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Your Public Courts Are Being Held Hostage by Pickleball Cartels
PublishedHere's a fun question: Who owns the public tennis and pickleball courts in Golden Gate Park?
When a City Can't Get Its Act Together, the State Stops Writing Checks
PublishedHere's a concept that shouldn't be controversial: if you want millions of dollars in state funding, you need to…
Newsom Discovers Homeless Encampments Are Bad — When They're Next to a Celebrity's House
PublishedGovernor Gavin Newsom's office reportedly urged Oakland to clear a homeless encampment near the home of NFL legend…
Pelosi Endorses Connie Chan for Congress — And the Real Reason Is an Open Secret
PublishedNancy Pelosi has thrown her considerable weight behind Supervisor Connie Chan to succeed her in California's 11th…
California DMV Is Rejecting U.S. Passports as Proof of Citizenship — Yes, Really
PublishedHere's a fun one for your Wednesday: California's DMV is sending out letters threatening to cancel Real ID driver's…
Ban the iPads: Bay Area Parents Are Right to Fight Screens in Early Classrooms
PublishedLos Angeles Unified just pulled screens out of TK, kindergarten, and first-grade classrooms.
62 Arrested in SF Drug and Fugitive Crackdown — Now Do It Again Next Week
PublishedSan Francisco law enforcement just swept up 62 suspects in a drug and fugitive crackdown, and honestly?
FBI Probe Throws District 2 Race Into Chaos — And Voters Deserve Answers
PublishedJust when you thought San Francisco politics couldn't get any messier, the FBI has entered the chat.
Xavier Becerra's Scientology Problem Won't Go Away By Pretending It Doesn't Exist
PublishedFormer California Attorney General and current HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra is doing that thing politicians do when…
SF Wants to Ignore Out-of-State Criminal Records — What Could Go Wrong?
PublishedSan Francisco is once again positioning itself as the national counterweight to red-state politics — this time by…
SFUSD Hired a Superintendent to Make Hard Decisions. She's Made Zero.
PublishedWhen SFUSD brought on Superintendent Maria Su, the mandate was clear: fix the broken enrollment system and finally…
Bay Area Windstorm Turns Deadly as Falling Branches Kill One, Seriously Injure Another
PublishedA man is dead and a woman is seriously injured after falling tree branches struck them during this week's Bay Area…
Jackie Fielder Hires a City Hall Veteran — Should We Be Impressed or Concerned?
PublishedSupervisor Jackie Fielder, the newest progressive voice on the Board of Supervisors, has brought on a City Hall veteran…
The Wiener Lane: How a Supervisor Catfight Could Hand Him Congress
PublishedHere's a fun little case study in how political ambition eats itself.
Another Bay Area City Kills Its Own Town Square — Because Of Course It Did
PublishedFile this under "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things." A Bay Area city has abruptly scrapped plans for a downtown…
Billionaire Money Is Remaking Embarcadero Plaza — Should You Be Grateful or Nervous?
PublishedSan Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza is getting a facelift, and the money behind it isn't coming from City Hall's…
Oakland's Top Administrator Out After Texts Reveal What Everyone Already Suspected About City Hall Culture
PublishedOakland's city administrator has resigned after "degrading" text messages about female subordinates came to light — and…
SF Says Homelessness Is Down. Forgive Us for Not Popping the Champagne Yet.
PublishedSan Francisco officials are doing a quiet victory lap over preliminary data from the latest homeless count, suggesting…
SF Wants to Pay You to Snitch on Hate Crimes — What Could Go Wrong?
PublishedSan Francisco is rolling out a new program that offers financial rewards to residents who provide information that…
Two Dead After California Traffic Stop — And Families Are Still Waiting for Answers
PublishedTwo people are dead following a traffic stop in California, and the families left behind are stuck in a nightmare of…
When the Badge Is the Problem: SFPD Officers Sought in Sexual Assault Investigation
PublishedThere are few things that erode public trust faster than the people sworn to protect you becoming the ones you need…
The Mission Is Burning — And Its Supervisor's Seat Is Empty
PublishedBusiness owners along Mission Street are sounding the alarm: open drug use is escalating, encampment fires are becoming…
Scott Wiener's PAC Problem Is Really Everyone's PAC Problem
PublishedState Senator Scott Wiener's congressional campaign has come under scrutiny for its relationship with a super PAC that…
Prop D's Economic Impact Numbers Don't Add Up — And Nobody Seems to Care
PublishedHere's a recurring theme in San Francisco politics: a ballot proposition gets floated, splashy numbers get attached to…