How chutzpah and a viral petition helped Richie Greenberg oust Chesa Boudin By Emma Goss Aug 8, 2022 Richie Greenberg had never led a successful political campaign until this summer. It wasn’t for lack of trying. Greenberg ran for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2016, winning about 800 votes, and for mayor in 2018 as a Republican. So how did Greenberg, an observant Jew, end up one of the city’s leaders… Read More
Sports How this Jewish basketball nerd became the voice of the Warriors on social media If you’re a fan of the Golden State Warriors, chances are you follow the team on social media. The official Twitter account @GoldenStateWarriors is… By Emma Goss Aug 5, 2022
Bay Area Ousted S.F. DA Chesa Boudin will not run this year, citing family needs Citing the needs of his family, Chesa Boudin — the controversial former district attorney of San Francisco — announced Thursday he would not be running in… By Gabe Stutman Aug 4, 2022
Philanthropy Ziggy’s Playground: San Francisco family builds joy in Rwanda The day Ziggy’s Playground opened on a sun-drenched hilltop in Kigali, Rwanda, children needed no prompting to explore. Slides, stacked concrete pipes big… By Dan Pine Aug 4, 2022
Bay Area ‘Breath of fresh air’: Tawonga weekend for Jewish families of color Last September, David McCarty-Caplan and his family drove up from Southern California to Camp Tawonga in the Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite for… By Andrew Esensten Aug 3, 2022
Education Hayward schools defend use of offshoot ethnic studies group The Hayward Unified School District defended its decision to contract with the Liberated Ethnic Studies consortium this week, saying it would still be… By Gabe Stutman Aug 2, 2022
Bay Area Oak Fire’s proximity to Camp Tawonga put some parents on edge When the Oak Fire erupted on July 22 and tore through the Sierra Nevada Foothills near Yosemite, Camp Tawonga was prepared. Some parents, however, felt… By Emma Goss Aug 2, 2022
Tech ADL: Twitter removes only 5% of reported antisemitic posts Twitter has an antisemitism problem, and it’s not doing nearly enough to combat it, according to an investigation by the Anti-Defamation League.… By Dan Pine Aug 1, 2022
Bay Area LGBTQ Jewish leaders step up to combat monkeypox, stigmatization With San Francisco having emerged as the epicenter of California’s monkeypox outbreak — with nearly 400 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, the day after the… By Emma Goss Aug 1, 2022