AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar13 hours agoCalifornia High-Speed Rail gets dunked on for sad March Madness postSFGate - Alec RegimbalWith the first of the NCAA men’s March Madness Sweet 16 games scheduled to tip off on Thursday, California’s High-Speed Rail Authority decided to capitalize on the nation’s college basketball fervor with a particularly head-scratching post on social media. The High-Speed Rail Authority appears to …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar14 hours agoPranksters fill Kennedy campaign calendar with hilarious erotic eventsSFGate - Alec RegimbalRobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign website lists several “community events” created by supporters of the independent presidential candidate. A meet-and-greet dinner is scheduled for March 28 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as is another event for volunteers in Seattle. But for a short time Wednesday …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar1 day agoFeds propose killing nearly 500,000 'invasive' owls to save Calif. native owlsSFGate - Alec RegimbalA group of 75 animal rights organizations, including several in California, signed a joint letter sent to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Monday urging her to nix a proposal by the U.S. Department of Fish & Wildlife to shoot nearly half a million “invasive” owls over the next 30 years. The goal, …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar2 days agoRobert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Bay Area attorney as his running mateSFGate - Alec RegimbalDuring a Tuesday rally in Oakland, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Bay Area attorney Nicole Shanahan will join his campaign as his running mate. Kennedy, who first entered the race as a Democrat, is one of three third-party challengers to President Joe Biden …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar3 days agoBerkeley law hated by restaurants to be repealedSFGate - Madeline WellsBerkeley has agreed to repeal its controversial ban on natural gas appliances in new buildings. In a settlement agreement with the California Restaurant Association, which sued Berkeley after the ban passed in 2019, the city agreed to immediately stop enforcement of the ban as it takes steps to …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatar5 days agoInside former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown's swanky 90th birthday party at Harris' RestaurantSFGate - Alec RegimbalFormer San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown turned 90 on Wednesday, and was celebrated both at City Hall and at Van Ness Avenue steakhouse Harris’ Restaurant. Several high-profile movers and shakers in California politics turned up for the events. They included Mayor London Breed, one of Brown’s …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarCalifornia voters narrowly approve Prop. 1, delivering a win for NewsomSFGate - Alec RegimbalCalifornia voters have narrowly approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide ballot measure, Proposition 1, which authorizes $6.4 billion in bonds to fund treatment and housing for homeless people with a mental illness or substance-use disorder. Preliminary election results from the California Secretary …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarA group opposing California’s Prop. 1 conceded defeat. Then it withdrew that concession.SFGate - Alec RegimbalGov. Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 1 had enough votes last week that a group opposing the statewide ballot measure concluded it would likely pass. But then on Monday, the same group retracted its concession, saying it was reviving its campaign to focus on making sure some rejected ballots are …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarThese Calif. workers may earn the highest minimum wage in the countrySFGate - Olivia HardenFollowing a “hot labor summer” that saw some California hotel works arrested for protesting near Los Angeles International Airport, a coastal city is on its way to offer certain hospitality workers the best starting wage in the country. A majority of Long Beach residents appear to have supported …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarCal athletics mum on Aaron Rodgers after latest conspiracy theory controversySFGate - Alex SimonIt’s not hard to argue that Aaron Rodgers — a four-time NFL MVP and one-time Super Bowl champion — is one of the most (if not THE most) famous football alums in California Golden Bears history. But that perch has brought with it a sharper and sharper double-edged sword back in Berkeley in recent …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarKevin McCarthy's former congressional seat will remain in GOP handsSFGate - Alec RegimbalTwo Republican candidates are headed to November’s general election in the race for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s congressional seat in California’s 20th District, an outcome that vividly highlights the GOP’s strength in a mostly rural area that sprawls from the Central Valley to the …
AvatarSFGateAvatarAvatarCould California schools really ban Takis and Flamin' Hot Cheetos?SFGate - Jessica YadegaranKids love them. Parents hate them. Now, California lawmakers are weighing in on fiery Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and similar snacks that contain artificial dyes. Assembly Bill 2316, introduced Tuesday, aims to ban in public schools food products that contain certain harmful synthetic colors, including the …