Tag: San Francisco

Comedian Mort Sahl Dies at Age 94

Comedian Mort Sahl, who was widely considered the father of modern political satire, died on Tuesday. He was 94. His friend Lucy Mercer said that he died “peacefully” at his home in Mill Valley, California. The cause was “old age,” she said. Sahl have mocked every president from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump, although he acknowledged…


San Francisco In-N-Out Shut Down After Refusing to Check Customers’ Vaccination Status

An In-N-Out in San Francisco on Oct. 14 became the first restaurant to be shut down by the city’s health department for refusing to ask customers to present evidence showing they are vaccinated against COVID-19. The Fisherman’s Wharf branch of the fast-food chain was closed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health for violating…


Nearly Half of San Francisco’s School Board Faces Recall Over Actions During Pandemic

Three members of San Francisco’s Board of Education will officially face a recall early next year after the city’s Department of Election certified the petitions against them. Organizers are trying to remove Board President Gabriela Lopez, Vice President Faauuga Moliga, and Commissioner Alison Collins. Backers argue the board focused on the wrong priorities during the COVID-19…


‘It’s Like a Zombie Apocalypse Walking Into Parts of San Francisco’: Addict’s Mother

San Francisco’s leniency on drugs is filling the street with lawlessness, according to the mom of a 32-year-old drug addict, who’s urging policymakers to enforce stricter laws that criminalize drug use and sales in the city. “[Police] are on the streets and they’re not arresting anybody and the dealers are selling right in front of…


San Francisco Puts Over 180 Unvaccinated First Responders on Leave Amid Rising Crime

More than 180 first responders in the fire, police, and sheriff’s departments in San Francisco were put on leave amid a rise in some crimes in the city. San Francisco set a deadline of midnight Oct. 13 for first responders and other city employees to be vaccinated. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Oct. 14 that more…


Former Homeless Man: San Francisco’s Approach to Homelessness Will Lead to More People Living on the Street | Tom Wolf

California is experiencing a homeless crisis exacerbated by a drug epidemic. My guest is Tom Wolf, a former homeless drug addict, who was arrested six times before getting sober. Now he is a recovery advocate. He talks about the rampant drug dealing among the homeless encampments and how to help the people living on the…


Walgreens Closing 5 More San Francisco Stores Over ‘Organized’ Thefts

Walgreens said Tuesday that it will be closing five more San Francisco locations due to the rampant, organized theft across the city. “Due to ongoing organized retail crime, we have made the difficult decision to close five stores across San Francisco,” a Walgreens spokesperson Phil Caruso said in a statement to news outlets. “Each store…


San Francisco Fed’s Daly: Too Soon to Say Job Market ‘Stalling’

The U.S. job market will continue to feel the effects of COVID-19, but it is too soon to say it is “stalling,” San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Sunday. “It’s going to have these ups and downs, especially with the Delta variant,” Daly said on the CBS weekend news program “Face the…


Cruise Ships to Return to San Francisco After 19-Month Hiatus

SAN FRANCISCO—Cruise ships are returning to San Francisco after a 19-month hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor London Breed announced the Majestic Princess will sail into the port of San Francisco on Monday. It’s the first cruise ship to dock in the San Francisco Bay Area since March 2020, when the Grand Princess…


Revealed: Investigative Team Believes They’ve Identified the Zodiac Killer

By Entrepreneur Staff Perhaps one of the greatest unsolved murder mysteries is that of the identity of the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who was connected to at least five known murders between 1968 and 1969 in San Francisco. The killer, who has remained unidentified, became infamous and an almost pop-culture phenomenon for the signature…