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Extended Alcohol Serving Hours Bill Killed in Assembly – Again

August 25, 2022 2:07 pm

A bill that would have enacted a pilot program to allow alcohol to be served between an extra one to two hours per night was voted down in the Assembly on Thursday, killing the bill and prior similar ones for...

‘Don’t Move to Texas’ Billboards in SF, LA Draw Continued Controversy

August 25, 2022 2:25 amAugust 24, 2022 9:25 pm

Controversy over billboards placed in San Francisco and Los Angeles urging people not to move to Texas continued this week, with the billboards adding to the growing clash between California and Texas. Last week, billboards featuring the words “The Texas...

BART Police Announce That They Will No Longer Use ‘Racist’ Suspect Determination

August 20, 2022 2:30 amAugust 19, 2022 8:32 pm

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police announced on Thursday that it will no longer use the term “excited delirium” due to it being linked to past deaths of minorities during police incidents. The decision dates to earlier this year when...

Lawsuit Brews Over SF School Board Decision To Close Schools on Two Muslim Holidays

August 19, 2022 11:36 am

A decision earlier this month by the San Francisco School Board to allow two days off this year for two Islamic holy days in April and June faced multiple new legal challenges this week as many parental, religious, and legal...

Ousted Former SF School Board President Gabriela Lopez Files To Run Again

August 12, 2022 12:10 pm

Former San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez, who was among three School Board members ousted in the February recall election, announced on Friday that she will be running again for the Board. Lopez, a long-time teacher, was elected as...

SF DA Brooke Jenkins Announces She Will Run For Special DA Election in November

August 8, 2022 4:02 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins submitted paperwork at the Department of Elections to a cheering crowd on Monday, officially entering the November special election to fill out the remainder of what was originally former DA Chesa Boudin’s term. Ever...

Ousted SF DA Chesa Boudin Announces He Won’t Run for DA in 2022

August 4, 2022 12:27 pm

Recently recalled San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced via Twitter on Thursday that he will not be running for DA in 2022. Since being recalled by a large majority in June of 2022, Boudin has been hinting at another...