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No, DA Brooke Jenkins does not have an on/off switch for crime
Crime is dropping precipitously in S.F. — and nationwide. Criminologists have theories why. But, hey, so does the New York Post.
Ethics complaint alleges pro-Matt Mahan PAC, campaign illegally coordinated
Billionaire donors Michael Moritz and Rick Caruso appeared on calls for both PAC and campaign in which strategy was allegedly discussed.
Will a new state law put teeth into S.F. supe Dorsey’s plan to fund only drug-free homeless housing?
YIMBYs fear and loathe the plan, and deride it as mere ‘virtue signaling.’ But a proposed change to California law could change all that.
25-story Marina Safeway behemoth, inconceivable even to sci-fi futurists, looking very real
District 2 supe and San Francisco mayor can shake fists at proposed high-rise, but little else. Neither joined a call for Safeway boycott.
BART supporters need 186K signatures by June. Will Hunky Jesus and $7 gas get them there?
Last week’s BART column elicited a fair few arguments against a transit rescue measure. They made as much sense as carpeting on a train.
We asked every S.F. politician about the ‘Overpaid CEO’ tax. Here are their answers.
Every San Francisco politician or aspiring city official was asked for his or her two cents on the ‘Overpaid CEO’ tax. Here’s where they stand.
BART: The worst-case scenarios are actually worse than you’ve heard
If voters spurn a November revenue measure, the biggest question isn’t what stations BART may close. It’s if BART will continue to exist, full-stop.
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