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Election Day: Early turnout is light, but that will change

Tim Redmond - March 3, 2020

At first glance, the turnout for Election Day seems a bit slow: The Department of Elections reports that 385,999 vote-by-mail ballots have been issued,...

News + Politics

The politics of the race for SF judge

Tim Redmond - February 6, 2020

When four public defenders challenged sitting judges two years ago, it created a furor in the world of the local judiciary. As I wrote...

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After Iowa, why the establishment fears Sanders

Tim Redmond - February 4, 2020

I have a theory about why the Democratic Party Establishment – folks like John Kerry and Hillary Clinton, among others, are so freaked out...

Campaign Trail

Teacher’s Union endorses Wiener opponent for state Senate

Jeantelle Laberinto - January 20, 2020

The March State Senate primary in San Francisco is heating up. Jackie Fielder, the Indigenous-Mexicana queer activist who has been involved in the campaign for...

Campaign Trail

With Fewer retiring, Connie Chan takes up progressive banner in D1

Tim Redmond - January 18, 2020

District 1 has a remarkable political history. It’s not, by definition, one of the most left-leaning parts of the city. The voters who tend...

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Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

Sam Lew - January 16, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Police commissioners unanimously voted to pass a resolution Wednesday to address homelessness through healthcare professionals and social workers rather than police. The resolution...

Campaign Trail

Sorting out the California presidential primary

Tim Redmond - December 30, 2019

The March 3 primary in California matters; it could be a big day for the Democratic presidential candidates. But there are a lot of...

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Control of SF Democratic Party up for grabs in March

Tim Redmond - December 8, 2019

California will for once play a significant role in choosing the Democratic nominee for president, since the state has moved up its primary to...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: What’s next for Bolivia after military coup?

Reese Erlich - November 29, 2019

In 2005, I sat in a lounge off the Senate chamber in La Paz, Bolivia, waiting for an interview. I was wearing my best...

Foreign Correspondent

Special report: Bay Area academics visit Kurds in Northern Syria

Reese Erlich - November 8, 2019

Editor's Note: This story by our Foreign Correspondent columnist Reese Erlich is accompanied by photographs by Beth LaBerge. In Laberge's words, "I spent two...

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Election Day: Early turnout is light, but that will change

The politics of the race for SF judge

After Iowa, why the establishment fears Sanders

Teacher’s Union endorses Wiener opponent for state Senate

With Fewer retiring, Connie Chan takes up progressive banner in D1

Police Commission votes against using cops to address homelessness

Sorting out the California presidential primary

Control of SF Democratic Party up for grabs in March

Foreign Correspondent: What’s next for Bolivia after military coup?

Special report: Bay Area academics visit Kurds in Northern Syria

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