Politics
Behind the ballot: Three issues raised by today’s vote
We’re all exhausted from the ads and propositions, but here’s what’s really at stake
The mayor says his reduced budget will maintain the city’s social safety net. Advocates disagree
The fight continues to ensure a $16.9 billion city budget doesn’t leave working families, immigrants, LGBTQ+ residents, and others out in the cold
Face Time: Saikat Chakrabarti may be a centimillionaire, but he still dreams of dollar tacos from Pancho Villa
The progressive Democratic congressional candidate has big ideas about housing, AI as a public utility, and taming corporations
Everybody’s confused about the smoking ban
A haze of conflicting information surrounds the D7 supervisor’s effort to snub out smoking on bar patios
How many people are actually being brought to the new RESET sobering center?
The mayor boasted of ‘dozens and dozens’ in the first 24 hours; the sheriff’s office cites 320 in two and a half weeks. Yet many of the center’s chairs appear empty
Sergey Brin fled California, but he keeps throwing money at SF politics
Even from Nevada, the Google co-founder is fighting the Overpaid CEO tax and funding a right-wing extremist (among others) for governor
A budget brawler’s inside-outside game
As Mayor Lurie’s budget deadline approaches, Anya Worley-Ziegmann leads rallies outside his office and talks with people who work within it
With dueling endorsements, Connie Chan and Saikat Chakrabarti come out swinging
One has Nancy Pelosi, the other Rashida Tlaib. The difference says it all
Market Match connects low income Californians with farmers market produce. Gavin Newsom may be about to cut it
Market operators, food security advocates, and state legislators are scrambling to secure funding for the nutrition program that benefits 674,000 statewide
Scott Wiener’s super PAC is a dark-money mess
A 2024 change in campaign finance law is fueling the congressional hopeful’s outreach efforts
