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California Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed From Kristi Noem Event In LA By Federal Goons

The Trump dictatorship now features goons wrestling with and forcibly removing a United States senator from an event at a federal office building because he was apparently asking questions they didn't like.

‘No Kings’ Protests Set to Rabble-Rouse In SF and Nationwide Saturday During Trump’s Military Parade

While President Trump has a phenomenally wasteful $45 million military parade planned for his birthday Saturday, SF, Oakland, the Bay Area, and the whole country will be taking to the streets themselves for a nationwide “No Kings” protest.

Nonprofits Rally Against Lurie’s Budget Cuts to Homeless Programs, One Director Even Goes on Hunger Strike

A group of nonprofits are rallying at City Hall Wednesday because Mayor Lurie’s budget slashes programs addressing homelessness, and they say that under Lurie’s budget, the problem in San Francisco will just get worse.

SF Immigration Court Abruptly Closes as Protesters Gather Outside

An immigration court in downtown San Francisco shut down early on Tuesday with no explanation given, while protesters and immigration advocates gathered outside — and following the arrests of at least two people by ICE agents.

Gov. Gavin Newsom Says California Will Sue Trump Over Unauthorized National Guard Deployment In LA

California Governor Gavin Newsom had some angry words for President Trump and his administration Sunday night about what he says was the illegal and unconstitutional deployment of federal troops in Los Angeles to quell protests.

The Inevitable Trump-Musk Feud Has Arrived, and Should Be Hilarious

Musk is digging up Twitter receipts on Trump, who has contradicted himself so many times you'd be a billionaire if you had a nickel for each. And the feud that went very public as of Thursday morning is likely to get very, very funny, our teetering democracy aside.

SF’s 10 Wildest Nonprofit Spending Scandals of the Last Five Years, Ranked

This week’s blow-up of the SF Parks Alliance only underscores the staggering number of SF nonprofits with improper spending scandals, and other riches-to-rags financial improprieties that have happened here over the last five years.

Trump Administration Seeks to Claw Back $4B In Funding for High-Speed Rail

As promised, the Trump administration is looking to cancel $4 billion in funding already approved for California's beleaguered high-speed rail project, which was already on life support. But Scott Wiener, at least, says this isn't "a death knell."

San Leandro City Councilmember Notified By Feds He Is Under Investigation, Could Be Indicted

In a federal investigation scandal that bears some clear similarities to the one that, at least in part, led to the recall of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, San Leandro City Councilmember Bryan Azevedo is now officially under investigation by the feds.

Pete Hegseth Orders the Navy to Strip Harvey Milk’s Name Off Naval Ship

The US Navy’s oiler ship known as the USNS Harvey Milk was christened in 2016, but Trump’s Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is ordering Milk’s name stripped off the ship, and he’s reportedly doing this during Pride Month on purpose to enrage people.

More Nonprofit Drama: SF Zoo Board Members Resign, City Hall Decries 'Dysfunction'

There is ongoing turmoil and now some amped-up drama at the nonprofit that runs the San Francisco Zoo, as several board members attempted to oust the longtime executive director and CEO, but failed.

SF City Hall Faces First Major Layoffs In 15 Years as Mayor Lurie Proposes Cutting 1,400 Jobs

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced his intention to eliminate as many as 1,400 city jobs in order to close the current budget deficit, though the vast majority of those positions are currently unfilled.

SF's First Recall Election of a Sitting Supervisor Gets a Date

With the necessary signatures now certified, SF Supervisor Joel Engardio will now face a recall election in three and a half months.

Supreme Court Rules That Environmental Impact Reports Must Focus on Project at Hand

A unanimous Supreme Court, with one justice recused, ruled Thursday that the 1970 environmental law often used to stymie or slow down infrastructure and housing development does not require review documents that take into account secondary and tertiary effects of a project on other businesses.

Lurie’s Budget Prioritizes Public Safety Amid Pushback on Funding Balance

Mayor Lurie's budget plan spares SF public safety agencies from major cuts despite a looming $800M deficit. Police, fire, DA, and public defenders are exempt, though the Public Defender's Office seeks reassurance their funding will hold as caseloads continue to rise.

US Senate Votes to Block California’s Electric Car Mandate, State Certain to Sue

The GOP-controlled US Senate just voted Thursday to revoke California’s mandate to switch to only electric cars by the year 2035, in an obvious middle finger to California from politicians who claim to support “states’ rights.”

Recall Joel Engardio Crowd Says They Have Enough Signatures to Force the Recall Election

The effort to recall District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio claims it’s hitting a major milestone today, as organizers say they have more than the 10,000 signatures needed to put the recall on the ballot, and they’re submitting them this afternoon.

State Court Shoots Down SoCal School District’s Ban on Critical Race Theory

The small Temecula Valley Unified School District in Southern California’s Riverside County has made a big deal out of their extremely vague ban on critical race theory, but a state appeals court just ruled that it violates the state Constitution.

Barbara Lee Sworn In as Oakland Mayor

Barbara Lee speaks to thee when she gets sworn in as Mayor of Oakland in a noon ceremony Tuesday, and she’ll immediately face the challenges of a city dealing with a deficit as large as $270 million, and its reputation for crime.

Scott Wiener Claims That Aaron Peskin Is Somehow Orchestrating the Recall Joel Engardio Campaign

Strange new drama as the Recall Joel Engardio campaign enters the final days of its signature-gathering, as State Senator Scott Wiener claims that Aaron Peskin is secretly running the recall. Peskin responds that “Scott Wiener is full of sh**.”

Retired Judge Totally at War With DA Brooke Jenkins, Files Appeal In Her Ethics Judgment

Two people who filed ethics charges against SF DA Brooke Jenkins for improperly accessing sensitive information got Jenkins sentenced into a diversion program, and now they’re both appealing that sentence, saying Jenkins deserves a harsher punishment.

VP JD Vance Headed to Bay Area for Silicon Valley Fundraiser

Our graceless Vice President JD Vance will be headed back to the Bay Area, which he once called home in his own venture capital days, for a fundraiser in Atherton on Friday.

39-Year-Old Bernie Bro Challenging Nancy Pelosi for Her SF Congressional Seat in 2026

Former Silicon Valley engineer and one-time AOC chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti is lodging a longshot bid for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat, with a sizable personal fortune, but very little name recognition.

Joel Engardio Has 4-1 Money Advantage to Fight the Recall, and the Recall’s Head Organizer Just Quit

The same recall fever that Joel Engardio rode into office could still boot him out, as the recallers say they’re “on track” to make the ballot. But the recall’s main organizer just quit, and Engardio has big donations from local tech founders and CEOs.

Newsom Proposes Rollback of Health Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants

California Governor Gavin Newsom continued his rightward shift with a surprise announcement Wednesday proposing a freeze on healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants in the state.