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Vol. IIINo. 184
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Politics · All dates · 769 stories

Wiener Cruising, Chakrabarti Burning Cash, and Chan Just Vibing

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The race to replace Nancy Pelosi in Congress is shaping up to be less of a contest and more of a coronation.

May 8, 2026

Daniel Lurie's Revival Tour: Baseball Games, AI Retraining, and the Vibes-Over-Substance Question

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Mayor Daniel Lurie is out here doing the thing politicians do when they want you to know they're regular — catching a…

May 8, 2026

SFUSD's School Closure Drama: When the Superintendent Doesn't CC the School Board

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Here's a fun way to run a school district: don't tell the people technically in charge what you're planning.

May 8, 2026

SF's Trash Problem Is a Policy Problem — And We Keep Pretending Otherwise

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San Francisco has a trash problem. Not just in the "oops, I forgot to take out the recycling" sense — in the "there are…

May 8, 2026

Millionaire Marxists and Disco Balls: The Chakrabarti Rally Was Exactly What You Think It Was

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Saikat Chakrabarti — the tech millionaire and former chief of staff to AOC — wants Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat.

SoMaMay 8, 2026

Lurie's Developer Tax Cuts Face a Brutal Hearing — And Deserve Every Minute of It

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Mayor Daniel Lurie's proposed tax cuts for developers hit a wall this week, and honestly, it wasn't a pretty sight.

May 7, 2026

AI Is Doing What City Hall Couldn't: Making SF a Destination Again

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Here's a sentence you probably didn't expect to read: San Francisco tourism spending is trending a half-billion dollars…

May 7, 2026

Saurabh Chakrabarti Wants to Buy an SF Congressional Seat — And He's Not Even Hiding It

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Saurabh Chakrabarti wants San Francisco's congressional seat, and he's made one thing abundantly clear: money is no…

May 7, 2026

SF Finally Sues a Tenderloin Corner Store for Slinging Meth — Yes, Really

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San Francisco is suing a Tenderloin corner store for allegedly selling meth and weed out of its storefront.

TenderloinMay 7, 2026

District 4 Candidates Get the Green Questionnaire Treatment — But Where's the Fiscal One?

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The District 4 supervisor race is heating up, and candidates are already being asked to lay out their environmental…

Sunset DistrictMay 7, 2026

San Francisco's Litter Problem: A City That Fines Victims and Coddles Vandals

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Walk through any neighborhood in San Francisco — the Tenderloin, SoMa, even the supposedly pristine Marina — and you'll…

May 7, 2026

Canvas Goes Down Across the Bay Area, Reminding Us How Fragile Our EdTech Infrastructure Really Is

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If your kid came home yesterday saying they couldn't do their homework because the internet was broken, they might have…

May 7, 2026

Firefighter Attacks Sheriff at Original Joe's, Gets the VIP Justice Package

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Here's a fun thought experiment: imagine you, a regular San Francisco resident, walked into Original Joe's and…

May 7, 2026

SF's New Political Mood: Pragmatism Is In, Excuses Are Out

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Something interesting is happening in San Francisco politics: the word "pragmatism" is no longer a dirty word.

May 7, 2026

You Can't Make This Up: SF Official Keeps Getting Booked Into His Own Jail

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There are stories that sound like satire.

May 7, 2026

Hayes Valley Café Fined for Graffiti on a Table the City Built and Abandoned

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Here's a story that perfectly encapsulates how San Francisco treats its small businesses: like unpaid janitors for the…

Hayes ValleyMay 7, 2026

Who's Dropping $8 Million to Tell You How to Vote This Election?

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Eight million dollars. That's how much is flowing into San Francisco's ballot measure campaigns right now — and if you…

May 7, 2026

Prop D and the Tax Question SF Can't Afford to Get Wrong

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Here's the thing about San Francisco's relationship with taxes: we keep doing the same thing and expecting different…

May 7, 2026

Billionaire vs. Monopoly: Tom Steyer Takes on PG&E, and We're Grabbing Popcorn

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Tom Steyer — billionaire climate activist, failed presidential candidate, and perpetual presence in California politics…

May 7, 2026

Uber Wants to Rewrite California's Constitution — And It's Willing to Spend $77 Million to Do It

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Love them or hate them, you have to admire the sheer audacity.

May 7, 2026

42% of SF Immigrants Face Court Without a Lawyer — And You're Paying for a System That Still Can't Get It Done

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Here's a number that should bother you regardless of where you fall on immigration policy: 42% of immigrants facing…

May 7, 2026

The SF Zoo Spent $12 Million Nobody Approved, Now Wants an $8.5M Loan Because Sure, Why Not

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Here's a fun exercise: try spending $12 million of someone else's money without asking, then walk back into the room…

May 7, 2026

Gas Hits $6.60 and Your Boss Still Wants You in the Office — Here's a Better Idea

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Bay Area gas prices are hovering between $6 and $6.60 a gallon again, and if you're one of the thousands of workers…

May 7, 2026

A Stranger Walked Into an Outer Sunset Home. SFPD's Advice? File a Restraining Order.

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Here's a fun scenario for your Wednesday: You're working from home in the Outer Sunset, mid-meeting on a video call…

Outer SunsetMay 7, 2026