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Cannabis sales stall by the millions in San Francisco as dispensary owners bemoan black market operations
Cannabis sales in San Francisco have failed to hit the $50 million mark for the quarter for the first time in five years, California tax officials said. The city recorded $46.7 million in taxable cannabis sales in the first three months of 2024. The figure represents a $5.6 million decrease from the last quarter and a […]
Wildfire smoke prematurely killed more than 50,000 Californians over 11 years, thousands in North Bay, new study shows
More Californians have died prematurely from exposure to wildfire smoke than previously known, a new study has reported. It is a finding with significant implications for North Bay residents subjected to a battery of conflagrations since 2017 that clogged the air with smoke then left it acrid for weeks on end.
Bay Area weekend sideshows spark concern among residents
SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area residents said they are concerned after multiple sideshows were reported this weekend across the Bay Area, including on Valencia Street in the Mission District of San Francisco."It was about 3 a.m. Sunday morning, and I assumed they probably arranged that to meet at 3 a.m. on a sideshow," said James Phil, a resident of San Francisco.Phil described an unusual night in his neighborhood, which he has called home for the past nine years. Dozens of cars were seen performing doughnuts near Valencia and Cesar Chavez Streets. The aftermath left residents like Phil unsettled."I was asleep....
Clean Slate Program To Bring Free Legal Services To San Rafael Canal Area
Several Marin County departments are offering free, walk-up legal assistance for residents in San Rafael's Canal Area neighborhood this month as part of their Clean Slate Program, according to the county. Departments will offer services like helping residents clear criminal records, terminate probation, dismiss a conviction and assist with access...
Concerns raised locally after death row inmate transfer
CHINO, Calif. — In a historic move, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is transferring prisoners with death sentences out of San Quentin prison and the Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) and into institutions around the state with an electrified secured perimeter. More than 40 inmates have...
Landlord drops SF eviction case against 40-year tenants following NBC Bay Area story
After their landlord stopped pursuing what they believe was a retaliatory eviction attempt, an elderly couple can now remain in the San Francisco apartment they've called home for more than four decades. For Ben and Cathi Wong, who are both in their 70s, the victory comes after enduring more than...
Libby Schaaf is under investigation for allegedly running a political committee that attacked a rival
Oakland’s political watchdog has revealed that it is investigating a second case involving an unnamed elected official who is accused of secretly running a political action committee that illegally raised large sums of money to influence an election. The first case, which we reported on in March, involves an...
‘Unofficial’ Koreatown slowly emerging in San Francisco with growing popularity
- Advertisement - Another Koreatown is slowly emerging in California, and this is in San Francisco. San Francisco has a relatively smaller Korean-American population than Los Angeles, and their residences are far apart. However, the quiet formation of a Koreatown in an unexpected location is attracting more foot traffic, local...
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