Politics
Saikat Chakrabarti is still pumping money into SF’s left
The former congressional candidate wants Connie Chan in DC, and he’s dropped an additional $1.4 million this summer to aid her campaign and others across the country
Gary McCoy is done with half-measures on homelessness
The D8 candidate knows the struggle with drugs and the city’s social safety net firsthand. As the mayor cuts key services and personnel, McCoy is done with ‘Doing the same thing over and over again’
The New York Times and the mayor sound a public health alarm
A well-timed article and press conference about a new street drug could potentially complicate a criminal trial
Y Combinator’s PAC is throwing money at a bunch of Republicans across the country
Garry Tan and other leaders at the San Francisco-based tech incubator are trying to build a tech-forward future one donation at a time
The loneliness of the long shot candidate
Undeterred by dogs, billionaires, and other serious obstacles, attorney J.R. Eppler is running for D10 supervisor
Pramila Jayapal endorses Connie Chan
In a tightening race, Chan gets the backing of a congressional Medicare for All architect, but Scott Wiener still has a longer resume on the matter
Into the Garryverse
Y Combinator president and CEO Garry Tan has spent years (and hundreds of thousands of dollars) spinning a web connecting tech, politics, and money, placing himself at the center
D10 Supervisor debate gets personal
Three candidates with similar priorities, but vastly different backgrounds, faced off in Potrero Hill
By securing the DCCC endorsement, Manny Yekutiel’s messy race for D8 gets messier
At a heated hearing, the sexual assault allegation against the candidate was aired yet again
Meta’s $17 billion settlement doesn’t resolve the issue of social media addiction
The deal’s shortcomings are many, but more lawsuits may be the only answer
