“I track legislation, not vibes — and I know which agencies deliver.”
SF School Board Candidates Face the One Question That Actually Matters: Will You Raid the Piggy Bank?
PublishedThe San Francisco school board race is heating up, and amid the usual parade of endorsements and platitudes, one…
Oakland Can't Even Enforce Its Own Tree Laws — And the Excuse Is Absolutely Wild
PublishedAcross the bay, Oakland's city council is providing yet another masterclass in how not to govern.
SF Finally Wants to Grade Its Own Homework on Police Oversight
PublishedHere's a novel concept for San Francisco government: actually evaluating whether the people in charge are doing their…
San Francisco Wants to Ban Smoking on Outdoor Patios, Because Obviously
PublishedJust when you thought San Francisco had regulated every conceivable human behavior, a supervisor has found one more…
San Jose Drivers Fight Back Against Nearly 500 Surveillance Cameras Tracking Their Every Move
PublishedHere's a question that shouldn't be controversial: Should the government be able to track where you drive, when you…
SFUSD's Bold New Strategy for Failing Students: Just Move the Deadline
PublishedIf you've ever asked your boss for an extension on a project you barely started, congratulations — you have something…
Weekend Gunfire Tears Through SF — And City Hall's Silence Is Deafening
PublishedSan Francisco police are investigating a burst of weekend gunfire that damaged cars and homes — and if that sentence…
Lurie's Layoffs Hurt — But Decades of Bloat Hurt More
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie stood before the Board of Supervisors this week and called his decision to lay off hundreds of city…
California's Abortion Fund Is Going Broke — And Nobody Seems to Have a Plan
PublishedCalifornia's Uncompensated Care Grant Program — the state fund created in 2022 to cover abortion costs for low-income…
A Pedestrian Is Dead, a Mercedes Driver Is in Custody, and SF Needs Answers
PublishedA San Francisco pedestrian is dead after being struck and killed in what police are calling a hit and run — though…
eBay Bails on SF — And Honestly, Did You Even Know They Were Here?
PublishedeBay is shutting down its San Francisco office and shipping 198 employees south to its San Jose headquarters.
A Mercedes, a Murder, and the Question Nobody Wants to Answer
PublishedVideo has surfaced of the fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in San Francisco — and let's stop sugarcoating…
San Francisco Pays $750K Because Someone Lost a Skull and Then Punished the Person Who Noticed
PublishedYou Can't Make This Up San Francisco is paying $750,000 to settle a whistleblower case involving — and we genuinely…
Firebomb a Tech CEO's House? Just Plead Crazy.
PublishedThe man accused of firebombing Sam Altman's San Francisco home is now mounting the defense that surprises absolutely no…
WhatsApp Co-Founder Drops $250K on Pro-Lurie PAC — And SF's Political Class Is Squirming
PublishedJan Koum, the billionaire co-founder of WhatsApp, has dropped a cool $250,000 into a PAC aligned with Mayor Daniel…
Firebombing a Tech CEO's Home Is Not Protest — It's Terrorism
PublishedA Texas man has been charged after allegedly traveling to San Francisco with the explicit intent to kill OpenAI CEO Sam…
24 Years of a School Lottery and SFUSD Still Can't Get Out of the Red
PublishedFor nearly a quarter century, SFUSD has assigned students to schools through a lottery system — a mechanism that was…
1.7 Million Visits to Sunset Dunes — But At What Cost?
PublishedSunset Dunes turned one year old this week, and the city is taking a victory lap.
Fewer California Teens Checking the 'X' Box on Their Driver's Licenses — And Nobody's Sure Why
PublishedCalifornia made headlines in 2019 when it became one of the first states to offer a nonbinary gender marker — the "X"…
SF's Billionaire Class: If You Can't Beat Him, Buy His Agenda
PublishedPolitics makes strange bedfellows. San Francisco politics makes absolutely shameless ones. Two of the city's most…
Buying Democracy: Forged Signatures on Pro-Billionaire Petitions Should Alarm Every San Franciscan
PublishedHere's a fun civics lesson they don't teach in school: apparently, if you want to get something on the San Francisco…
400 SF Residents Seek Self-Deportation — And the Story Is More Complicated Than Either Side Wants to Admit
PublishedMore than 400 people in San Francisco have sought voluntary departure from the United States — essentially…
Swalwell's Out — And the Bar Remains on the Floor
PublishedEric Swalwell, the East Bay congressman best known for his quixotic presidential bid and his apparent inability to stay…
Libby Schaaf Fails Upward Into Bay Area Council's Top Job
PublishedFormer Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has landed her next gig: president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, the influential…
SF's 'Recovery' Has a Zip Code Problem — And City Hall Helped Create It
PublishedSan Francisco loves to talk about its comeback.
Those Petition Hustlers Outside Trader Joe's? Yeah, You Should Be Skeptical.
PublishedIf you've set foot near a Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, or pretty much any high-traffic sidewalk in San Francisco on a…
ICE Wants a Hot Desk in SF — And the City Is Already Losing It
PublishedFederal immigration agents may soon be booking conference rooms right next to your startup's stand-up meeting.
San Francisco's Career Politicians Found a Loophole. Prop B Slams It Shut.
PublishedHere's a fun quirk about San Francisco politics: voters passed term limits for the Mayor and Board of Supervisors back…
Shots Fired at Sam Altman's SF Home — And the Internet Could Not Care Less
PublishedThe San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was struck by gunfire recently, and regardless of how you feel about…
Ranked-Choice Roulette: Can the Sunset's Challengers Game the System Against Alan Wong?
PublishedRanked-choice voting was sold to San Franciscans as a way to ensure majority support for elected officials and reduce…