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SF's New Homelessness Chief: Another Out‑of‑Towner With a Résumé and a Prayer
Mayor Daniel Lurie has tapped Michael Levine, a Massachusetts Medicaid executive, to lead San Francisco's Department of…
Fielder's Extended Leave Raises a Fair Question: Who's Representing the Mission?
Supervisor Jackie Fielder has extended her mental health leave of absence through June 30, leaving the Mission District…
SF Cut Legal Aid Funding, Then Handed Millions to One Nonprofit — No Bids Required
Here's a story that should make every San Francisco taxpayer's blood pressure spike.
Five Minutes at Whole Foods and Your Bike Is Gone: SF's Theft Problem Is a Policy Problem
Here's your San Francisco experience in a nutshell: you pop into Whole Foods on 4th Street for five minutes — five…
Your Cheap E‑Bike Battery Might Burn Down Your Apartment Building
Here's a rare case where San Francisco government might actually be doing something that makes sense: the city is…
District 2's Big Question: Should Relapsing Addicts Lose Their Housing?
If you want to understand the philosophical fault lines running through San Francisco politics right now, look no…
Judge Says SF Can Keep Handing Out Crack Pipes — Because Nothing Says 'Harm Reduction' Like Subsidized Paraphernalia
A court has ruled that San Francisco can continue distributing glass pipes, aluminum foil, and other drug paraphernalia…
Denim Dollars vs. Democracy: How Lurie's Money Machine Is Reshaping SF Supervisor Races
If you've been wondering what happens when a tech-adjacent billionaire mayor decides to build a political machine in…
Mayor Lurie Wants to Remake City Hall — But Who's Really Getting Remade?
Mayor Daniel Lurie is making big moves, and whether you love or hate his agenda, you have to admit — the man is not…
SF's 'Overpaid CEO' Tax: Because Punishing Success Is Easier Than Fixing a Budget
San Francisco's so-called "Overpaid CEO" tax — officially Proposition L from 2020 — levies an extra surcharge on…
DHS to SFO: Drop Sanctuary Policies or Lose International Flights
The Department of Homeland Security is threatening to revoke SFO's ability to process international travelers unless…
Alcatraz Stays a Tourist Trap, Not an Actual Trap
In news that somehow needs to be reported in the year 2025, federal officials have declined to reopen Alcatraz Island…
PG&E: Where Using Less Energy Costs You More, Somehow
Here's a fun little riddle for your Wednesday morning: What happens when you do everything right — cut your energy use…
Locked Behind Plexiglass: What SF's Retail Cases Cost Shoppers
Here's a fun experiment: try buying deodorant at a San Francisco Walgreens in under ten minutes.
Trump Bets on a Fox‑to‑Governor Pipeline in California. Good Luck With That.
President Trump has officially endorsed Steve Hilton, the former Fox News host, for governor of California — banking on…
127 Pink Slips Down, 373 to Go: Lurie Finally Takes a Scalpel to City Hall
Mayor Daniel Lurie just handed out 127 pink slips across 18 city departments, and honestly?
Lurie's Charter Reform War Chest Is Growing — And You Should Pay Attention
Mayor Daniel Lurie's push for charter reform is attracting serious money, and if you've been paying attention to San…
Two More Shootings in SF This Weekend — But Sure, Everything's Fine
Two people were shot in separate incidents across San Francisco on Saturday — one in SoMa at 6th and Minna, the other…
San Francisco Sues Big Food Over Ultra‑Processed Products — But Will It Actually Help Anyone?
San Francisco is making history again — and not the good kind where we invent something useful.
Trump Sends Vance After Blue States — And California Has a Giant Target on Its Back
President Trump has announced that Vice President JD Vance will be leading a new effort to crack down on blue states…
Engines Revving, Cops Swarming: Another Night of Embarcadero Chaos
If you were anywhere near the Embarcadero on a recent evening, you probably heard it before you saw it — engines…
A Redwood City Attorney Is Suing First Amendment Auditors — And He's Got a Point
A Redwood City attorney is taking so-called "First Amendment auditors" to court after a confrontation in Menlo Park…
Jackie Fielder Vanishes as Leak Investigation Heats Up — D9 Left Without a Supervisor
Supervisor Jackie Fielder is MIA from the Board of Supervisors, and the timing could not be more conspicuous.
Screen Guy Is All of Us: SF Rooftop Robbery Chase Has the City Cheering
There's something deeply satisfying about watching suspects get chased across San Francisco rooftops like a real-life…