Tag: David Chiu
Wiener attacks SF supes
State Senator says board is not functional and harks back to his own days as a supe -- which were only "collegial" when it meant helping Big Tech
Newsom, Chiu agree on bill that could lead to widespread evictions
Assemblymember David Chiu has reached a compromise with Gov. Gavin Newsom and the big landlord groups on a relatively limited bill to protect renters from evictions during the COVID...
Millions of tenants at risk as court ban on evictions set to expire
The organization that manages the courts in California is moving to end a moratorium on evictions that has saved millions of people from losing their homes.
The state Judicial Council,...
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...
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...
Campaign money and what it shows: District 7
The latest campaign finance reports—which show a lot about how state and local races are shaping up—are now on file, and they indicate some important, if unsurprising, patterns.
We will...
Bill that could cost SF $50 million up for key Assembly vote
A bill that could cost San Francisco as much as $50 million in lost affordable housing money comes before a key state Assembly committee tomorrow, and the chair, SF’s...
SF Democratic Party endorsements go (mostly) to progressives
The San Francisco Democratic Party endorsed candidates backed by the progressive wing in five of the six seats last night, with the D7 and D11 endorsements a bit unusual.
Most...
Some defining issues in the fall supes race
The San Francisco Democratic Party will vote on endorsements for the Board of Supes Wednesday/22, and while the party nod doesn’t always mean victory, it’s a powerful statement –...
Appeals Court upholds Prop. C in major win for local tax measures
Less than a week after hearing oral arguments on the validity of the city’s big-business tax to fund homeless programs, a unanimous panel of the state Court of Appeal...
