, it is heartening to see a diverse community come together as one...

San Francisco Voters Recall Three School Board Members With Over 70% of the Vote Each

February 16, 2022 11:58 amFebruary 16, 2022 12:29 pm

San Francisco voters chose to recall SF School Board Members Gabriela Lopez, Faauuga Moliga, and Alison Collins on Tuesday, shaking up the power structure of one of the largest school boards in the state following voter anger over a wide...

2022 San Francisco Special Election Results

February 15, 2022 9:14 pmFebruary 16, 2022 6:13 am

On Tuesday, San Francisco voters faced decisions on three major elections. As extensively covered by the California Globe since major controversy first began in March of 2021, three members of the San Francisco School Board face recall: Alison Collins, Gabriela...