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Ninth Circuit Rules That Trump Must Return Control of National Guard to California

"We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again — Only a question of time," wrote President Trump on his chosen social media network, admitting defeat in the battle over federalizing the National Guard.

Scott Wiener’s Law Banning ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Takes Effect Thursday. Will ICE Abide?

State Senator Scott Wiener got a law passed prohibiting ICE agents from wearing face coverings in California. We’ll find out when it goes into effect Thursday whether ICE agents will follow that law.

Billionaires Going Berserk on Twitter Over Proposed California Billionaire Tax

There’s a signature drive to put a 5% “billionaire tax” on the California ballot. It has not collected even one signature, but the billionaires are freaking out on Twitter with grand tantrums saying they will leave the state en masse.

Almost Would-Be SF Supervisor Beya Alcaraz Sued For Unpaid Rent

In a piece of the ongoing epilogue to San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's most high-profile blunders, his appointee to the Board Supervisors Beya Alcaraz is now being sued by a former landlord over allegedly unpaid rent for her former pet store.

Business & Tech

Report: Elon Musk’s DOGE Did Not Decrease Government Spending, Actually Increased It

A detailed new analysis finds that the federal government is spending more money than it did before Elon Musk’s “eliminating waste" DOGE program came to town, and that most of the supposed cost savings were simply just math errors.

Federal Judge Orders Homeland Security to Stop Arresting Immigrants at Courts In Northern California

A federal judge who previously ruled that conditions at San Francisco's ICE facility are inhumane, has now temporarily halted all arrests of immigrants at courthouses in Northern California and the Pacific Islands, citing lack of due process and violations of civil rights.

New D4 Supervisor Alan Wong Comes Out Against Car-Free Great Highway, Wants a Do-Over With Another Ballot Measure

I guess we’re doing another ballot measure on whether the Great Highway should be car-free, because Supervisors Alan Wong and Connie Chan figure it could net them extra votes in the upcoming 2026 elections.

Republicans Could Seize Advantage In California Governor's Race If Too Many Democrats Run

We're about to enter one of the kookiest election years in California's 175-year history, with a bevy of Congressional seats up for grabs, and a wide open governor's race that already has too many Democrats in it.

Lurie Violated City Law by Keeping Records of Trump Phone Call Secret, City Committee Says

SF residents still don’t know what happened on that phone call where Mayor Lurie talked Donald Trump out of sending federal troops into SF, and a panel of SF’s Sunshine Ordinance Task Force says Lurie is breaking the law.

Oakland City Councilmember Gets Backlash for Flipping Off Audience During City Council Meeting

An Oakland City Council meeting about Flock cameras was already pretty testy, but Councilmember Ken Houston flipped it off even more by giving the finger to an audience member while the meeting was in progress.

Palo Alto City Council to Take Up Legislation to Clamp Down on Billionaire Compounds

A Palo Alto city councilmember is introducing some unusual new legislation today that is aimed squarely at the billionaires in the city — ahem, Zuckerberg — who have spent years gobbling up formerly middle-class homes and assembling compounds that undergo years of endless construction.

Federal Court Hearings Start Today For Republican Attempt to Overturn Gavin Newsom’s Prop 50 Redistricting

After voters overwhelmingly approved Gavin Newsom’s redistricting ballot measure last month, Republicans are looking for a do-over in court to halt the new maps, as the GOP fears a blowout in the 2026 midterm elections.

Mayor Lurie Endorses D2 Supervisor Sherrill Long Before 2026 Election. Is He Worried About Sherrill's Odds?

SF Mayor Daniel Lurie made the unusual move to endorse Supervisor Stephen Sherrill seven months before the election, a gesture he has made to no other supervisors, and perhaps a canary in the coal mine regarding Sherrill’s chances.

Mayor Lurie Comes Out Swinging Against Proposed 25-Story Marina Safeway Megadevelopment

SF Mayor Daniel Lurie is picking a fight with big-money development interests for maybe the first time since he took office, and he has nothing but contempt for the 800-unit double tower proposed for the Marina Safeway site.

Recalled Alameda County DA Pamela Price Is Running for the Job Again

We have the odd situation of someone who was just recalled from office running for that same office again a year later, as thrown-out former Alameda County DA Pamela Price announces she’s running to be District Attorney again.

SF City Attorney Sues Ten ‘Ultraprocessed Food’ Companies, Claiming Their Products Area Causing Widespread Disease

The Nanny State is coming after the Coca-Cola Company and other ‘Big Food’ brands right here in SF, as City Attorney David Chiu has sued the manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods, saying they’re behind spikes in cancer and diabetes.

Business & Tech

NYT: Trump’s Silicon Valley ‘AI and Crypto Czar’ David Sacks Apparently Enriching Himself and Friends In White House Role

SF’s own right-wing VC billionaire David Sacks was named the Trump administration’s ‘AI and Crypto Czar’ last year, and a New York Times analysis says that since then, his investments have hit the jackpot over policies he helped craft.

State AG Rob Bonta Dragged Back Into Sheng Thao Scandal, With Claims There Is ‘Compromising’ Video of Him

A witness in the Sheng Thao investigation claims there is “compromising” video tying state Attorney General Rob Bonta into the whole mess, which may be a hogwash claim, but Bonta has spent about $500,000 on lawyers to defend himself.

Rep. Eric Swalwell Officially Launches Campaign for California Governor

Liberal East Bay Congressman and one-time presidential candidate Eric Swalwell is joining the increasingly crowded race to become the next governor of California.

Lurie’s Reported ‘Short List’ for District 4 Supervisor Appointment Becomes Public

After the bungled Beya Alcaraz appointment for District 4 supervisor, Mayor Lurie reportedly has a short list of candidates he’s considering as the new replacement, and thankfully, they are all more experienced than his last pick.

Connie Chan Officially In, London Breed Out In Race For Pelosi's House Seat

The race to fill Nancy Pelosi's big shoes in Congress just gained an official candidate and lost another who hinted at a run two weeks ago.

Very Wealthy But Completely Uncharismatic Tom Steyer Now Running for California Governor

A crowded field to replace Gavin Newsom in the 2026 governor’s elections just got more crowded, as SF’s own liberal billionaire Tom Steyer has joined the race, in an announcement where he declares, “Bullsh*t, man!”

Marc Benioff, Elon Musk Attend White House Dinner With Murderous Saudi Crown Prince

The billionaires were all back in their billionaire bubble alongside Trump Tuesday night, and even Elon Musk has been welcomed back into the fold after his teenage-style tiff with Trump.

Kim Guilfoyle Surprisingly Praises Her ‘Very Good Relationship’ With Gavin Newsom, Stays Mum on Donald Trump Jr

Gavin Newsom’s ex-wife Kim Guilfoyle was unexpectedly complimentary towards Gavin in her first TV interview as the sitting US ambassador to Greece, but she oddly had nothing nice to say about her more recent fiancé Donald Trump Jr.

Trump Administration Unleashes Mortgage Fraud Investigation on Eric Swalwell, His East Bay Enemy in Congress

Trump’s Department of Justice has opened a probe into East Bay Congressman and Trump enemy Eric Swalwell for mortgage fraud, though several members of Trump’s cabinet have engaged in the same mortgage practices as Swalwell.