SF News California Could Get An Official State Crustacean: The Dungeness Crab, Of Course A new bill in the state legislature aims to add Metacarcinus magister, aka Dungeness crab, to the list of official state symbols.
SF News New Bill Would Make 18- and 19-Year-Olds Juveniles Under California Law Spearheaded by state Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), SB-889 hopes to reclassify 18- and 19-year-old Californians as juveniles or "emerging adults" in the state's criminal system, allowing them to receive support from more appropriate youth-focused services.
SF News You Could Be Allowed To Break The Windows Of Hot Cars With Dogs Inside Under Proposed CA Law Assembly Bill 797, a proposed amendment to Section 597.7 of the state Penal Code relating to trespass, would extend the privilege of smashing car windows, if necessary in order to rescue dogs
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink That Dumb Rubber Glove Law Hated By All Bartenders And Chefs Got Repealed Remember that ridiculous California law that would have require all bartenders, sushi chefs, and anyone handling food or beverages to wear rubber gloves all the time? Well, AB1252, as it was named, was
SF News Ellis Act Reform Bill Killed For Real, Leno 'Profoundly Disappointed' State Senator Mark Leno's effort to prevent cases of real estate flips in Ellis Act evictions, after getting an 11th-hour save in the Senate a few weeks ago, has finally died in committee
SF News Realtors' Lobby Helps Quash Anti-Ellis Act Legislation It may not be dead yet, but Senator Mark Leno's bill in the California legislature, which would have required building owners to own a building for at least five years before invoking the
SF News Doubling Fines Along 19th Avenue Might Somehow Solve Everything State Senator Leland Yee introduced a bill in the State Legislature this morning that, if passed, would see traffic fines double for violations occurring along the deadly strip of San Francisco road known
SF News Political Junkie: Oh No He Didn't When we last left the Leno vs. Migden contest, there was much gnashing of the teeth over these two progessive titans matching up. As SFist Rita put it, What Would the Progressives Do?
SF News SchwartzenWatcher Goes to the Human Cockfights Our Governor is SO not like your Governor. This particular match is between Team Gracie and Team Hammerhouse and kicks off the "Arnold Martial Arts Festival," which is part of the whole Arnold
misc California Highways Still Safe for Porn Last week, the legislature defeated a bill by Assemblyman John Benoit (R-Palm Desert) that would have made it illegal to watch porn from the comfort of your car. The problem with watching porn
