“I track legislation, not vibes — and I know which agencies deliver.”
After Shelving the BUILD Act, Lurie and Mahmood Push a Standalone 'Foreclosure Tax' for November
PublishedDays after pausing a transfer-tax cut that critics said would have blown a $400 million hole in the city budget, Mayor…
The Gilroy ICE Facility Was Planned on Land With 30 Years of Chemical Spills. California Just Filed Suit to Stop It.
PublishedCalifornia and Santa Clara County filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to halt construction of a planned ICE facility near…
Berkeley Scraps Containment Map After Leptospirosis Kills Resident in RV Swarming With Nearly 200 Rats
PublishedA Berkeley resident died in May after contracting leptospirosis while living in a recreational vehicle that harbored…
Berkeley Police Arrest Suspect in Animal Shelter Arson as Investigators Probe a Second Act of Vandalism
PublishedBerkeley police have arrested a 48-year-old man on suspicion of setting the fire that shuttered the city's animal…
The Kid They Said Couldn't Hit Lefties Just Made Baseball History Against One
PublishedDown nine runs with six outs left Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park, Bryce Eldridge hit a walk-off grand slam off a…
For Some North Bay Residents, PG&E's Shutoff Cuts More Than Power — It Cuts the Water
PublishedPG&E cut electricity to more than 1,600 customers across three Bay Area counties Wednesday night as high winds and…
Bay Area Officials Tell Immigrant Residents: 'We Recognize That Many People Do Not Feel Safe Right Now'
PublishedOn the eve of the Bay Area's first FIFA World Cup match, 27 county supervisors and 10 local nonprofit leaders signed a…
Lufthansa Flight from SFO Diverted to Boston After Passenger Assault, 508 Aboard
PublishedA Lufthansa flight that left San Francisco Thursday morning was forced to make an emergency stop in Boston after a…
Lori Brooke won't run again in November, clearing the way for Stephen Sherrill in District 2
PublishedLori Brooke, the only candidate to seriously challenge Supervisor Stephen Sherrill in District 2 this spring, says she…
The FBI's 'Operation Goal Kick' Goes Live at Levi's Stadium This Weekend — and Nobody's Saying What ICE Will Be Doing There
PublishedWith the first Bay Area World Cup match less than 48 hours away, the FBI's San Francisco Field Office has activated a…
SF Will Make New Corner Stores Prove They're Needed — But the 75 Already There Are the Problem
PublishedSan Francisco supervisors voted unanimously this week to strip automatic approval from any new convenience store in the…
Lurie Promised 1,500 Shelter Beds 'Very Quickly.' The Net Gain Is 403 — and Shrinking to 303.
PublishedSixteen months into Daniel Lurie's mayoralty, San Francisco has opened 863 new shelter beds — but closed enough others…
For Most SF Renters, Those 'Hidden Fees' May Already Be Illegal — Not Just Undisclosed
PublishedSupervisor Bilal Mahmood's new bill would force landlords to disclose the pest-control, trash and "service" fees that…
Wiener's Science Bond Was Announced at $23 Billion. The Senate Just Passed It at $12 Billion — With Drug-Pricing Strings
PublishedWhen the University of California and Sen.
SF's Record Ballot-Measure Spending Is Mostly One Side's Money — and the Biggest Individual Check Came From the SF Standard's Own Chairman
PublishedSan Francisco's most expensive primary in at least a decade isn't a fair fight: one side has nearly twice the money —…
Lurie's 'No-Layoffs' Budget Spares City Hall and Gives Cops a Raise — While Nonprofits Brace for 1,050 Layoffs
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie's $16.9 billion budget closes a $642 million deficit without significant new layoffs to the city's…
A 10-Percent Cut Hit Seven Arts Centers. MCCLA Collapsed on Its Own. San Francisco's Hotel-Tax Arts Fund Is Wobbling for Both.
PublishedA single line in Lydia Chávez's May museum roundup — "It's a difficult time for many of the city's museums and cultural…
San Francisco Will Pay Double the Bay Area Transit Tax — and the Extra Half-Cent Goes to Muni, Not BART
PublishedWhen Bay Area voters decide the Connect Bay Area transit measure in November, San Francisco will be the only one of…
Lurie Loses His Most Experienced Hand Before the Union Contracts She Helped Negotiate Come Due
PublishedStaci Slaughter, the longtime San Francisco operator who taught Mayor Daniel Lurie's outsider administration how City…
Pelosi's Eleventh-Hour Chan Endorsement Reads Less Like a Blessing Than a Block on Chakrabarti
PublishedNancy Pelosi gave Connie Chan just one day's notice before unveiling the most coveted endorsement in San Francisco…
Same Donors, Every Front: A Small Tech-Money Network Spans SF's June 2 Primary and the Statewide Wealth-Tax Fight
PublishedA small, overlapping circle of tech donors — Chris Larsen, Garry Tan, Jeremy Stoppelman — is simultaneously bankrolling…
Campaign Mailers Bury SF Mailboxes in Final Weeks Before Election
PublishedSan Francisco residents are reporting an unusually heavy volume of campaign mail and canvassers this election cycle…
Bay Area Billionaires Are Stacking 2026 PACs. Their Disclosure Forms Won't Tell You Much.
PublishedA wave of political action committees tied to Bay Area billionaires has taken shape ahead of the 2026 election cycle…
Chevron and PG&E Back Becerra With Millions Ahead of Tuesday Primary
PublishedFossil fuel companies including Chevron and PG&E have directed millions of dollars in independent expenditures toward…
A Word on Trial: SF DA Brooke Jenkins Tried to Bar 'Genocide' From the Golden Gate Bridge Case. The Judge Said No.
PublishedSeven pro-Palestine protesters who blocked all southbound lanes of the Golden Gate Bridge for more than four hours in…
AIPAC-Linked Super PACs Put Roughly $500,000 Behind Connie Chan's Congressional Bid
PublishedSuper PACs that received funding from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have directed roughly $500,000 in…
District 4 Candidate Albert Chow Enters Race With Positions on Dunes, Transit, and a Pitch to Defy Easy Labels
PublishedAlbert Chow is running for the District 4 seat on the Board of Supervisors, and he is making clear early that he does…
State Lawmakers Split on AI Job-Loss Response as Governor Asks for More Data
PublishedCalifornia lawmakers and the governor's office are at odds over how aggressively the state should act on artificial…
SF Commits $23 Million to Hospital Security After Social Worker Killed at DPH Clinic
PublishedSan Francisco officials announced a $23 million hospital safety spending plan on Friday, responding to the fatal…
Lurie Hits the Doors for Wong as Tan and Chan Draw Outside Money
PublishedMayor Daniel Lurie joined Supervisor Alan Wong for door-to-door canvassing in the Sunset District this week, making an…