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Latest line: A good week for David Ellison, a bad week for Pamela Price
David Ellison The 41-year-old son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison becomes a Hollywood mogul, winning approval from Paramount Global’s board for a deal that would put him in charge of CBS, MTV and...
View ArticleThey said it: Cleared at last
“The hardest part is knowing what their families have gone through. Exoneration is our country coming together in a sense, amending and correcting past wrongs.” — Yulie Padmore, executive director of...
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Latest line: A good week for Elliot Mainzer, a bad week for Steve Garvey
Elliot Mainzer CEO of the California Independent System Operator, which runs the state’s power grid, comes through a record three-week heat wave with no flex alerts or significant outages, despite...
View ArticleThey said it: Expanding preschool or just taking tots from other programs?
“Our findings do raise the question of, ‘is the governor overall expanding access to quality pre-kindergarten or is it the same kids moving among different programs?'” — UC Berkeley education professor...
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Latest Line: A good week for Kamala Harris, bad week for California unions
Kamala Harris President Joe Biden ends his re-election bid and supports Vice President Harris, California’s former Senator and Attorney General and San Francisco’s former District Attorney, to run in...
View ArticleThey said it: Too young to wed thee
“I was basically handed to this stranger. All of my reproductive rights were taken from me that night, all of my bodily autonomy was taken from me. My entire childhood was taken from me.” — Sara...
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Latest line: A good week for Nancy Pelosi, a bad week for Intel
Nancy Pelosi After leading the delicate effort to convince President Biden not to run for re-election, San Francisco’s former House speaker sees Kamala Harris raise $300 million and leap in the polls,...
View ArticleThey said it: Oversight needed for unlicensed group homes
“There are folks who are living in absolute squalor. If you want a quality home, you’re not going to get it if there’s no one checking.” — Ronda Brown, a behavioral health professional hired by Santa...
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Latest line: A good week for London Breed, a bad week for SunPower
London Breed San Francisco mayor, facing a difficult re-election after years of homeless problems and retail stores closing, pulls to the lead in a new poll as she increases efforts to cut crime and...
View ArticleThey said it: Driverless car honking
“What is super frustrating is when the honking is happening, I can’t just go downstairs and have a conversation with someone behind the wheel because there is no one behind the wheel.” — Randol White,...
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Latest line: A good week for San Jose State, a bad week for Nicole Shanahan
San Jose State University University planners finish a $45 million project to convert one of the former Fairmont Hotel towers on South Market Street to high-end housing for 700 students, giving a...
View ArticleThey said it: Journo pans deal to save news jobs
“This was a total rout.” — Matt Pearce, president of Media Guild of the West, on a deal between Google and state lawmakers scuttling bills that would have compelled the search giant to pay news...
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Latest line: A good week for Kamala Harris, a bad week for student protesters
Kamala Harris Oakland-born vice president, the nation’s first female and Black VP, accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president after a month of record fundraising, huge crowds and...
View ArticleThey said it: County execs called out
“The system works as well as the people who run it. And sometimes we have to ask a question whether we have the right people on the bus to actually carry out the work.” — Santa Clara County Supervisor...
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Latest line: A good week for Steph Curry, a bad week for Dan Little
Steph Curry The Warriors star is everywhere: endorsing Kamala Harris at the DNC, donating $25 million for reading tutors for Oakland schools, winning a gold medal, and signing a $62 million contract...
View ArticleThey said it: A little help from his friends
“It’s not payback. It’s not buying a vote. It’s none of those things. There’s no there, there, OK? It’s supporting someone that we’ve had a longstanding relationship with.” — Tauri Bigknife, attorney...
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Latest line: A good week for Scott Wiener, a bad week for Tony Thurmond
Scott Wiener Liberal San Francisco state senator shepherds a large number of his bills to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, including safeguards on AI, fines for cities that don’t build housing, and car...
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Latest line: A good week for Kamala Harris, a bad week for A’s fans
Kamala Harris Oakland’s VP has a strong showing in presidential debate, keeping Trump on defense, as polls show voters thought she won. Hours later, Taylor Swift, with 283 million Instagram followers,...
View ArticleThey said it: Debate impact debatable
“It makes me really nervous thinking that we shouldn’t be overconfident.” — Cayce Hill, 49, a San Jose Democrat who hosted a watch party for the presidential debate between Republican former President...
View ArticleThey said it: Why a special legislative session?
“This is a series of power plays by a governor who is looking at being gone and doesn’t want to be seen as a lame duck.” — David McCuan, a political science professor at Sonoma State University, on the...
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