Did I say that activists in San Francisco were upset about people blocking the sidewalk? No, that can’t be right. What the activists are upset about is “planters” blocking the sidewalk. It’s being called “hostile architecture” and now the activists have convinced the city to crack down on it. San Francisco is ordering the owners […]
It’s a given that nearly everyone in San Francisco politics is on the left. Still, there’s a difference between those on the left who still want and expect a city that is sanely run and which makes a real effort to maintain public safety and the woke utopia that leftists are trying to usher in […]
Now, right off the bat, let’s establish we’re not talking about Taco Bell here. Nor are we, honestly, discussing something along the lines of your favorite neighborhood tiny taqueria, which does take the time to source quality ingredients and put much love into what winds up on your plate. We are lucky enough to have […]
Is San Francisco still a liberal city? The answer is “yes,” of course but they’re a lot less liberal than they were two years ago. In 2022, San Francisco voters recalled far-left District Attorney Chesa Boudin, whose radical lineage included two parents who were convicted of murdering police officers, 1960s radicals Kathy Boudin and […]
As most readers already know, the entire western US has been dealing with a growing homeless problem for years. That problem has been exacerbated by a couple of court decisions issued by the 9th Circuit (whose decisions only apply to western states). The two decisions, Boise and Grants Pass, both found that municipalities do not […]
Walking to cast their ballots next week along needle-strewn streets, past the gauntlet of addicts, petty thieves and empty storefronts that are the landmarks of 21st-century San Francisco, voters of the city by the Bay are expected to send a powerful message that they have had enough. “The pendulum is swinging,” Malcolm Weitz, 41, said. […]
Yesterday I wrote about the announcement that Macys was closing about a third of its stores including the flagship store in San Francisco. What I tried to point out is that even if the closure of this store had more to do with corporate problems at Macys and a general trend toward online shopping which […]
The bad news is that San Francisco is losing yet another flagship retailer downtown. The good news is that this time they aren’t the only ones. Macy’s announced today that it will close about 30% of its outlets nationwide which works out to about 150 stores. Macy’s will close its flagship Union Square store, according […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination. “On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors offers its deepest apologies to all African Americans and their descendants who came to […]
The General Services Administration rejected calls to shut down the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco, insisting the crime-ridden property is safe enough for government employees to show up for work. In a letter to Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, GSA said agencies are free to make their own decisions about letting employees […]
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