SF mayor pays $350K his own money on army of consultants
Mayor Daniel Lurie continues to pay a team of consultants to help craft his public image after his campaign shattered election spending records.
SF Mayor Daniel Lurie won election after dumping $9.5 million of his own money into the race.
Now in office, new records show he continues to spend big bucks on private consultants to bolster his public image.
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Judge Challenges Trump Administration in Hearing on Harvard Funding
In a courtroom in Boston on Monday, a lawyer for Harvard called the Trump administration’s case against the school “cooked up.”
A federal judge grilled a Trump administration lawyer during a crucial hearing on a lawsuit brought by Harvard University over the government’s decision to cancel billions of dollars in federal funds for the school.
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Democrats in South Carolina are barely pretending they're not already running for president
A whole lot of 2028 Democratic hopefuls seem to be visiting the state.
2028 hopefuls aren't waiting for the DNC to set the presidential calendar; they’re testing the waters for themselves in South Carolina.
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The new rules of SF's drug markets
Despite a highly publicized crackdown over the past two years, the illegal drug market lives on.
The new rules of SF’s drug markets / ✍️ David Sjostedt
"It’s past San Francisco’s bedtime. The buses have mostly stopped running, and the skyline has dimmed. But many of the city’s drug dealers are just clocking in for work."
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Faith leaders bear witness as migrants make their case in immigration court
Across California, clergy leaders are accompanying migrants at their asylum hearings. 'We’re there trying to appeal to a higher authority than ICE,' one pastor said.
My latest: Clergy are accompanying migrants to immigration court amid detainments
“There’s a big piece of [our faith] that’s about welcoming the stranger, about treating immigrants with compassion and care. We’re there trying to appeal to a higher authority than ICE.”
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June pie! My best so far 💁♀️
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June: strawberry rhubarb pie, my husband’s favorite 🍓
Crust: it’s getting much better!
Taste: got rave reviews, and I have to say that I agreed
This New Year’s resolution is indeed making me a better baker!
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Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for defamation over Trump call
Newsom argues that the network deliberately misled its viewers on the timing of his call with the president and accused the governor of lying.
Newsom sues Fox News for defamation over coverage of his recent phone call with Trump.
It's a move out of the Trump playbook, and some First Amendment groups immediately urged him to drop the case, @bystellayu.bsky.social reports: calmatters.org/politics/202...
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A black card with white text that reads: "Minnesota Lawmaker Is Assassinated in Act of ‘Targeted Political Violence’ A person pretending to be a police officer assassinated Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state representative, Gov. Tim Walz said, and killed her husband. The gunman also targeted a state senator and his wife in
a separate shooting. June 14, 2025"
A man impersonating a police officer assassinated a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said on Saturday, and killed the lawmaker’s husband. The assailant also shot and injured another Democratic lawmaker and his wife, officials said. nyti.ms/4jRTrvw
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Valencia’s flood was a catastrophe. Was it also a crime?
In exploring a potential criminal trial, Spain is now testing how far a democracy can go in holding officials accountable after a natural disaster.
In exploring criminal charges, Spain is now testing how far a democracy can go in holding officials accountable after an extreme disaster — floods and other catastophes often supercharged by climate change.
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I finally read “A Little Life” and my god. Will I ever see the sun again
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