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Campaign Mailers Bury SF Mailboxes in Final Weeks Before Election
PublishedSan Francisco residents are reporting an unusually heavy volume of campaign mail and canvassers this election cycle…
Bay Area Billionaires Are Stacking 2026 PACs. Their Disclosure Forms Won't Tell You Much.
PublishedA wave of political action committees tied to Bay Area billionaires has taken shape ahead of the 2026 election cycle…
Chevron and PG&E Back Becerra With Millions Ahead of Tuesday Primary
PublishedFossil fuel companies including Chevron and PG&E have directed millions of dollars in independent expenditures toward…
A Word on Trial: SF DA Brooke Jenkins Tried to Bar 'Genocide' From the Golden Gate Bridge Case. The Judge Said No.
PublishedSeven pro-Palestine protesters who blocked all southbound lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge for more than four hours in…
AIPAC-Linked Super PACs Put Roughly $500,000 Behind Connie Chan's Congressional Bid
PublishedSuper PACs that received funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have directed roughly $500,000 in…
District 4 Candidate Albert Chow Enters Race With Positions on Dunes, Transit, and a Pitch to Defy Easy Labels
PublishedAlbert Chow is running for the District 4 seat on the Board of Supervisors, and he is making clear early that he does…
State Lawmakers Split on AI Job-Loss Response as Governor Asks for More Data
PublishedCalifornia lawmakers and the governor's office are at odds over how aggressively the state should act on artificial…
SF Commits $23 Million to Hospital Security After Social Worker Killed at DPH Clinic
PublishedSan Francisco officials announced a $23 million hospital safety spending plan on Friday, responding to the fatal…
Lurie Hits the Doors for Wong as Tan and Chan Draw Outside Money
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie joined Supervisor Alan Wong for door-to-door canvassing in the Sunset District this week, making an…
Mission Residents Tell Next Congress Member: Show Up or Step Aside
PublishedMission District residents surveyed by Mission Local sent a clear message to whoever wins the open congressional seat…
Outside Money Tops $400 Million in California Primary as SF Props C and D Draw Major Donors
PublishedSpending in the 2026 California primary has crossed $400 million, with San Francisco's competing homelessness and…
Sen. Cory Booker Visits San Francisco to Urge Civic Action
PublishedU.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) traveled to San Francisco this week for a public appearance centered on political…
Sauter Pushes City Hall to Redesign San Francisco for Families With Young Children
PublishedDistrict 3 Supervisor Danny Sauter has put family infrastructure at the center of his policy agenda, calling on the…
Mail Theft Diverted SF Ballots to Gilroy Before Primary — Gilroy Police Recovered at Least One
PublishedAt least one San Francisco mail-in ballot ended up roughly 80 miles away in Gilroy this primary season after a mail…
Lurie to Release Budget Next Week Facing $600M Deficit, Half Tied to Federal Policy Shifts
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie will release his first city budget next week, facing a $600 million structural deficit that city…
PG&E Fixed Charge Doubles While Per-kWh Rate Dips, Hitting Low-Usage Customers Hardest
PublishedPG&E raised its baseline monthly fixed charge from $12 to $23 this year while trimming per-kilowatt-hour rates, a…
Chakrabarti Campaign Flags Tech Billionaire Donations to Wiener in CD16 Race
PublishedThe campaign for Saikat Chakrabarti circulated opposition research this week targeting Sen.
SFUSD Removes Bayview Principal Who Rebuilt School, Cites Financial Oversight
PublishedSan Francisco Unified School District has pushed out Vidrale Franklin, the principal credited with turning around a…
SoMa Residents Confront SFPD Over Slow Response Times at City Hearing
PublishedSoMa residents pressed San Francisco police officials at a city hearing this week over what they described as…
Pelosi Endorses Chan Over Wiener in CD-11 Race as PAC Mailer Targets Both Candidates on Israel
PublishedFormer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed state Sen.
SF Voter Turnout Drops as School Board and District 4 Races Head to Finish
PublishedVoter participation in San Francisco's current local election cycle is running well below historical averages, with…
Lawsuit Alleges SF Fire Department Concealed Firefighter's Violent History Following Original Joe's Assault
PublishedA lawsuit filed against the San Francisco Fire Department alleges the agency concealed the disciplinary history of a…
Santa Clara County Officials Move to Block Proposed Detention Center
PublishedSanta Clara County officials formally denounced a proposed detention center this week, adding the county to a growing…
DHS Weighs Shutting SFO to International Flights Weeks Before World Cup Matches
PublishedThe Department of Homeland Security is considering suspending international flight operations at San Francisco…