Really, San Francisco? Greenberg & Sandberg Podcast

Richie and Erica decry the "Compelled Speech" efforts rearing their ugly head once again, locally and across the nation. Tech companies, government officials, Hollywood celebrities and civic leaders use guilt and pressure tactics,  demand listeners join their viewpoint and condemn those they consider a target. 

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Richie and Erica are joined by special guest Matt Boschetto, who ran for San Francisco District 7 Supervisor (city council) and also co-led the effort to prevent permanent closure of the West Side's Upper Great Highway, a 2024 ballot measure known as Prop K. He discusses the background leading to that measure, the implications and the current lawsuit to overturn. 

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Welcome to 2026! Richie and Erica are back, discussing the Congressional candidate forum held Wednesday, January 8th, 2026. Scott Wiener, Connie Chan and Saikat Chakrabarti took the stage and unloaded their far-left Progressive ideology for all other hear.  They're running to succeed Nancy Pelosi. 

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In the final episode of 2025, Richie and Erica lament the approval by the city’s mayor of the Board of Supervisors’ legislation creating a Reparations fund.  Daniel Lurie, novice mayor, has outraged a significant portion of San Franciscans by sneaking in his last-minute signature on the ordinance just before Christmas and failed to mention it via social media or press release.

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Richie and Erica chat Sunday 12.7.2025 on location at a local cafe, examining the latest news from San Francisco's Mayor Daniel Lurie's office: There will be be a $1 Billion shortfall, a major budget deficit next year, 2026. Why? How? Was should be done?

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Erica starts off this information-packed episode looking at the latest lawsuit by San Francisco against the nation's top 10 food producers over the quality and ingredients of products. San Francisco SFPD has a new chief. The City Council/Board of Supervisors has approved a zoning plan for new home construction, and more. So much to talk about!

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On today's episode, Richie outlines who's currently running for the House of Representatives to succeed Nancy Pelosi. Erica walked a long way exploring San Francisco's southeast and central neighborhoods and relates what shocking things she saw along the way.

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Erica takes the lead in today's discussion with Richie as they explore the uneven development, growth, and excitement over San Francisco's rise. Mayor Lurie is a cheerlead for the city, yet many districts remain left behind. Excitement is here, yet not everyone benefits.

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Richie and Erica discuss the announcement, expected any time now, and expected Tuesday Nov 4th, 2025, of the next Chief of Police for San Francisco. Erica explains in detail the process of compiling the list of candidates and how they are considered for making the finals. 

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Richie and Erica discuss last Thursday's announcement President Trump will hold off "surging" federal agents into San Francisco, at city mayor Lurie's request. The pressure is squarely on Mayor Lurie as he has to perform. Instead, Lurie, joined by city hall officials, pushed back and celebrated fending off Trump. Listen as we critique this decision and how it's not the victory some people think it was.

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Richie and Erica examine the recent temper tantrum thrown by San Francisco city hall officials over the possibility that federal law enforcement, National Guard, FBI, ICE and more may be sent to our city. We discuss billionaire head of Salesforce and owner of Time magazine Marc Benioff's support of the National Guard deployment, SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkin's panicked response. 

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Erica and Richie rant on the newly-announced candidacy of controversial activist Gary McCoy for San Francisco District 8 Supervisor/city council in 2026. McCoy has a checked past and legal actions which render him unqualified for public office. And several well-known politicians strangely are endorsing him. 

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Richie Greenberg and Erica Sandberg today discuss Christopher Columbus, the statue dedicated to him in Coit Tower North Beach neighborhood which was removed in 2020 by protesters during early Covid lockdowns, Italian immigrants in San Francisco, the Columbus Day parade and how removing a statue make little sense when society instead needs to know its past. The role of the San Francisco Arts Commission which audits all public displa...

Richie and Erica discuss the appalling death of Charlie Kirk today, assassinated at an Utah university event. They also tackle the fentanyl crisis as thousands of addicts have dies on the streets of San Francisco, while billions of taxpayers' money is wasted on unaccountable programs. 

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Richie and Erica discuss the latest freakout from San Francisco city hall elected officials who are reacting to President Trump's asserting federal intervention may be coming. SF District 5 supervisor Bilal Mahmood is especially miffed as the epicenter of the drug-induced humanitarian disaster in right in his front yard, the Tenderloin neighborhood. Erica and Richie both give 2 thumbs up on the potential federal help.

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Richie Greenberg and Erica Sandberg discuss early voting for the recall of Joel Engardio, San Francisco's District 4 elected city council member (supervisor), which starts today Aug 18th 2025.

We review the reasons for recall, the role of a San Francisco district supervisor, why Engardio is viewed as having betrayed his constituents and more. 

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Special guest Maria Danzilo, attorney, activist and politician from New York joins Richie Greenberg in discussing the candidacy of Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor and possible ramifications she he win this November. Great insight from native New Yorkers on this veery important topic.

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