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SF Finally Admits It Has Too Many Committees About Committees
PublishedIn a city where government bloat isn't a bug but a feature, the Board of Supervisors just did something genuinely…
District 4 Race: Sunset Voters Deserve More Than Night Market Vibes and Billionaire Boogeymen
PublishedThe District 4 supervisor race is heating up in the Sunset, and so far the discourse is split between two equally…
Prop D: Because Punishing Businesses That Are Already Leaving Is Definitely a Strategy
PublishedSan Francisco has a talent for writing policy that sounds righteous on a bumper sticker but crumbles under five minutes…
Xavier Becerra's Corruption Problem Isn't Going Away — And It Shouldn't
PublishedXavier Becerra has a problem. The former congressman and current gubernatorial front-runner hasn't been directly…
SF Immigration Courts Are Bleeding Judges — And Nobody Has a Plan
PublishedSan Francisco's immigration courts have lost more judges than any other jurisdiction in the country.
SF's Overpaid CEO Tax: Punishing Businesses That Are Already Heading for the Exit
PublishedHere's a fun exercise: take a city that's already hemorrhaging businesses, slap a new tax on the ones brave enough to…
Want to Clean Up San Francisco? Maybe Start By Not Littering It With Your Campaign Flyers
PublishedThere's a certain irony in running for office on a platform of making San Francisco better while simultaneously…
SF Arts Commission Director Makes $314K, Apparently Doesn't Show Up
PublishedLet's play a quick game: What kind of job pays you nearly a quarter-million dollars a year, doesn't require you to show…
California Drops $1 Billion on Electric Truck Rebates — Because Who Needs Fiscal Restraint?
PublishedGovernor Newsom just announced a shiny new $1 billion rebate program for electric trucks, framing it as California's…
A Right-Wing Group Comes to SF — And City Hall Rolls Out the Welcome Mat
PublishedHere's something you don't see every day: a right-wing organization hosting an event in San Francisco, and city…
SF Has $23K in Unpaid Parking Fines From One Car. The System's Response? Shrug.
PublishedHere's a fun question for anyone who's ever sprinted back to their meter to avoid a $98 ticket: Why do you bother?
SF Politicians Discover Conservative Think Tanks Exist — Progressives in Shambles
PublishedSan Francisco politicians have been quietly cozying up to the American Enterprise Institute, one of the most…
San Francisco's Next Ban: Your Right to Smoke a Cigarette at a Bar
PublishedIt wouldn't be San Francisco without an annual addition to the ever-growing list of things you're not allowed to do.
When the State's Top Cop Won't Investigate the Cops, Who Will?
PublishedHere's a question that should bother you regardless of where you sit politically: what happens when the person whose…
Lurie's Permitting Overhaul Was Broken Before It Even Launched
PublishedMayor Lurie made fixing San Francisco's notoriously nightmarish permitting process a cornerstone of his agenda.
Follow the Money: One SF Judge Race Is Already a Fundraising Blowout
PublishedJudicial races are usually the sleepiest line on your ballot — the ones where you stare blankly and either skip or pick…
Flock's License Plate Dragnet Is Watching You — And Nobody in Power Seems to Care
PublishedHere's a fun thought experiment: imagine the government told you they were going to install cameras on every major road…
Matt Haney's Bruce Lee Photo Op: What Does It Actually Do for Chinatown?
PublishedAssemblymember Matt Haney is headlining a Bruce Lee event — because nothing says "I'm working hard for my constituents"…
Your Stolen iPhone Is a Brick — And SFPD Still Won't Help You Get It Back
PublishedA broke college student knows exactly where his stolen iPhone is.
Same Machine, Different Fonts: An Insider Exposes SF's Progressive Illusion
PublishedHere's a dirty little secret that anyone who's actually worked in San Francisco politics already knows: the city's…
Lurie Claims Homelessness Victory, But the Math Got a Makeover Too
PublishedMayor Lurie wants you to know homelessness is down in San Francisco.
District 2 Candidates Face the Bike Lane Question — And It's More Revealing Than You'd Think
PublishedIf you want to understand a San Francisco politician's actual priorities, don't ask them about housing or homelessness…
SF Faces a $600M Deficit and a Supervisor Says… No More Cuts?
PublishedSan Francisco is staring down a $600 million budget deficit, and Supervisor Connie Chan's big idea is to take spending…
The 2026 Governor's Race Is Heating Up — And It's Already a Democratic Family Feud
PublishedCalifornia's 2026 gubernatorial race is starting to take shape, and if you're hoping for ideological diversity on the…