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Politics · April 2026 · 287 stories

Show Up for Dannielle Spillman: Bail Hearing Friday for Her Alleged Killer

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On Friday morning at 9:00 A.M., a judge at 850 Bryant Street will decide whether Valentino Amil — charged with murder…

SoMaApril 23, 2026

Six Candidates Debate for Governor. Zero Make a Case for Your Wallet.

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Six candidates for California governor took the stage in San Francisco this week for the first major debate since…

April 23, 2026

SF's Budget Hole Just Got $100 Million Deeper — And City Hall Shrugs

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San Francisco was already staring down a $634 million budget deficit.

April 22, 2026

Want to Watch a Gubernatorial Debate at a Bar? Good Luck Finding One.

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Here's a small but telling sign of civic life in San Francisco: when a local resident recently went looking for a bar —…

April 22, 2026

Zuckerberg-Backed School Shuts Down, Proving Billionaire Vanity Projects Aren't Education Policy

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A Bay Area school backed by Mark Zuckerberg is closing its doors and laying off 147 people.

April 22, 2026

$33 Million to Fix SF Streets — Is It Enough, or Just Enough to Brag About?

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San Francisco is rolling out $33 million in street repair and repaving work over the next two years, with most of the…

April 22, 2026

Xavier Becerra's Sudden Poll Surge: Can the FOXes Outrun the Pack?

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Something unexpected is happening in California politics: Xavier Becerra is actually competitive.

April 22, 2026

Someone Got Stabbed at an SF Hospital and the Security Failures Were Entirely Predictable

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Here's a sentence that shouldn't need to exist: a person was stabbed inside a San Francisco hospital.

April 22, 2026

The Algebra Question SF's School Board Candidates Shouldn't Be Getting Wrong

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Here's a question that really shouldn't be controversial: Should Algebra 1 be offered to all 8th graders in San…

April 22, 2026

$24 Billion Walked Out the Door — And City Hall Still Doesn't Get It

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Here's a number that should make every San Francisco politician lose sleep: $24 billion in adjusted gross income left…

April 22, 2026

SF's Overpaid Executive Tax Fight: $2 Million Says Business Has Had Enough

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Business interests just dropped another $2 million to fight a labor union-backed ballot measure that would ratchet up…

April 22, 2026

Trump Wants the Presidio. San Francisco Should Be Paying Attention.

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The Presidio is one of San Francisco's crown jewels — 1,500 acres of stunning coastline, historic military…

PresidioApril 22, 2026

Ex-SFPD Officer Gets 8 Years for Child Pornography — And It's Worth Asking What Took So Long

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A former San Francisco police officer has been sentenced to eight years in prison for what authorities described as…

April 22, 2026

PG&E Cuts $93M in Natural Gas Credits — And You're Picking Up the Tab

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If you're a PG&E customer — and let's be honest, it's not like you have a choice — your natural gas bill is about to…

April 22, 2026

Roger Stone Wants to Hand the Presidio to a Bay Area Tribe. What Could Go Wrong?

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Roger Stone — Nixon tattoo enthusiast, perennial political provocateur, and now apparently a lobbyist for Bay Area land…

PresidioApril 22, 2026

Jackie Speier Says Congress Is Still a Cesspool — And She's Probably Right

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Former Bay Area Congresswoman Jackie Speier has never been one to mince words, and her latest assessment of Capitol…

April 22, 2026

SF Lays Off Community Ambassadors — Because Who Needs Accountability When You Have Programs?

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San Francisco is cutting its community ambassador program, laying off workers who've been stationed everywhere from…

April 22, 2026

Matt Mahan Ethics Complaint: When 'Independent' PACs Don't Look So Independent

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An ethics complaint is alleging that a pro-Matt Mahan PAC and his campaign illegally coordinated — with billionaire…

April 22, 2026

SF Shuffles the Deck on Street Outreach — Will It Actually Change the Game?

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San Francisco is handing control of its street outreach teams over to the Department of Public Health, shifting the…

April 22, 2026

A Trucker, a Tree, and the City That Can't Keep Its Canopy Trimmed

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A trucker plowed through a street tree in SoMa this week, destroying both the tree and the truck's cab in a collision…

SoMaApril 21, 2026

Mayor Lurie Wants Big Institutions to Skip the Neighborhood Chat

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Here's a fun question: If a massive hospital, university, or corporate campus wants to expand operations in your…

April 21, 2026

SF Loses Half Its Immigration Court Capacity as Feds Shutter Montgomery Street

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San Francisco is about to lose one of its two immigration courts — and it's happening fast.

Financial DistrictApril 21, 2026

San José Residents Draw the Line on Flock Safety Cameras — And They Have a Point

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San José residents are suing their city over its deployment of Flock Safety cameras, arguing the widespread network of…

April 21, 2026

Congressional Candidates Are Debating Sunset Dunes — A Thing Congress Has Zero Control Over

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If you've been following the race for San Francisco's congressional seat, you may have noticed something peculiar…

SunsetApril 21, 2026