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SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, December 23, Mayor London Breed appointed hydrologist Dr. Newsha Ajami to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). "Dr. Ajami will bring a fresh perspective to the commission’s efforts to deliver clean power in our fight against climate change, improve our water and wastewater management, and create more resilient and sustainable infrastructure," tweeted Mayor Breed. Her appointment comes...

HOLLYWOOD—I say this all the time, it takes a lot to catch me by surprise when it comes to daytime TV, but the NBC soap “Days of Our Lives” doesn’t disappoint. I had no doubt in my mind that Charlie was responsible for raping Allie Horton. All the signs seemed to point towards it. However, I never expected and...

UNITED STATES—There are SO MANY people out there who CANNOT wait till 2020 is left in the past and we can usher in 2021. I think I can agree with that sentiment as well. With that said, we have to remember 2020 is a year unlike any other year this country has ever seen. With that said, that does...

HOLLYWOOD—I am going to call it right now the soap of year award goes to ABC’s “General Hospital.” I don’t know what happened, but since its return from the pandemic things have been explosive. We finally found out the link between Florence Grey, Martin Grey, Cyrus and Laura. Florence is Martin and Cyrus’ mother, and Laura is their half-sister....

UNITED STATES—I am a person who does not believe in mincing one’s words. I do believe sometimes you have to be blunt and direct with people and not sugar coat things. However, with doing that you don’t have to be rude about it, but dancing around an issue only prolongs and causes more issues in my personal opinion. Some...

UNITED STATES—Toni: I turn 65 in May and am covered by my wife’s employer group health insurance. I am fighting stage 3 kidney cancer and the prognosis is good since I am participating in a clinical trial for a new cancer medication which costs over $18,000 per month. With this clinical trial, I am paying $0 for a medication...

HOLLYWOOD—The tease of what was expected to transpire in this week’s episode of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” had me counting the days until the episode aired. This week’s tale, ‘A Little Bird’ proves that the drama is ONLY intensifying on my guilty pleasure. Hanna came face-to-face with Jim in her home and he thought he...

SAN FRANCISCO—On December 18, the San Francisco Police Department arrested Walter Morazan, 25, at 3:11 p.m. on Golden Gate Avenue near Larkin Street for multiple narcotics charges. The police issued a news release stating that they are currently investigating him for stealing a woman’s jacket that contained the cremated ashes of her child inside of a pocket. Police say that...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Blue & Gold Fleet might end its services in San Francisco after it filed a request with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on September 10. The company said that the reason why it wants to end its services is because "ticket sales and revenues on passenger transportation service have been declining significantly over the last few years"...

UNITED STATES—Many plants should get most of the pruning they need while they are dormant in winter. Such pruning is less stressful because it happens while plants are naturally sedated. Some plants that need aggressive pruning during their winter dormancy may need no other pruning until the following winter. Most deciduous fruit trees conform to this category. Their pruning...