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David Sacks Wants a Refund From GrowSF. Good Luck With That.
PublishedHere's a fun little tale about what happens when political alliances shift faster than San Francisco's fog: tech…
SF Probation's New Van: Smart Outreach or Another Government Purchase We'll Forget About?
PublishedThe San Francisco Probation Department has rolled out a shiny new mobile services van, designed to bring reentry…
Trump's Alcatraz Fantasy: $152 Million to Solve a Problem Nobody Asked About
PublishedLook, we're all for tough-on-crime policies around here.
District 2's Supervisor Race: Will the Marina Finally Get a Fiscal Grown-Up?
PublishedDistrict 2's Supervisor Race: Will the Marina Finally Get a Fiscal Grown-Up?
The Tenderloin's Complicated Cocktail: Focaccia Dreams and Taxpayer-Funded Paraphernalia
PublishedThe Tenderloin continues to be San Francisco's most contradictory neighborhood — a place where genuine entrepreneurial…
19 Charges, Zero Accountability: The Sheryl Davis Saga Is Peak SF
PublishedSheryl Davis, the former executive director of San Francisco's Human Rights Commission, now faces 19 criminal charges —…
District 4's Congressional Race: Time to Actually Vet These Candidates
PublishedElection season is heating up in California's 4th Congressional District, and voters are being asked — once again — to…
Ethics Commission Poking Around Lurie's Phone Records — And We Have Questions
PublishedThe San Francisco Ethics Commission is stepping into the spotlight again, this time weighing in on phone records…
Power Plays and Pay-to-Play: SF's Political Machine Never Sleeps
PublishedThe Revolving Door of San Francisco Influence Another week in San Francisco politics, another round of backroom…
East Bay's Weekend Gaza Protests: Free Speech in Action, But Who's Listening?
PublishedAnother Weekend, Another Human Billboard Residents of Albany and El Cerrito got a dose of political theater this…
The 14th Amendment Isn't the Problem — Executive Overreach Is
PublishedThe Supreme Court is now weighing one of the most consequential constitutional questions in a generation: does the 14th…
A Government-Sponsored Lunch Table for Middle-Aged Adults? Marin Says Yes.
PublishedBecause apparently grown adults need the county to help them find lunch buddies Somewhere in Marin County, taxpayer…
SF's Budget Is Looking Better — So Why Are We Still Overtaxing Businesses?
PublishedHere's a novel concept for San Francisco: when the budget picture improves, maybe don't keep squeezing the businesses…
Another Day, Another Nonprofit Exec Caught With Their Hand in the Public Cookie Jar
PublishedJames Spingola, a San Francisco nonprofit director, has been charged with four felonies for allegedly aiding and…
A Woman Is Dead Because Her Boyfriend Was 'Dry-Firing' Through a Wall — And He's Already Out on Bail
PublishedSamantha Emge, a 25-year-old SF State graduate, was taking a shower in her Sunset District home when a bullet came…
SF Trans Orgs Face Funding Squeeze — And It's a Lesson in Government Dependency
PublishedSeveral transgender-focused organizations in San Francisco are reportedly facing significant funding uncertainty…
San Rafael Fires City Manager Over Homeless Shelter Debacle — A Lesson in What Happens When Government Skips the Process
PublishedWhen You Skip the Process, the Process Comes for You San Rafael's city manager has been shown the door, and the…
City Hall's Mental Health Crisis Is Real — But Let's Talk About Why the Job Is So Brutal
PublishedSupervisor Jackie Fielder was recently hospitalized for mental health reasons, and in the aftermath, several San…
SF's Congressional Race Heats Up: Attacks, Outreach, and the Fight for a House Seat
PublishedSan Francisco's congressional race is getting spicy — and not just because of the debate stage fireworks.
Another Centimillionaire Tries to Buy a Seat — This Time It's a Congressional One
PublishedIf you thought Daniel Lurie's spend-your-way-to-victory playbook was a one-off, think again.
San Francisco's $300M Deficit Shrink Sounds Great — Until You Remember How We Got Here
PublishedA Step in the Right Direction, but Let's Not Break Out the Champagne San Francisco is reportedly on track to reduce its…
Who Watches the Watchdog? SFPD Oversight Boss Finally Gets Scrutinized
PublishedIn a city that loves to stack layers of oversight on top of oversight, here's a fun question: what happens when the…
The Supreme Court Ruled on Conversion Therapy — Now SF Wants to Show It Doesn't Care
PublishedThe U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned a ban on conversion therapy, and predictably, San Francisco's political…