Exodus Continues at San Francisco's Downtown Mall American Eagle Outfitters, which occupies a large retail space at the main entrance of the mall—now called Emporium Centre San Francisco—has disclosed that it will permanently close the outlet on July ... 05/15/2024 - 10:57 pm | View Link
Landmark Shreve & Co. Jewelry to Close San Francisco Store After 172 Years, Shifts to Palo Alto Shreve & Co., a historic jewelry store in San Francisco's Union Square, is closing after 172 years, with a liquidation sale before moving to Palo Alto. 05/14/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Link
Another major retailer to close store at San Francisco mall, citing neglect American Eagle Outfitters, one of the largest remaining stores at San Francisco Centre, is the latest major retailer set to leave the city’s troubled mall. The store is scheduled to close permanently ... 05/14/2024 - 6:51 am | View Link
SF jeweler closing Union Square location after 172 years A jewelry store that has been operating in San Francisco’s Union Square district for 172 years is closing. Shreve & Co., which first set up shop in SF in ... 05/14/2024 - 6:22 am | View Link
San Francisco's business curfew won't 'make any changes' to 'slow down' crime, owner warns A business owner in San Francisco's Tenderloin district argues a proposed overnight curfew would cut off some essential customers and not "stop or slow down" crime rates. 04/29/2024 - 4:43 am | View Link
“Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has 218 signatures on a discharge petition to get his disaster tax relief bill to the House floor,” Punchbowl News reports.
“That’s enough backing to force a House vote and a rare mark to hit. Discharge petitions, which force leadership’s hand, are almost never successful. The earliest the petition would come up would likely be early June, given there’s a waiting period before signatories could take their next steps.”
“Nadine Menendez, who is currently under indictment for bribery and extortion charges alongside her husband, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will require a mastectomy,” Politico reports.
“The House was in session at the Capitol on Thursday, but thanks to the latest procession of Republicans reporting for duty in front of a Manhattan criminal courthouse to show support for former President Donald J. Trump at his trial, the party risked ceding its control of the floor,” the New York Times reports.
“Almost a dozen House Republicans showed up at the courthouse on Thursday…”
“Republicans control the House by such a slim margin, 217-213, that just two defections can sink legislation if all members are present and voting — and just a few absences can erase their majority altogether.
Jonathan Last: “You don’t want to hear this, but what if Biden is a disaster? What if he can’t string five words together and gets lost and confused? What if, post-debate, Biden’s numbers crater?”
“Well, by stress-testing this possibility on June 27, Democrats are still ahead of the convention and could, in theory, swap out candidates should Biden decide to step aside.”
“I don’t think that’s going to happen.
“Larry Hogan, the former two-term Republican governor of Maryland who this week won his party’s nomination for the state’s open Senate seat, said in an interview on Thursday that he supports legislation to codify abortion rights in federal law, describing himself as ‘pro-choice’ in a remarkable pivot as he heads into a highly competitive race,” the New York Times reports.
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