Connie Chan concedes โ Scott Wiener is going to Congress
Scott Wiener wins Nancy Pelosi’s seat after Connie Chan concedes
Scott Wiener has won his bid to be San Francisco’s next member of Congress. Connie Chan conceded on Wednesday.
We are all in San Franciscoโs โMarch for Billionairesโ now
Mayor Daniel Lurie is positive, popular and backed by the wealthiest of the wealthy. Once again, voters have given him everything he asked for.ย
Election Day marathon
Our reporters fanned out across San Francisco, covering more than a dozen city contests โ free for everyone, no paywall.
Readers like you make that possible.
The U.S. midterms could be a big swing left. San Francisco is poised to double down on its gilded age.
City voters appear likely to ratify button-down billionaires’ longtime wishlist
Guide and reviews
What’s on now at San Francisco museums, November 2026
Dรญa De Los Muertos at SOMArts, lamps at Capp Street, RM’s fabulous collection at SFMOMA and a blockbuster at the Asian Art Museum plus more!โฆ
News by neighborhood
Immigration
S.F. wants feds to โimmediately removeโ ICE vehicles from city-owned garage
San Franciscoโs transportation agency is asking the federal government to remove ICE vehicles from a city-owned downtown parking garage.
Trouble
More than 100 S.F. firefighters subdue Twin Peaks apartment-building blaze
More than 100 firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at 10 Argent Alley near Market Street on Tuesday morning.
BigMoneySF โ
Deep-pocketed donors are seeking to remake San Francisco by pouring millions into the elections.
We’re tracking the flows and the relationships between donors, politicians, public-pressure groups and more.
BigMoneySF: How Mayor Lurieโs efforts to reshape City Hall brought in a new donor class
San Francisco’s November ballot measures have drawn in gobs of money โ and a new crop of wealthy individuals.
Arts & Culture
Debra ‘Beaver’ Bauer, avant-garde costume designer, is fabulous at 76
The San Francisco Public Library shows over five decades of photos, sketches, film and video clips.
Restaurant Reviews
Restaurant review: The Old Clam House in Bayview
The Old Clam House has been around longer than any of us and is the oldest operating restaurant in San Francisco.
Restaurant review: The new Missionโs Kitchen on Valencia Street
The new Missionโs Kitchen is bright and cheery, and I was pleased to see that itโs on its way to becoming another institution.
People We Meet
Marรญfer Ramรญrez and David Garcรญa, owners of Niebla, like their bookstores spooky
The owners of the Tenderloin’s only bookstore are just getting started
People We Meet: Raymond Robinson is behind the wheel all day
The city has changed in Robinson’s 26 years driving Muni buses. โWhen I first started, there was no Chase Center. There was no Mission Bay.โ
Covering the Police
Mayorโs โstrongโ policies let SFPD hold Flock data longer than other Bay Area cities
SFPD says its hands are tied by a 2023 city ordinance approved by supervisors โ who can change it again
