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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Here’s who’s getting rich from tobacco money

Tim Redmond - September 29, 2019

The latest campaign-finance numbers are in, and they include some surprises – and some information that should surprise nobody. Juul Labs has spent $11.5 million...

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Who’s paying for a D5 poll aimed at attacking Preston?

Tim Redmond - September 12, 2019

Somebody has paid for a poll in the D5 supes campaign that is clearly testing messaging that might be used against challenger Dean Preston...

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SF Democrats side with mayor’s candidates for supe, DA

Tim Redmond - August 29, 2019

The progressive majority on the Democratic County Central Committee splintered last night. Although a reform slate was elected in 2016 specifically with the mandate to...

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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

Here’s who’s getting rich from tobacco money

Who’s paying for a D5 poll aimed at attacking Preston?

SF Democrats side with mayor’s candidates for supe, DA

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