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RIPTIDE'S ALAN WALD PARTIES WITH NANCY PELOSI

Riptide contributor Alan Wald shares the spotlight with California 11th District Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi at her New Year's party for friends and supporters, January 8, 2023 at the San Francisco Presidio Officers Club. (PHOTO BY RAYMOND SANCHEZ)

NOVEMBER 8 ELECTION CERTIFIED

Certification

PACIFICA'S NEW PARKS, BEACHES, AND RECREATION DIRECTOR

press release

ROBOCOPS ON PATROL

op-ed

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COUNTY ACTS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE

press release

COUNTY SHERIFF: OVERSIGHT IS OVERDUE

Clay Lambert op-ed

GOVERNOR SIGNS 3 BECKER BILLS

press release

WRITE-IN CANDIDATES FILING PERIOD OPEN

press release

COUNTY NEEDS PAID ELECTION WORKERS

press release

 

 

Redwood City — Want to help on the front line of democracy? The County’s Registration and Elections Division is seeking candidates for numerous positions. Election workers can earn $22.30 an hour to start as an Office Assistant helping with the run-up to the general election on Nov. 8, 2022. Numerous other short-term paid positions are also available to help conduct a fair, accurate, secure and transparent election. These include: Vote Center Representative ($22.30 an hour) Warehouse and Field Technician $(26.37 an hour) Office Specialist ($26.77 an hour)   Read the full news release.

DO SAN MATEO COUNTY JAILS SPY ON INMATE EMAIL?

news story

Q IS FOR QUIET

Bill Collins op-ed

SHARP PARK'S DARK PAST

S.F. Chronicle

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PACIFICA VOTERS TO DECIDE ON FIREWORKS & TAXES

Pacificans will vote on two citywide measures this November.

 

Measure Q is an advisory measure urging the City Council to ban fireworks. Proponents say public safety requires Pacifica to prevent fire hazards, as conditions are drier than they were years ago, and the noise is stressful to people and animals. Opponents say kids' groups earn money by selling fireworks.

 

Measure Y, also needing a simple majority to pass, would impose a new sales tax based not on where the purchase was made but on the residence of the buyer. Pacificans buying gas in San Bruno, a car in Fremont, or electronics online would pay the tax, but residents of other communities would not.

 

Proponents say City Hall needs the estimated $2.6 million it would bring in each year. Opponents say the tax is regressive and inequitable, and that City revenues from the county, state, and federal government as well as local tax revenues have never been higher.

 

BILL COLLINS

NOVEMBER ELECTION BALLOT: PUBLIC REVIEW PERIODS

press release

PACIFICA HOMEOWNERS SUE CITY FOR SEWAGE BACKUP

lawsuit

PARMER-LOHAN LEADS IN SUPERVISOR POLL 2-1

press release

Godbe poll

CIVICS 101: SEE YOUR TAX DOLLARS IN ACTION

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HABITUAL DRUNK DRIVER CHARGED WITH DUI, MURDER

DUI law

news story

HMB REVIEW BLASTS HARBOR COMMISSION BUILDING COST

op-ed