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San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Declares Victory In DA Race Before Race Is Officially Called

November 10, 2022 2:30 amNovember 9, 2022 8:29 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins declared victory Wednesday following a tight DA special election where she squared off against the candidate backed by the Democratic Party upset, following changes she has made since being appointed by Mayor London Breed...

Twitter, Lyft, Other Tech Companies Layoff Thousands In Less Than 48 Hours

November 4, 2022 6:13 pm

Due to massive revenue drops, anticipation of a recession next year, a rise in costs, a high number of $100,000+ salaries, among other factors, Silicon Valley companies including Twitter, Lyft, and Stripe have cut thousands of jobs in only the...

UC Hastings Files Motion of Dismissal for Suit Trying to Block College Name Change

November 4, 2022 2:30 amNovember 4, 2022 7:08 am

A lawsuit seeking to overturn the renaming of the University of California Hastings College of the Law to the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, was challenged in court this week by University officials, saying that overturning...

Paul Pelosi Attacker Charged With Assault, Kidnapping

October 31, 2022 6:13 pm

David DePape, the Canadian man who broke into the residence of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Paul Pelosi and proceeded to attack Paul with a hammer, was charged with two federal felony charges on Monday, which, if...

Changes Begin At Twitter After First Full Day Under Musk

October 29, 2022 2:30 amOctober 30, 2022 2:57 pm

Many changes coming to Twitter were teased by the company on Friday, a day after billionaire Elon Musk took over the company. Many who had previously been banned or temporarily banned by the social media site praised the changes while...

Paul Pelosi Attacked During Home Break-In In San Francisco

October 28, 2022 12:02 pm

Paul Pelosi, a businessman and husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), was assaulted by a man armed with a hammer during a home break-in in San Francisco early Friday morning. Police arrested the suspect and Pelosi was rushed to...

$44 Billion Sale Of Twitter To Tesla, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Finalized

October 28, 2022 2:30 amOctober 27, 2022 7:59 pm

On Thursday, Tesla CEO and multi-billionaire Elon Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of the San Francisco-based social media site Twitter, ousting the CEO and other top executives shortly after the deal was done. Musk, a longtime proponent of Twitter,...