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June 16, 2023

Leading activist slams Dems for dragging feet on reparations: Black vote 'is an exchange, not a gift'

Democrats are letting down Black voters at the federal level with the help of "relic" advocacy groups that refuse to confront them, according to a leading reparations activist.

June 16, 2023

Mayor’s rebuke could signal end of 'Democratic Socialist, radical politicking' in this city, activist says

The San Francisco mayor's clash with a city official over drug policies could signal a tone shift in the deeply blue city, one cautiously-optimistic activist says.

June 15, 2023

Gavin Newsom's wife on childhood accident that killed sister: 'I have to make up for that loss'

California Governor Gavin Newsom's wife Jennifer recalled having survivor's guilt after a traumatic experience she went through, in which her sister was killed by her golf cart.

June 15, 2023

'Good Morning America' won't film live from downtown San Francisco: 'Simply too dangerous'

ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman revealed in a segment that he was advised it was too dangerous to film in downtown San Francisco in the early morning.

June 15, 2023

Activist: City leaders’ spat over drug crisis ‘sent a message’ to San Francisco

San Francisco Mayor London Breed's clash with a city official over drug policies could signal a tone shift in the deeply blue city, according to addict-turned-activist Tom Wolf.

June 15, 2023

California authorities find enough fentanyl in San Francisco to kill 2.1 million people: Newsom

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California Highway Patrol officers (CHP) have seized over 4.2 kilograms of fentanyl in San Francisco over the past six weeks.

June 15, 2023

Bomb squad called after live grenade donated to California museum

The Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum in California accidentally received a live grenade as a donation Wednesday, prompting a call to a bomb squad. No one was injured.

June 15, 2023

Average homeowner equity in US declines for first time in over a decade, reflecting housing market slowdown

According to real estate data tracker CoreLogic, the average homeowner in the United States with a mortgage experienced a decline in home equity for the first time in over ten years.

June 15, 2023

Calif. Democrat accuses Muslim colleague of White supremacy for not backing race-based law

Democratic Assemblymember Corey Jackson on Thursday accused Assemblymember Bill Essayli, a Republican and the assembly’s first Muslim member, of White supremacy.

June 15, 2023

California kayaker dies, 4 others rescued from high-flowing Kern River

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office said search teams are working to recover the body of a kayaker who was swept away by California's Kern River.