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The Presidio's New Board: MAGA Donors' Club or Business as Usual?
PublishedThe Trump administration has restacked the Presidio Trust board with a roster heavy on tech-world connections…
SF's Economy Hits an 'Inflection Point' — But Let's Not Break Out the Champagne Yet
PublishedThe San Francisco Controller's office is signaling something city residents haven't heard in a while: cautious optimism.
Walgreens Allegedly Tried to Stiff Workers on Back Pay During SF Layoffs
PublishedHere's a fun look at corporate accountability — or the lack thereof.
State Supreme Court May Have Just Blown Up SF's Fireworks Murder Case
PublishedHere's a question that cuts to the heart of criminal accountability: If someone dies because of illegal fireworks, and…
Matt Mahan Wants to Regulate Big Tech — With Big Tech's Money
PublishedSan Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is running for governor, and he's got a pitch that requires some serious cognitive…
SFUSD Had One Job: Launch a Mandarin Immersion School. They Couldn't Even Do That Right.
PublishedSan Francisco Unified School District was supposed to debut its first Mandarin-language immersion school next year with…
Seven Candidates Walk Into a San Francisco Debate. Nobody Walks Out the Winner.
PublishedSeven candidates for California governor crowded onto a San Francisco stage Thursday night for the final debate before…
The Presidio Trust Gets Six New Board Members. Does It Even Matter?
PublishedThe White House just named six new members to the Presidio Trust Board of Directors, and the lineup reads like a…
Five Repeat Retail Thieves Arrested — Again. Guess What Happens Next.
PublishedSan Francisco police arrested five individuals tied to repeated retail theft — and when you look at their rap sheets…
Measure B: When Everyone From Left to Right Agrees Something Stinks
PublishedHere's something you don't see every day in San Francisco politics: a broad coalition — spanning the ideological…
SF Schools Chief Gets Her Congressional Close-Up
PublishedSan Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and Their Families chief Maria Su has been called to testify before…
A Good Nurse Almost Lost Everything Because Washington Can't Get Its Act Together
PublishedA Kaiser nurse right here in San Francisco — someone who shows up every day to take care of patients, pays her taxes…
Lowell's Black Enrollment Crisis Isn't About Lowell — It's About Everything Before It
PublishedJust seven Black students plan to enroll as freshmen at Lowell High School this fall.
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…