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The Governor's Race Just Got Interesting: Becerra Surges as Swalwell Fades to Irrelevance
PublishedEric Swalwell's gubernatorial campaign is over, and if you blinked, you might have missed it entirely.
$5 Million and Counting: Saikat Chakrabarti Is Buying the Most Expensive House Seat You've Never Heard Of
PublishedSaikat Chakrabarti — the tech millionaire, former chief of staff to AOC, and self-described progressive — has already…
Great Highway Opponents Go Full CEQA: The Appeal That Won't Die
PublishedYou have to admire the persistence, if not the strategy.
The $5 Million Question: When Did Buying a Congressional Seat Become Normal?
PublishedSan Francisco's political class is in rare form this cycle, and your wallet should be nervous.
SFUSD Promised a Reading Revolution. Kids Are Still Falling Behind.
PublishedSan Francisco Unified School District made big promises about fixing how it teaches kids to read.
California's Budget Plan: Pray for Tech IPOs
PublishedHere's the state of fiscal governance in California: Sacramento has spent itself into a roughly $70 billion deficit…
SF Teens Hit the Streets Over Internship Cuts — But Who's Really to Blame?
PublishedMore than 320 paid city internships for low-income high schoolers are on the chopping block in San Francisco, and the…
A 2-Year-Old Is Dead From Fentanyl. Her Parents Have Been Charged With Murder.
PublishedThere is no gentle way to write this story.
The City Is About to Pocket $240 Million That Might Be Yours
PublishedHere's a fun one: San Francisco is sitting on roughly $240 million in healthcare funds that belong to workers — and if…
Molotov Cocktails Aren't a Mental Health Strategy
PublishedSomeone firebombed Sam Altman's San Francisco home.
Someone Mapped Every Flock Surveillance Camera in SF — And It's Everywhere
PublishedIf you've driven around San Francisco lately, you've probably been photographed more times than a Dolores Park…
SF School Board Candidates Face the One Question That Actually Matters: Will You Raid the Piggy Bank?
PublishedThe San Francisco school board race is heating up, and amid the usual parade of endorsements and platitudes, one…
Oakland Can't Even Enforce Its Own Tree Laws — And the Excuse Is Absolutely Wild
PublishedAcross the bay, Oakland's city council is providing yet another masterclass in how not to govern.
SF Finally Wants to Grade Its Own Homework on Police Oversight
PublishedHere's a novel concept for San Francisco government: actually evaluating whether the people in charge are doing their…
San Francisco Wants to Ban Smoking on Outdoor Patios, Because Obviously
PublishedJust when you thought San Francisco had regulated every conceivable human behavior, a supervisor has found one more…
San Jose Drivers Fight Back Against Nearly 500 Surveillance Cameras Tracking Their Every Move
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be controversial: Should the government be able to track where you drive, when you…
SFUSD's Bold New Strategy for Failing Students: Just Move the Deadline
PublishedIf you've ever asked your boss for an extension on a project you barely started, congratulations — you have something…
Weekend Gunfire Tears Through SF — And City Hall's Silence Is Deafening
PublishedSan Francisco police are investigating a burst of weekend gunfire that damaged cars and homes — and if that sentence…
Lurie's Layoffs Hurt — But Decades of Bloat Hurt More
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie stood before the Board of Supervisors this week and called his decision to lay off hundreds of city…
California's Abortion Fund Is Going Broke — And Nobody Seems to Have a Plan
PublishedCalifornia's Uncompensated Care Grant Program — the state fund created in 2022 to cover abortion costs for low-income…
A Pedestrian Is Dead, a Mercedes Driver Is in Custody, and SF Needs Answers
PublishedA San Francisco pedestrian is dead after being struck and killed in what police are calling a hit and run — though…
eBay Bails on SF — And Honestly, Did You Even Know They Were Here?
PublishedeBay is shutting down its San Francisco office and shipping 198 employees south to its San Jose headquarters.
A Mercedes, a Murder, and the Question Nobody Wants to Answer
PublishedVideo has surfaced of the fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in San Francisco — and let's stop sugarcoating…
San Francisco Pays $750K Because Someone Lost a Skull and Then Punished the Person Who Noticed
PublishedYou Can't Make This Up San Francisco is paying $750,000 to settle a whistleblower case involving — and we genuinely…