New #WhiteHouse edict targets jurisdictions that are perceived to not be removiving "Endemic #vagrancy" and "drug users" with punitive measures. Specifically mentioned are threats to cut federal funding to cities that do not stop allowing so-called “harm reduction” or “safe consumption” sites for addictive drug users.

1/3rd of all "counted' #homeless people in #USA are tabulated as being in #California, which ranks amongst highest cost of living places in the #UnitedStates. Gov #Newsom issued new policies to remove homeless #encampments and #DJT in #DC has nearly a year to the day, now made similar #ExecutiveOrder against #indigent squalor as new #NationalPolicy called “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets”

https://www.statnews.com/2025/07/25/trump-executive-order-targets-supervised-consumption-harm-reduction/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/28/trump-executive-order-on-homelessness-echoes-newsoms-a-year-before/?share=exaeteyormmawsorso8b #GiftLink #MercuryNews #MediaNewsGroup

#DrugAddicts #HarmReduction #NeedleExchange #Homelessness

The #PressDemocrat, a prominent newspaper in #SantRosa and #SonomaCounty, has been sold to #MediaNewsGroup, a subsidiary of #AldenGlobalCapital. The sale raises concerns among local #journalists and SF #BayArea residents due to Alden’s reputation for cost-cutting measures, including staff reductions and "shared" resources, which could impact the quality and depth of local news coverage. The sale was a surprise to the newsroom staff, who are now uncertain about their future under new ownership.

Nearly 20 years ago, a federal judge extended an order barring #Hearst Corp. and MediaNews Group Inc. from collaborating on local distribution and national advertising sales. It was part of an antitrust lawsuit alleging monopolistic practices in MediaNews’ acquisitions of Bay Area #newspapers. Then, as now, we should remain concerned about both companies, and the potential effect of #monopoly, or #oligopoly.

#SFBA #California #FreePress

https://www.kqed.org/news/12039596/press-democrat-alden-sale-thebay

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