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AG William Barr promotes immigration judges with high asylum denial rates
AG William Barr promotes immigration judges with high asylum denial rates
By Tal Kopan
All six immigration judges promoted to an appellate body by Attorney General William Barr have higher asylum denial rates than the national average. The new appeals judges, who will now make up more than a ...
Elizabeth Warren announces head of California campaign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren named Nicole DeMont to head her California presidential campaign operations. The campaign expects to announce more hires in late summer and early fall.
Bernie Sanders evokes deadly Camp Fire while pitching climate plan in Sacramento
Sen. Bernie Sanders evoked the destruction of California’s deadliest wildfire on Thursday as he rallied supporters around his Green New Deal, a plan to combat climate change.
Democrats like their chances against Trump, but they haven’t forgotten 2016
President Trump is falling behind in battleground states across the country, casting doubts on his chances for re-election in 2020, Democratic Party officials meeting in San Francisco said Thursday. But ...
Democrats risk alienating young voters by rejecting climate-only debate
The Democratic National Committee took a stance on climate change Thursday in San Francisco that could alienate young voters — a key group that Democrats need to be energized for the party to win back ...
Adachi family hopes new report will help with ‘restoring his reputation’
Medical experts hired by Jeff Adachi’s family concluded the public defender died of natural causes. The family hopes those findings will reverse the narrative around his death, according to their ...
California lawmaker slams Facebook over anti-vaccine activist’s shove video
A day after he was shoved by an anti-vaccine activist who streamed the incident live on Facebook, state Sen. Richard Pan said social media companies should be responsible for allowing violent discourse.
It’s been 30-plus years: Time to run for Congress again?
Former Peninsula GOP Rep. Ernie Konnyu, out of office for decades, talks about challenging Orange County Democratic Rep. Katie Porter from his home in San Jose. It would be an uphill battle.
SF public defender’s office slams medical examiner, says Jeff Adachi died of natural causes, not drugs
Independent reviews of the autopsy on San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi found his death was natural — rather than drug induced, as the city medical examiner concluded in March, the Public ...
Democratic presidential candidates come to SF to impress party regulars
San Francisco will be the center of the political universe this week as the Democratic National Committee and their guests gather to take care of party business and work on strategy for the 2020 election.
California legislators want to help Nevada toughen its gun laws
California Democrats are proposing a summit with Nevada legislators on guns. The lead topic: How to stop guns outlawed in California from flowing across the border. The man who killed three people and ...
Critics blast city’s plan to shuffle mental health beds at SF General Hospital
The Department of Public Health plans to close dozens of beds at a long-term residential mental health treatment program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital so it can make room for more beds in a ...
Anti-vaxxer arrested for shoving pro-vaccine California state Sen. Richard Pan on street
A man active in the campaign against mandatory childhood vaccinations was arrested Wednesday for shoving state Sen. Richard Pan, who is carrying a bill to tighten the rules for obtaining a medical ...
Kamala Harris expands California staff as primary battle heats up
Sen. Kamala Harris hires several staffers with California ties to build out her state operation.
Complaints of biased curriculum may sideline California’s ethnic studies push
Jewish lawmakers and a host of other groups are criticizing a draft of California’s new proposed ethnic studies curriculum for public schools. But supporters of the curriculum argue that teaching ...
Two more carmakers may dump Trump for CA’s emissions targets, Newsom says
California is close to bringing two more automakers into its plan to reduce tailpipe emissions below national targets, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, despite what he called the Trump administration’s ...
Dem vs. Dem fight over gay-sex bill brings homophobia accusations
Equality California is urging Democrats to rescind their endorsements of a Modesto city councilman who is running for state Senate. Mani Grewal has falsely said a California bill that would eliminate the ...
GOP doubles down on winning back its lost California congressional seats
More than a quarter of the 43 top-level candidates named to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Young Guns” program for top candidates are from California, all challenging Democrats ...
Billionaire Tom Steyer pushes anti-corporate message in San Francisco talk
Billionaire former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer pushed back against accusations Monday from his presidential campaign rivals that he’s buying a seat on the Democratic debate stage.
Gavin Newsom signs California bill tightening rules for police shootings
California is tightening its rules for when police officers can open fire on suspects, giving the state one of the toughest use-of-force standards in the country.
Trump can be beaten, top fundraiser tells Dems, so ‘stop wringing your hands’
The president of Emily’s List says Democrats are allowing President Trump to psyche them out and get into their heads before the 2020 presidential race. She is optimistic and says female voters could ...
Breed 2018 campaign probed for possible campaign finance violations
The alleged violations are tied to a cluster of campaign donations made by nine people from January to May 2018. Five donors made contributions of $100 to $500 — the maximum amount — after their ...
Feds open investigation into SF affordable housing policies
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has opened an investigation into whether San Francisco’s housing policies violate federal nondiscrimination laws, according to documents obtained by ...
Kamala Harris’ thread-the-needle message put to test in crucial 2020 state
The California senator is deploying a strategy that seeks to straddle the line between the progressive Democratic presidential candidates who advocate sweeping structural change and moderates with a more ...
Marianne Williamson campaigns in California, where she feels ‘understood’
After a grueling past few days on the presidential campaign trail, Marianne Williamson began her Oakland town hall rally Wednesday night by saying, “There’s no place I’d rather be than California. I ...
Gig-worker bill: Gavin Newsom keeps his distance from California’s big fight
Time is running out for the governor to take a stand on an issue that is splitting Sacramento and affects 1 in 10 Californians — a bill that would turn gig workers into employees. It pits him between two ...
‘Small ball’ housing aid in SF: It’s better than nothing, Gavin Newsom says
Teachers and safety workers joined Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor London Breed at Francis Scott Key Elementary School in the Sunset District on Thursday to talk about their desperate efforts to keep living in ...
‘White men have no electability advantage at all’
Political pundits often use the term “electability” to dismiss the chances of a non-white male candidate, but a new study says that’s a myth. “Basically, all demographic groups win their elections ...
Prop. 13 reform measure pushed aside — backers seek new tax plan for businesses
A 2020 ballot initiative that would dramatically change Proposition 13, California’s landmark tax-cutting measure, is being pushed aside by its backers in favor of a revised plan they believe will have a ...
California officials warn of ‘unsustainable’ taxpayer costs in disaster bill
A bill that state finance officials warn could saddle California taxpayers with expensive and unnecessary premiums for disaster insurance is sweeping toward passage in the Legislature, so far without ...
Facial recognition misidentified 26 California lawmakers as criminal suspects
Three San Francisco Democrats were among 26 California legislators who were wrongly identified as suspected criminals using the Amazon’s facial recognition technology, according to results of a test ...
SF Mayor Breed has one word to describe her management style...
“I harass the department heads and staff constantly. I harass daily, even hourly sometimes,” says the mayor, who is up for re-election in November with no significant opposition.
‘Say no to Juul’: Pelosi slams SF vaping ballot measure
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticizes Juul’s efforts to pass a San Francisco ballot measure, Proposition C, that would overturn a local sales ban on e-cigarettes.
View from outside California’s blue bubble: Trump could win...
President Trump remains popular with working-class voters in the industrial heartland, even if wage growth hasn’t kept up with the rise in the economy. One organization trying to connect with ...
It’s been 30-plus years: Time to run for Congress again?
Former Peninsula GOP Rep. Ernie Konnyu, out of office for decades, talks about challenging Orange County Democratic Rep. Katie Porter from his home in San Jose. It would be an uphill battle.
California’s big housing bill is dead for the year. Here’s...
With SB50 shelved for the year, advocates of ramping up housing production in California have lost their primary legislative vehicle this session.
How Southern California Rep. Ted Lieu became Trump’s top...
Southern California Rep. Ted Lieu didn’t come to Congress intending to be a social media star or go viral for his questioning of witnesses in congressional hearings. Then the 2016 election happened.
Former Oakland Councilwoman Brooks says city’s ‘failed’...
Former Oakland City Councilwoman Desley Brooks is seeking monetary damages against the city and city attorney’s office, claiming that their defense of her legal battle against an ex-Black Panther leader ...
White House considers diverting San Francisco Bay money to pay...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering diverting millions of dollars from San Francisco Bay shoreline restoration and flood control to help build the president’s wall on the southern ...
Elizabeth Warren announces head of California campaign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren named Nicole DeMont to head her California presidential campaign operations. The campaign expects to announce more hires in late summer and early fall.
Bernie Sanders evokes deadly Camp Fire while pitching climate plan in Sacramento
Sen. Bernie Sanders evoked the destruction of California’s deadliest wildfire on Thursday as he rallied supporters around his Green New Deal, a plan to combat climate change.
Democrats like their chances against Trump, but they haven’t forgotten 2016
President Trump is falling behind in battleground states across the country, casting doubts on his chances for re-election in 2020, Democratic Party officials meeting in San Francisco said Thursday. But ...
Democrats risk alienating young voters by rejecting climate-only debate
The Democratic National Committee took a stance on climate change Thursday in San Francisco that could alienate young voters — a key group that Democrats need to be energized for the party to win back ...
Adachi family hopes new report will help with ‘restoring his reputation’
Medical experts hired by Jeff Adachi’s family concluded the public defender died of natural causes. The family hopes those findings will reverse the narrative around his death, according to their ...
California lawmaker slams Facebook over anti-vaccine activist’s shove video
A day after he was shoved by an anti-vaccine activist who streamed the incident live on Facebook, state Sen. Richard Pan said social media companies should be responsible for allowing violent discourse.
It’s been 30-plus years: Time to run for Congress again?
Former Peninsula GOP Rep. Ernie Konnyu, out of office for decades, talks about challenging Orange County Democratic Rep. Katie Porter from his home in San Jose. It would be an uphill battle.
SF public defender’s office slams medical examiner, says Jeff Adachi died of natural causes, not drugs
Independent reviews of the autopsy on San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi found his death was natural — rather than drug induced, as the city medical examiner concluded in March, the Public ...
Democratic presidential candidates come to SF to impress party regulars
San Francisco will be the center of the political universe this week as the Democratic National Committee and their guests gather to take care of party business and work on strategy for the 2020 election.
California legislators want to help Nevada toughen its gun laws
California Democrats are proposing a summit with Nevada legislators on guns. The lead topic: How to stop guns outlawed in California from flowing across the border. The man who killed three people and ...
Critics blast city’s plan to shuffle mental health beds at SF General Hospital
The Department of Public Health plans to close dozens of beds at a long-term residential mental health treatment program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital so it can make room for more beds in a ...
Anti-vaxxer arrested for shoving pro-vaccine California state Sen. Richard Pan on street
A man active in the campaign against mandatory childhood vaccinations was arrested Wednesday for shoving state Sen. Richard Pan, who is carrying a bill to tighten the rules for obtaining a medical ...
Kamala Harris expands California staff as primary battle heats up
Sen. Kamala Harris hires several staffers with California ties to build out her state operation.
Complaints of biased curriculum may sideline California’s ethnic studies push
Jewish lawmakers and a host of other groups are criticizing a draft of California’s new proposed ethnic studies curriculum for public schools. But supporters of the curriculum argue that teaching ...
Two more carmakers may dump Trump for CA’s emissions targets, Newsom says
California is close to bringing two more automakers into its plan to reduce tailpipe emissions below national targets, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, despite what he called the Trump administration’s ...
Dem vs. Dem fight over gay-sex bill brings homophobia accusations
Equality California is urging Democrats to rescind their endorsements of a Modesto city councilman who is running for state Senate. Mani Grewal has falsely said a California bill that would eliminate the ...
GOP doubles down on winning back its lost California congressional seats
More than a quarter of the 43 top-level candidates named to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Young Guns” program for top candidates are from California, all challenging Democrats ...
Billionaire Tom Steyer pushes anti-corporate message in San Francisco talk
Billionaire former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer pushed back against accusations Monday from his presidential campaign rivals that he’s buying a seat on the Democratic debate stage.
Gavin Newsom signs California bill tightening rules for police shootings
California is tightening its rules for when police officers can open fire on suspects, giving the state one of the toughest use-of-force standards in the country.
Trump can be beaten, top fundraiser tells Dems, so ‘stop wringing your hands’
The president of Emily’s List says Democrats are allowing President Trump to psyche them out and get into their heads before the 2020 presidential race. She is optimistic and says female voters could ...
Breed 2018 campaign probed for possible campaign finance violations
The alleged violations are tied to a cluster of campaign donations made by nine people from January to May 2018. Five donors made contributions of $100 to $500 — the maximum amount — after their ...
Feds open investigation into SF affordable housing policies
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has opened an investigation into whether San Francisco’s housing policies violate federal nondiscrimination laws, according to documents obtained by ...
Kamala Harris’ thread-the-needle message put to test in crucial 2020 state
The California senator is deploying a strategy that seeks to straddle the line between the progressive Democratic presidential candidates who advocate sweeping structural change and moderates with a more ...
Marianne Williamson campaigns in California, where she feels ‘understood’
After a grueling past few days on the presidential campaign trail, Marianne Williamson began her Oakland town hall rally Wednesday night by saying, “There’s no place I’d rather be than California. I ...
Gig-worker bill: Gavin Newsom keeps his distance from California’s big fight
Time is running out for the governor to take a stand on an issue that is splitting Sacramento and affects 1 in 10 Californians — a bill that would turn gig workers into employees. It pits him between two ...
‘Small ball’ housing aid in SF: It’s better than nothing, Gavin Newsom says
Teachers and safety workers joined Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor London Breed at Francis Scott Key Elementary School in the Sunset District on Thursday to talk about their desperate efforts to keep living in ...
‘White men have no electability advantage at all’
Political pundits often use the term “electability” to dismiss the chances of a non-white male candidate, but a new study says that’s a myth. “Basically, all demographic groups win their elections ...
Prop. 13 reform measure pushed aside — backers seek new tax plan for businesses
A 2020 ballot initiative that would dramatically change Proposition 13, California’s landmark tax-cutting measure, is being pushed aside by its backers in favor of a revised plan they believe will have a ...
California officials warn of ‘unsustainable’ taxpayer costs in disaster bill
A bill that state finance officials warn could saddle California taxpayers with expensive and unnecessary premiums for disaster insurance is sweeping toward passage in the Legislature, so far without ...
Facial recognition misidentified 26 California lawmakers as criminal suspects
Three San Francisco Democrats were among 26 California legislators who were wrongly identified as suspected criminals using the Amazon’s facial recognition technology, according to results of a test ...
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SF Embarcadero attack suspect back in jail after earlier case...
Police obtained a warrant for the arrest of Austin James Vincent in connection with an incident earlier this year. Investigators believe he had a knife and threatened to kill a woman.
Elizabeth Warren announces head of California campaign
Sen. Elizabeth Warren named Nicole DeMont to head her California presidential campaign operations. The campaign expects to announce more hires in late summer and early fall.
Neighbors had a plan to transform Haight Street eyesore. Then...
City Hall asks for plans to enliven a vacant lot at Haight and Stanyan Streets, receives an excellent proposal and then rejects it. The site will remain an ugly parking lot for the foreseeable future.
'Our bigger enemy': Trump escalates attack on Fed chief
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched a furious and highly personal attack Friday on the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell, fuming that the Fed once more "did NOTHING!" and wondering ...
