Latest election news BigMoneySF: How public pressure groups use (and abuse?) U.S. tax law Latest News Federal judge inclined to allow teens’ Dolores Park hill bomb cases to proceed See how they run: Mark Farrell’s No. 1 issue is crime, whether it’s up or down The strange and terrible saga of SF’s incredible shrinking ethics delinquent list See how they run: Mark Farrell hits every farmers market he can District 3 candidates spar in rare Cantonese-language debate A Cultural Mission: SF International Art Festival returns to the Mission Meet the Supervisor Candidates The most contentious issues so far in our District 9 ‘Meet the Candidates’ series Meet the District 5 candidates: Will the Tenderloin store curfew work? Meet the District 7 Candidates: ‘What do you think of the West Portal road-safety proposal?’ Meet the District 1 candidates: ‘Do you support upzoning in District 1?’ Meet the District 11 Candidates: What do you think of Prop. E? Meet the District 3 candidates: Who do you support for mayor? How did you vote in March? BigMoneySF: How one group quickly became the 800-pound gorilla of SF politics BigMoneySF: Explore the major players paying out to remake San Francisco BigMoneySF: In 2024, political pressure groups play for all the marbles A Cultural Mission A Cultural Mission bids adieu to the Chronicle’s classical cat MORE NEWS Krua Thai: Here to exceed your expectations Pop-up to brick-and-mortar: Mission gets new cookie bakery, Christine’s Ray Patlán, the ‘mayor of Balmy Alley,’ dies at 77 See how they run: Uber and Lyft confessions on the San Francisco mayor’s race Women allege series of groping incidents near Holly Park People We Meet: Rob Grays, Dahlia’s tequila connoisseur D9 candidate Roberto Hernandez calls for collective action Shallow graves, missing skulls: SF’S long history of mistreating unclaimed dead Could a guerrilla action on the Wiggle permanently slow cars? See how they run: Mayor Breed drops in on drug recovery summit Landmark U.S. Supreme Court homeless case may have paltry impact on SF See how they run: Mayor Breed courts a disgruntled voting bloc in Chinatown, talking tourism Capp Street, barricaded against sex work, is the Mission’s newest parking lot 350+ dead go unclaimed in SF each year. Here’s what happens to them. See how they run: Mayor Breed, back from China, works from home SF city attorney seeks to toss Dolores Park hill bomb lawsuits See how they run: Mayor Breed strolls through the Portola, wind in her hair election dashboard 2024 San Francisco elections dashboard Upcoming events Apr 30 Featured Featured 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Manny’s: Chronicle Live at Manny’s: Celebrating Classical Music Critic Joshua Kosman Apr 30 Featured Featured 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Manny’s: The Women’s Building Trivia Night View Calendar SNAPS How much … ? 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Pulling his own tooth with a pair of pliers started Chester Moody’s career Criminal JusticE Mission Street barbershop murder suspect pleads not guilty Mission leader Jon Jacobo, again accused of rape and assault, resigns Overcrowding, assaults prompted jail lockdowns, SF Sheriff says 24th St. BART Plaza shooter convicted of first-degree murder, faces 82 years to life Alberto Vargas Quero, Mission shooting victim, arrived in San Francisco last Wednesday. By Friday, he was dead. Suspect arrested for fatal shooting at Mission and 20th SF’s new sheriff oversight boss won’t commit to the job Man in his 20s shot dead at 20th and Mission on first day of work Hit-and-run car crash damages El Buen Sabor taqueria in Mission Eats Freekeh cooks up Palestinian delights in the Mission Review: Foliage, Precita Park spot offering prix fixe menu, can do better Election CoveragE Meet the District 5 candidates: Did you support Aaron Peskin’s housing-density bill? 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Featured Featured 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Manny’s: Chronicle Live at Manny’s: Celebrating Classical Music Critic Joshua Kosman
Web of corruption: Explore the cronyism, lies, and federal crimes at the heart of San Francisco’s government
Will SF get anticorruption inspector general? Peskin hopes good government measure is also good politics.
Aaron Peskin, running for mayor, sells himself as a man in recovery for a city in need of recovery. Will voters buy that?
Alberto Vargas Quero, Mission shooting victim, arrived in San Francisco last Wednesday. By Friday, he was dead.