SAN FRANCISCO—On 730 Polk Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco sits a safe syringe access center, St. James Infirmary, where clean syringes and other drug use supplies are provided every Tuesday evening. Narcan—a lifesaving drug that reverses the effects of an overdose—is also distributed. The “harm reduction” model used in the city focuses…
Two Former Drug Addicts Aim to Bring Positive Change to San Francisco
Holmes Jury Says It’s Deadlocked on 3 of 11 Criminal Charges
SAN JOSE, Calif.—The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Monday said it is deadlocked on three of the 11 felony counts against her. Holmes is accused of duping investors and patients about a blood-testing technology that she hailed as a medical breakthrough. After receiving a note from the jury, U.S….
California Businesses Brace for Higher Minimum Wage Starting Jan. 1
January 1, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Effective Jan. 1, 2022, California’s minimum hourly wage will increase to $15 for employers with 26 or more employees and $14 for employers with 25 or fewer employees—the highest hourly wage in the nation. In 2016, former Gov. Jerry Brown approved Senate Bill 3, a “new minimum wage phase-in requirement” that incrementally increases employees’…
Californians React to Higher Minimum Wage Starting Jan. 1
January 1, 2022
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Effective Jan. 1, 2022, California’s minimum hourly wage increased to $15 for employers with 26 or more employees and $14 for employers with 25 or fewer employees—the highest hourly wage in the nation. In 2016, former Gov. Jerry Brown approved Senate Bill 3, a “new minimum wage phase-in requirement” that incrementally increases employees’ income by…
People Are Waking up and California Is Coming Back: Pastor Jack Hibbs
January 1, 2022
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The high crime rates, the governor’s long and strict lockdowns, high taxes, high living costs, roaming homeless people in the cities … California seems to have lost its appeal and more people are leaving the state. However, pastor Jack Hibbs sees the hope of the Golden State and believes it’s coming back. “I think we’ve…
Newsom Declares a State of Emergency in 20 Counties After Winter Storms
December 31, 2021
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Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Dec. 30 in 20 counties after a series of winter storms moved throughout the state. The winter storm has continued to bring damaging winds, record-breaking snowfall, and flooding since Dec. 10 when the first storm occurred, the emergency proclamation states. The storms have damaged highways and local…
California Dreamin’ for 2022
December 31, 2021
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Commentary The year 2022 will be critical for California. Some possibilities: The state budget. Early in January, Gov. Gavin Newsom will release his proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-23, which begins on July 1. Because governments run on money, the governor’s numbers will set the stage in 2022 for all discussions in all areas of…
New California Laws for 2022: More Duplexes, Fewer Ketchup Packets and All Mail-In Elections
December 31, 2021
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By Andrew Sheeler From The Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A slate of new California laws set to go into effect on Jan. 1 touches on everything from police accountability to housing reform, ketchup packets, and how veterinarians gather blood donations for sick pets. Some laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last year, such as a ban on…
Holmes Jury to Take Break After 6 Days of Deliberation
December 30, 2021
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes departed court Wednesday without reaching a verdict after six days of deliberations. It won’t resume discussions until after the upcoming New Year’s holiday weekend. The eight men and four women on the jury had been expected to continue deliberations on Thursday morning,…
Recent Political Polls Offer a Glimpse of Things to Come
December 30, 2021
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Commentary In our 40 years of polling for presidents, prime ministers, among others, we have seen some startling numbers in our time, but the poll we just rendered on behalf of the Center for American Greatness and published in RealClearPolitics, just made us re-check our eyeglass prescriptions. What our poll reveals, in a nationwide study…
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