June Election Archives

News + Politics

How the Yimbys got slaughtered in the November SF election

Calvin Welch - December 4, 2018

This was to be a banner year for San Francisco Yimbys at the polls. The group is the social-media focused, bright young face of...

Opinion

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

Steven Hill and Tom Ammiano - July 18, 2018

Calvin Welch has been a dedicated housing activist and progressive leader for decades, but we have consistently disagreed with him about Ranked Choice Voting...

Opinion

OPINION: What went wrong June 5 — and what we can learn

Calvin Welch - June 28, 2018

Editor’s note: Progressives who supported Mark Leno or Sup. Jane Kim are looking at the results of the election and trying to figure out...

News + Politics

OPINION: The progressive movement was the winner in this election

David Campos - June 21, 2018

San Francisco just went through one of the most memorable elections in decades. The mayor’s race was the closest in modern San Francisco history,...

Campaign Trail

Tech and real-estate money pours into SF mayoral race

Tim Redmond - May 30, 2018

So much money has poured into political clubs and independent expenditure committees supporting London Breed and attacking her opponents that the Ethics Commission has...

News + Politics

Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Adriana Camarena - March 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As the candidates for mayor discuss law enforcement, police accountability, and the future of the SFPD, it’s worth looking back at how...

Campaign Trail

Campaign Trail: Breed, SuperPACs and D8 campaign money

Tim Redmond - February 13, 2018

SuperPAC money has been one of the defining issues of the early parts of the mayoral campaign. Mark Leno and Sup. Jane Kim have...

News + Politics

Breed still on ballot as ‘acting mayor’

Tim Redmond - January 29, 2018

Unless someone goes to court to demand a change, Sup. London Breed will appear on the June Ballot as “acting mayor.” John Arntz, head of...

News + Politics

The big winner in the mayoral vote …

Tim Redmond - January 28, 2018

The New York Times, which has local reporters and ought to know better, ran a headline last week stating that the progressives had “ousted”...

News + Politics

Farrell as mayor: How did this happen?

Tim Redmond - January 24, 2018

How did Mark Farrell, one of the most conservative members of the Board of Supes, wind up with the support of progressives to become...

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How the Yimbys got slaughtered in the November SF election

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

OPINION: What went wrong June 5 — and what we can learn

OPINION: The progressive movement was the winner in this election

Tech and real-estate money pours into SF mayoral race

Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Campaign Trail: Breed, SuperPACs and D8 campaign money

Breed still on ballot as ‘acting mayor’

The big winner in the mayoral vote …

Farrell as mayor: How did this happen?

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