News + Politics

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

Mayor's Office admits that its budget will harm vulnerable communities while pouring vast sums of money into law enforcement

City Hall Tim Redmond - April 23, 2026

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

If he gave away most of his fortune to good causes in the next few weeks, he could say he's not just a rich guy running for governor.

Humor Joel Schechter - April 23, 2026

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing

Colleges and universities would no longer file Institutional Master Plans in many parts of town

City Hall Tim Redmond - April 21, 2026

Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’

His legendary dance company's 22nd annual home season offers 'a balm for this moment in America.'

Dance Joshua Rotter - April 21, 2026

The Agenda

SF backs away from harm reduction and Housing First

Tim Redmond - April 19, 2026

Plus: Fighting back against budget cuts to job training, affordability, and public health. That's The Agenda for April 19-26.

Housing

The best and worst of CA housing policy, on display at UCLA conference

Tim Redmond - April 16, 2026

Some rational discussion based on facts, and some Yimby presentations with no facts

Labor

Hundreds rally against health care cuts

Serena Finney - April 16, 2026

Layoffs and service reductions will harm the city's most vulnerable residents

News + Politics

What the new Chakrabarti poll really shows

Tim Redmond - April 14, 2026

The real question is not just percentage—it's who votes

The Agenda

Rich people are lying to seniors about the billionaire tax; does the news media care?

Tim Redmond - April 12, 2026

Plus: Protecting civilian control of the cops, and is SF 'a liberal oligarchy?' That's The Agenda for April 12-19

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City Hall

Why is the City Attorney’s Office ‘investigating’ a leaked document? It’s unprecedented and alarming

Tim Redmond - April 9, 2026

It's hard to see the focus on Sup. Fielder's Office as anything except a political vendetta, and the Chron should be ashamed to be part of it.

Housing

Supes reject illegal conversion that turned four rental units into one mansion

Tim Redmond - April 7, 2026

Critical vote not to accept Sauter deal sends a message to speculators—but there are plenty of other examples that the city has ignored

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Marke B. - April 7, 2026

Help us save independent media, fight the billionaires, and keep government accountable.

Homelessness

In Oakland, a tiny-home community is forced back onto the streets

Tiny - April 6, 2026

They had a modest place to live. Now they are unhoused once again. How long does this have to go on when unhoused people have solutions that work?

The Agenda

Four rental units become one $4.75 million mansion. Will the supes legalize it?

Tim Redmond - April 5, 2026

Vote on Vallejo St. property would set a dangerous precedent for speculators to destroy rent-controlled housing

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Labor

CBS workers win tentative contract

Ian Firstenberg - April 5, 2026

While the agreement still needs to be ratified, the preliminary deal bodes well for writers and producers.

Development

John Elberling, advocate for economic and housing justice, dies at 79

Tim Redmond - April 2, 2026

'Elbo' helped define the affordable housing and slow-growth movement that was a critical part of the San Francisco left for decades

City Hall

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery

Tim Redmond - April 1, 2026

The case for destroying the social safety net continues to unravel; the CEO tax might make cuts unnecessary

City Hall

Sup. Jackie Fielder hasn’t resigned—and doesn’t need to

Tim Redmond - March 31, 2026

Plenty of elected officials have taken time to recover from health problems.

Protest

At No Kings protest, war on Iran and Epstein files were big topics

Emma Garcia - March 30, 2026

'I don’t want to look back at this moment and think I was just watching Netflix,' said one of thousands of SF marchers.

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News + Politics

The brutal Lurie budget: Cuts for everyone except the cops and the very rich

What if Tom Steyer wasn’t a billionaire any more?

Lurie wants to undermine mandate for big institutions to tell neighborhoods what they are doing

Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’

SF backs away from harm reduction and Housing First

The best and worst of CA housing policy, on display at UCLA conference

Hundreds rally against health care cuts

What the new Chakrabarti poll really shows

Rich people are lying to seniors about the billionaire tax; does the news media care?

Why is the City Attorney’s Office ‘investigating’ a leaked document? It’s unprecedented and alarming

Supes reject illegal conversion that turned four rental units into one mansion

You can double our reporting power! Our $50k Spring Bloom match drive is here

In Oakland, a tiny-home community is forced back onto the streets

Four rental units become one $4.75 million mansion. Will the supes legalize it?

CBS workers win tentative contract

John Elberling, advocate for economic and housing justice, dies at 79

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery

Sup. Jackie Fielder hasn’t resigned—and doesn’t need to

At No Kings protest, war on Iran and Epstein files were big topics

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