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Campaign Mailers Bury SF Mailboxes in Final Weeks Before Election

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San Francisco residents are reporting an unusually heavy volume of campaign mail and canvassers this election cycle…

May 31, 2026

Bay Area Billionaires Are Stacking 2026 PACs. Their Disclosure Forms Won't Tell You Much.

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A wave of political action committees tied to Bay Area billionaires has taken shape ahead of the 2026 election cycle…

May 31, 2026

Chevron and PG&E Back Becerra With Millions Ahead of Tuesday Primary

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Fossil fuel companies including Chevron and PG&E have directed millions of dollars in independent expenditures toward…

May 31, 2026

A Word on Trial: SF DA Brooke Jenkins Tried to Bar 'Genocide' From the Golden Gate Bridge Case. The Judge Said No.

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Seven pro-Palestine protesters who blocked all southbound lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge for more than four hours in…

May 30, 2026

AIPAC-Linked Super PACs Put Roughly $500,000 Behind Connie Chan's Congressional Bid

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Super PACs that received funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have directed roughly $500,000 in…

May 30, 2026

District 4 Candidate Albert Chow Enters Race With Positions on Dunes, Transit, and a Pitch to Defy Easy Labels

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Albert Chow is running for the District 4 seat on the Board of Supervisors, and he is making clear early that he does…

Outer SunsetMay 30, 2026

State Lawmakers Split on AI Job-Loss Response as Governor Asks for More Data

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California lawmakers and the governor's office are at odds over how aggressively the state should act on artificial…

May 30, 2026

SF Commits $23 Million to Hospital Security After Social Worker Killed at DPH Clinic

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San Francisco officials announced a $23 million hospital safety spending plan on Friday, responding to the fatal…

May 30, 2026

Lurie Hits the Doors for Wong as Tan and Chan Draw Outside Money

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Mayor Daniel Lurie joined Supervisor Alan Wong for door-to-door canvassing in the Sunset District this week, making an…

SunsetMay 29, 2026

Mission Residents Tell Next Congress Member: Show Up or Step Aside

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Mission District residents surveyed by Mission Local sent a clear message to whoever wins the open congressional seat…

Mission DistrictMay 29, 2026

Outside Money Tops $400 Million in California Primary as SF Props C and D Draw Major Donors

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Spending in the 2026 California primary has crossed $400 million, with San Francisco's competing homelessness and…

May 29, 2026

Sen. Cory Booker Visits San Francisco to Urge Civic Action

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U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) traveled to San Francisco this week for a public appearance centered on political…

May 29, 2026

Sauter Pushes City Hall to Redesign San Francisco for Families With Young Children

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District 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter has put family infrastructure at the center of his policy agenda, calling on the…

North BeachMay 29, 2026

Mail Theft Diverted SF Ballots to Gilroy Before Primary — Gilroy Police Recovered at Least One

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At least one San Francisco mail-in ballot ended up roughly 80 miles away in Gilroy this primary season after a mail…

CastroMay 29, 2026

Lurie to Release Budget Next Week Facing $600M Deficit, Half Tied to Federal Policy Shifts

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Mayor Daniel Lurie will release his first city budget next week, facing a $600 million structural deficit that city…

May 29, 2026

PG&E Fixed Charge Doubles While Per-kWh Rate Dips, Hitting Low-Usage Customers Hardest

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PG&E raised its baseline monthly fixed charge from $12 to $23 this year while trimming per-kilowatt-hour rates, a…

May 29, 2026

Chakrabarti Campaign Flags Tech Billionaire Donations to Wiener in CD16 Race

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The campaign for Saikat Chakrabarti circulated opposition research this week targeting Sen.

May 29, 2026

SFUSD Removes Bayview Principal Who Rebuilt School, Cites Financial Oversight

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San Francisco Unified School District has pushed out Vidrale Franklin, the principal credited with turning around a…

BayviewMay 29, 2026

SoMa Residents Confront SFPD Over Slow Response Times at City Hearing

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SoMa residents pressed San Francisco police officials at a city hearing this week over what they described as…

SoMaMay 28, 2026

Pelosi Endorses Chan Over Wiener in CD-11 Race as PAC Mailer Targets Both Candidates on Israel

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed state Sen.

May 28, 2026

SF Voter Turnout Drops as School Board and District 4 Races Head to Finish

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Voter participation in San Francisco's current local election cycle is running well below historical averages, with…

May 28, 2026

Lawsuit Alleges SF Fire Department Concealed Firefighter's Violent History Following Original Joe's Assault

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A lawsuit filed against the San Francisco Fire Department alleges the agency concealed the disciplinary history of a…

May 28, 2026

Santa Clara County Officials Move to Block Proposed Detention Center

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Santa Clara County officials formally denounced a proposed detention center this week, adding the county to a growing…

May 28, 2026

DHS Weighs Shutting SFO to International Flights Weeks Before World Cup Matches

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The Department of Homeland Security is considering suspending international flight operations at San Francisco…

May 28, 2026