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Alabama

Republican Katie Britt Ruthlessly Mocked for SOTU Response | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama Senator Katie Britt on Thursday faced widespread backlash after delivering the Republican Party’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Many users on X, formerly Twitter, described Britt’s recorded response as “creepy” and “overly dramatic.” The speech even received criticism from prominent conservatives like Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican […]

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Mayor

Chronicle poll shows S.F. Mayor Breed’s re-election bid is in danger

Composite of Daniel Lurie, London Breed, and Mark Farrell.  Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle, Stephen Lam/The Chronicle, Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle More than eight months out from election day and as about 40% of the electorate remains undecided, the poll found that former mayor and supervisor Mark Farrell — who officially announced his candidacy the day before polling began […]

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Here’s Mayor Breed’s choice for S.F.’s next top financial officer

Ben Rosenfield listens during a technical advisory committee meeting to discuss affordable housing quotas at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, March 10, 2023.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle Mayor London Breed has revealed her choice to be San Francisco’s next top accounting officer: Greg Wagner, a senior leader in the city’s Department of Public Health.  […]

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Mayor Breed kicks off campaign for 3 measures she says will improve SF

San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks at a campaign kickoff at the Japantown Peace Plaza for Measures C, E and F on the March ballot.  Stephen Lam/The Chronicle San Francisco Mayor London Breed joined other local leaders Saturday in Japantown to urge voters to back three ballot measures that supporters say will make the city safer and […]

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Oakland mayor Thao set to receive list of candidates for vacant police chief job

Oakland Police Commission chair Marsha Peterson speaks about police chief search during meeting on Oct. 26. Mayor Sheng Thao will pick the city’s next police chief from a list of three finalists approved on Dec. 14 by the commission. Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle After months of anticipation, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is finally set to receive a […]

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New candidate could take on S.F. Mayor Breed — her predecessor

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell speaks during the grand opening ceremony of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, Calif. Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Jessica Christian/The Chronicle A venture capitalist and former District Two supervisor, Farrell was appointed mayor in early 2018 by his then-colleagues on the Board of Supervisors after Mayor Ed Lee’s death. His […]

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Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo likely to enter race for Congress

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is expected to form an exploratory committee for the race to replace retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo. Tony Avelar/Special to the Chronicle The battle to replace the retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo in a South Bay House seat next year is likely to draw another big name: former San Jose Mayor Sam […]

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Arkansas

Judge temporarily blocks Arkansas parental social media consent law

A federal judge temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that requires parental consent for children to create social media accounts. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks of the Western District of Arkansas granted the preliminary injunction in response to a motion by Netchoice, a trade group for technology companies that has members including Facebook parent company Meta; […]

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City Council

LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chairs criticize Musk for declaring “cisgender” a slur on Twitter | #citycouncil

It’s Pride Month and New York City lawmakers are seeking equitable treatment for the LGBTQ+ community.  Around the country, 14 states are considering anti-drag show legislation, there are more than 120 anti-trans bills in state legislatures, and 19 states have laws restricting gender-affirming care.  Talking Points Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson, co-chairs of the New […]

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City Council

New York City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chairs criticize Elon Musk for declaring “cisgender” a slur on Twitter | #citycouncil

It’s Pride Month and New York City lawmakers are seeking equitable treatment for the LGBTQ+ community.  Around the country, 14 states are considering anti-drag show legislation, there are more than 120 anti-trans bills in state legislatures, and 19 states have laws restricting gender-affirming care.  Talking Points Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson, co-chairs of the New […]

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