Friday, May 3, 2024

Tagged with: London Breed

The very odd Breed Administration memo on homeless policy

The Chron, which lost any hope of claiming objectivity during the mayor’s race, is now clearly on the side of the Chamber of Commerce...

A bad week for the Yimby narrative

It is not a good week for the Yimby argument. In a series of reports, studies, and articles, the claim that building more housing for...

The Chron hates ‘dark money’ — except in San Francisco

From the annals of our last remaining daily print newspaper: SF Chronicle Editorial Page Editor John Diaz has been crusading against “dark money” for some...

The Agenda, July 22-July 29: The new (same old) Planning Commission …

Sup. Malia Cohen, I am reliably told, promised progressives on the board that she would re-appoint Planning Commissioners Dennis Richards and Kathrin Moore if...

OPINION: The best sort of democracy for San Francisco

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

Breed talks about bringing the city together — but shows sharp political edges

London Breed became the first African American woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco today, taking the oath of office in a modest,...

Supes reject Farrell’s final Police Commission nominee

The Board of Supes decided today to reject outgoing Mayor Mark Farrell’s move to renominate Joe Marshall to the Police Commission. Since Farrell’s previous...

Measure to tax big, rich corporations to fund housing for the homeless heads for November ballot

Sponsors of a measure that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars to build supportive housing, increase the city’s shelter capacity, and fund efforts...

Joe O’Donoghue sues Willie Brown over Breed campaign money

Here’s one for the ages: Joe O’Donoghue, longtime leader of the Residential Builders Association and political player in SF, is suing former Mayor Willie...

Dean Preston files for D5 supe

We just finished one election cycle, but the next one is already on us – and it’s shaping up as a key test of...