Tag: San Francisco

San Francisco Will Require All City Employees To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The city of San Francisco on Wednesday evening announced that all workers must be vaccinated for COVID-19, after the vaccines are granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or they face losing their jobs. Local officials said that the northern California city’s roughly 35,000 city employees would be required to be inoculated…


Western US Home Prices up 19 Percent Since 2019

Commentary Home prices across the Western U.S. continue to skyrocket. The median price for a single-family home in the region reached $502,300 in May, according the National Association of Realtors. It represents an increase of $81,000—or 19.2 percent—from the 2019 median price. Unsurprisingly, home prices in the West are up 17.7 percent from the year-ago…


Man Who Stabbed Asian American Charged With Attempted Murder

SAN FRANCISCO—A man arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 94-year-old Asian American woman in San Francisco in an unprovoked attack has been charged with attempted murder, the city’s top prosecutor announced Friday. Daniel Cauich, 35, was also charged with battery causing serious bodily injury and elder abuse, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said. Cauich’s…


Man Arrested in San Francisco Stabbing of Asian Woman

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco police arrested a man hours after he allegedly stabbed a 94-year-old Asian woman Wednesday in an unprovoked attack, officials said. Officers responded to a report about a stabbing and found the woman with several stab wounds and rendered medical aid while medics arrived at the scene. The victim was taken to a…


Suspect Robs Walgreens With Trash Bag in Hand

SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco supermarket was hit by another daylight robbery on June 14. The suspect, and his trash bag, were all caught on camera. The thief stole a garbage bag full of items from the shelves of the Walgreens store on Gough and Fell Streets in San Francisco. An ABC reporter, security guard, and…


California Cities Rush to Provide Relief to Renters  

California’s eviction moratorium for renters is set to expire June 30, but some cities and counties are passing emergency ordinances to extend the prohibition of evictions. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 7 extended the city and county’s moratorium on evictions until September. Its ordinance seeks to extend the renter protection from evictions, non-payments of rent, and…


Refund the Police: Respecting and Expecting a Protective, Safe Police Force

There have been many calls to defund or abolish police forces across America at a time when crime is surging, especially in some of the largest cities like New York and San Francisco. Lost in this conversation is why crime is happening, what police forces provide, and whose lives are most in jeopardy if they…


Why San Francisco Leads California’s Politics? | Tony Hall

San Francisco was once a beautiful, well-run city… Now it has the highest home prices in the state…a shrinking middle class…rampant homelessness…and rising crime… What happened??? My guest today is Tony Hall, former San Francisco County Supervisor. Today he discusses what’s causing this decline and how it may spread to the rest of the state……


Mayor London Breed Should Recuse Herself From Selection of New San Francisco Attorney

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is presently conducting a wide-ranging corruption investigation into Mayor London Breed’s administration. It would thus be a severe conflict of interest for Breed to select the new city attorney. Dennis Herrera has served as the San Francisco city attorney since 2001 with distinction. He is stepping down to head…


Crime-Ridden SF Streets Prompts Recall of D.A. Chesa Boudin | Richie Greenberg

It’s recall fever in California, as yet another elected official is on the chopping block. This time it’s San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin who’s up for recall. My guest today is Richie Greenberg, who’s heading up the effort. Today he is going to discuss why some San Francisco residents want Chesa out, and rising crime…