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Vol. IIINo. 184
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SF Finally Admits It Has Too Many Committees About Committees

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In a city where government bloat isn't a bug but a feature, the Board of Supervisors just did something genuinely…

May 14, 2026

District 4 Race: Sunset Voters Deserve More Than Night Market Vibes and Billionaire Boogeymen

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The District 4 supervisor race is heating up in the Sunset, and so far the discourse is split between two equally…

SunsetMay 14, 2026

Prop D: Because Punishing Businesses That Are Already Leaving Is Definitely a Strategy

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San Francisco has a talent for writing policy that sounds righteous on a bumper sticker but crumbles under five minutes…

May 14, 2026

Xavier Becerra's Corruption Problem Isn't Going Away — And It Shouldn't

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Xavier Becerra has a problem. The former congressman and current gubernatorial front-runner hasn't been directly…

May 14, 2026

SF Immigration Courts Are Bleeding Judges — And Nobody Has a Plan

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San Francisco's immigration courts have lost more judges than any other jurisdiction in the country.

May 14, 2026

SF's Overpaid CEO Tax: Punishing Businesses That Are Already Heading for the Exit

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Here's a fun exercise: take a city that's already hemorrhaging businesses, slap a new tax on the ones brave enough to…

May 14, 2026

Want to Clean Up San Francisco? Maybe Start By Not Littering It With Your Campaign Flyers

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There's a certain irony in running for office on a platform of making San Francisco better while simultaneously…

May 14, 2026

SF Arts Commission Director Makes $314K, Apparently Doesn't Show Up

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Let's play a quick game: What kind of job pays you nearly a quarter-million dollars a year, doesn't require you to show…

May 14, 2026

California Drops $1 Billion on Electric Truck Rebates — Because Who Needs Fiscal Restraint?

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Governor Newsom just announced a shiny new $1 billion rebate program for electric trucks, framing it as California's…

May 13, 2026

A Right-Wing Group Comes to SF — And City Hall Rolls Out the Welcome Mat

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Here's something you don't see every day: a right-wing organization hosting an event in San Francisco, and city…

May 13, 2026

SF Has $23K in Unpaid Parking Fines From One Car. The System's Response? Shrug.

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Here's a fun question for anyone who's ever sprinted back to their meter to avoid a $98 ticket: Why do you bother?

NOPAMay 13, 2026

SF Politicians Discover Conservative Think Tanks Exist — Progressives in Shambles

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San Francisco politicians have been quietly cozying up to the American Enterprise Institute, one of the most…

May 13, 2026

San Francisco's Next Ban: Your Right to Smoke a Cigarette at a Bar

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It wouldn't be San Francisco without an annual addition to the ever-growing list of things you're not allowed to do.

MissionMay 13, 2026

When the State's Top Cop Won't Investigate the Cops, Who Will?

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Here's a question that should bother you regardless of where you sit politically: what happens when the person whose…

May 13, 2026

Lurie's Permitting Overhaul Was Broken Before It Even Launched

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Mayor Lurie made fixing San Francisco's notoriously nightmarish permitting process a cornerstone of his agenda.

May 13, 2026

Follow the Money: One SF Judge Race Is Already a Fundraising Blowout

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Judicial races are usually the sleepiest line on your ballot — the ones where you stare blankly and either skip or pick…

May 13, 2026

Flock's License Plate Dragnet Is Watching You — And Nobody in Power Seems to Care

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Here's a fun thought experiment: imagine the government told you they were going to install cameras on every major road…

May 13, 2026

Matt Haney's Bruce Lee Photo Op: What Does It Actually Do for Chinatown?

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Assemblymember Matt Haney is headlining a Bruce Lee event — because nothing says "I'm working hard for my constituents"…

ChinatownMay 13, 2026

Your Stolen iPhone Is a Brick — And SFPD Still Won't Help You Get It Back

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A broke college student knows exactly where his stolen iPhone is.

MissionMay 12, 2026

Same Machine, Different Fonts: An Insider Exposes SF's Progressive Illusion

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Here's a dirty little secret that anyone who's actually worked in San Francisco politics already knows: the city's…

May 12, 2026

Lurie Claims Homelessness Victory, But the Math Got a Makeover Too

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Mayor Lurie wants you to know homelessness is down in San Francisco.

May 12, 2026

District 2 Candidates Face the Bike Lane Question — And It's More Revealing Than You'd Think

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If you want to understand a San Francisco politician's actual priorities, don't ask them about housing or homelessness…

MarinaMay 12, 2026

SF Faces a $600M Deficit and a Supervisor Says… No More Cuts?

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San Francisco is staring down a $600 million budget deficit, and Supervisor Connie Chan's big idea is to take spending…

May 12, 2026

The 2026 Governor's Race Is Heating Up — And It's Already a Democratic Family Feud

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California's 2026 gubernatorial race is starting to take shape, and if you're hoping for ideological diversity on the…

May 12, 2026