A quiet, sweetheart deal for the cops
The Board of Supes will meet in closed session Tuesday/18 to discuss negotiations with city employee unions, and one of the issues on the table is a deal the...
The money—and endorsements—in District Five
One of the most interesting elements of the D5 supervisorial campaign is challenger Vallie Brown’s website. Check out the tab that says “endorsements.”
Most people running for office make a...
Breed budget comes to the supes
The mayor’s budget proposal, delayed because of the COVID crisis, comes before the Board of Supes Budget and Appropriations Committee Wed/12, Thu/13 and Fri/14. It’s going to be a...
Following the money in D1
District One has always been a key political battleground, a part of town that’s around 60 percent tenants and 40 percent homeowners and that, since the return of district...
Public funding transforms D11 race
The District 11 fundraising records show how public financing is changing the nature of local political campaigns.
Former Sup. John Avalos is challenging the incumbent, Sup. Ahsha Safai. It’s always...
Breed budget prioritizes cuts to frontline workers over taxes on the rich
The mayor will be delivering her delayed budget to the supes this week, and it appears that she wants to balance it in part by delaying contracted wage increases...
Finally, a monument to a victim of police violence
For the first time in history, San Francisco will soon have a permanent monument to a person of color killed by the police.
I was up on Bernal Hill the...
Supes consider major changes in business taxes
The Board of Supes Budget and Finance Committee will consider Thursday/16 a series of tax measures that could raise more than $100 million for the city and change the...
Public toilets—and public corruption
The deepening public works scandal, which now involves political connected permit expediter Walter Wong, appears to have links to a big corporation that has been doing business in SF...
Wearing a mask is a political statement—that you care about community
Donald Trump has – no surprise – turned a basic public-health practice into a political issue, putting millions of lives at risk.
Trump has consistently refused to wear a mask,...
