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Dutch Goose forced to close by health inspector, back open on Friday
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Dutch Goose in Menlo Park was forced to close on Wednesday, July 17, by San Mateo County Environmental Health Services due to the presence of “vermin, rodents, insects, birds or animals,” according to the department’s website. An inspector with the...
Twitter’s Departure Can Boost San Francisco
Elon Musk’s announcement that “X” (formerly Twitter) will leave San Francisco for Texas brought mixed responses. Many are glad to be rid of Musk while others see it as a major loss for the city. Elon Musk tweeted complaints about Mid-Market but never used his vast wealth...
Lululemon ‘booster' sentenced for SF Centre Mall snatch-and-grabs: DA
(KRON) — A San Francisco judge sentenced Bernard Appel, 32, to two years in prison on Friday. The District Attorney’s office said Appel was sentenced for committing a series of snatch-and-grabs from two Lululemon stores in the city. Prosecutors allege that from July 10, 2023, through November 19, 2023, Appel “consistently used either a large […]
Bay Area native Kamala Harris garners local support in historic presidential race
Support is growing for Vice President Kamala Harris as she becomes the favorite to win the Democratic nomination.Experts say the party will unite behind the vice president."Support my friend Kamala Harris for District Attorney!" -- This was years ago when the current vice president was starting her political career.She was the first woman to ever serve as district attorney in San Francisco."Well, I have always been a woman. I don't know what to tell you," Harris said.LIVE UPDATES: Joe Biden drops out of 2024 Presidential ElectionNow, the Bay Area native has a chance to become the first women, first Black...
The salary you need to be considered middle class in the 25 largest U.S. cities—it can be over $250,000 in San Francisco
A middle class lifestyle can look different depending on where you are. It may mean owning a house and a car in one city and simply being able to rent a place on your own in another. In the San Francisco area, an annual income of $250,000 would classify your...
SF pledged $120M to help Black residents. The money’s gone in some strange directions
No city in the country has made a bigger monetary investment in its Black community than San Francisco since the racial reckoning of 2020, which saw millions of people across the country take to the streets to protest the police killing of George Floyd. In February 2021, Mayor London Breed...
Harris and Newsom thrust Bay Area politics into national spotlight
OAKLAND, Calif. - President Joe Biden has ended his reelection bid, positioning Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom as two perceived front-runners for the Democratic Party nomination. The vice president and governor, who have established political careers, are well-acquainted from their time working closely together when Harris...
Pacifica celebrates Sanchez Library Outpost
I love libraries. I always have and always will. When we moved to Pacifica in 1994, the proximity of the Sanchez Library to our new home was a major appeal. Next to the warm micro-climate of Sunshine Valley, that is. As a reporter, editor and publisher of the Pacifica Tribune,...
S.F. employee sues after losing job over salacious ‘reply-all’ email
A former employee is suing after losing his job in the San Francisco district attorney’s office because of a salacious “reply-all” email. Jovan Thomas on Friday, July 19, filed a complaint in Superior Court against the city of San Francisco, DA Brooke Jenkins, her office and other employees; his allegations include invasion of privacy, defamation and infliction of severe emotional distress, according to a document posted by Courthouse News Service.
Everybody loves firefighters—but their pension grab doesn’t deserve respect
It is silly season on steroids at San Francisco’s City Hall, what with the annual budgeting process colliding with election-year shenanigans. Sometimes, elections have a positive effect on governance. Witness the noticeably increased sense of urgency these past months by Mayor London Breed, who is scrambling to change the doom-loop narrative that threatens her job.
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