Changes to illegal fireworks fines in Sacramento County
Some of the 450 pounds of illegal fireworks that were to planned to be used in a show…
Bakersfield Recovery Services contract vote stalls at board meeting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A discussion on whether to allow Bakersfield Recovery Services on county property stalled at…
County Launches Formal Review of Contracting Processes to Improve Oversight | News
Reading Time: 2 minutes San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton announced today that the County is…
Fresno County supervisors vote to rename Cesar Chavez Day
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno County leaders have voted to rename the holiday known as Cesar Chavez…
Another Gaza moment for Wiener
This article is from Power Play, a twice-weekly newsletter rounding up the latest City Hall and local politics…
S.F. supes ignore most commission streamlining recommendations
San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday held a hearing on recommendations to cut or weaken the power of dozens…
Maybe little commission streamlining will happen after all
After dueling ballot measures, $10 million spent, and months of contentious task force meetings the move to trim…
Alameda County Supervisors Attempting an End-Run Around Democracy | Editorials
It appears Alameda County supervisors are attempting to undermine the will of the voters by changing Measure D,…
SF voted to close juvenile hall. Seven years later, it costs $543K per kid
A child arrested and taken to San Francisco’s Juvenile Justice Center first sees the sun-drenched parking lot where…
Good Government Happens in the Sunshine
When San Diego County Supervisors discuss major policy behind closed doors, even informally, even with good intentions, the…
More power to Lurie? New ballot measure could give SF mayors bigger say in hiring
Amid a push to overhaul San Francisco’s Kafkaesque city charter, officials are considering granting even more power to…
San Diego County Overhauls Safety-Net Health Program
Responding to looming federal cuts to Medicare, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to move…