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Mayor Lurie gets 6 appointments to the Youth Commission. They all hail from private schools
All six of S.F. Mayor Lurie’s appointees to the Youth Commission attend private schools, the first mayoral slate with no public school student since at least the 2016-17 term.
Board of Supervisors
Why does Matt Dorsey have no competitive challenger? Start with the D6 map.
2022 redistricting moved out key progressive base in District 6 and left would-be challengers facing smaller, hard-to-reach electorate
District 10 candidates trade some barbs but stick to plans in Potrero forum
Some points of contention in District 10 forum with three top candidates DJ Brookter, Theo Ellington and J.R. Eppler.
S.F. officials just voted to save a 25-year-old-tree. It may be one of the last times, they warn.
A recent fight over a healthy sycamore is adding fuel to a debate over how much say residents should have when the city decides a street tree should get the axe
S.F. supervisor seeks to bar evictions for less than a month’s unpaid rent
Supervisor Jackie Fielder’s legislation is co-sponsored by five supervisors and supported by the mayor
City Hall
‘Clean slate:’ Pet shop at heart of Sunset political scandal starts over in the Richmond
In May 2025, Beya Alcaraz sold Animal Connection to Julia Baran — and in so doing kicked off a future scandal. Now, Baran is moving on.
San Francisco eases arts grant rules after artists raise concerns
A new city policy restores advance payments of up to 90 percent for individual artists and reduces documentation requirements for many smaller grants
S.F. supervisors advance plan to let some developers pay their way out of planting trees
Ordinance would also end independent appeals of hazardous-tree removals
City budget
S.F. supervisors finalize budget after unusually quick negotiations
The final budget undid cuts to Free City College, HIV prevention, senior services, and more.
S.F. supervisors will hammer out the city budget tonight. Here’s what’s at stake.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will work to finalize the city budget Thursday, likely late into the evening.
San Francisco’s ‘Overpaid CEO’ tax measure fails, a smarting loss for city unions
Prop. D was backed by labor unions to help close the city deficit. But Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Chamber of Commerce opposed it.
San Francisco supervisors dial back extension to mayor’s controversial OpenGov software
Supes cut a $33M contract extension request to $22M, for three years instead of five
Lurie declares ‘rent emergency’ as S.F. rents spike due to AI boom
Mayor Lurie wants the city’s leaders to do something about rapidly rising rents. But a tenant advocate says current efforts are incomplete.
Amid rising fear over data centers, an S.F. supervisor quietly plans a moratorium
Supervisor Shamann Walton, who represents District 10, will introduce a 45-day suspension on new centers on Sept. 15.
California’s first AI-safety law didn’t cover the first rogue AI hacks
Newsom vetoed SB 1047 and signed a narrower bill. When AI agents broke containment and hacked another company, the state’s law didn’t apply.
Mayor Lurie will indefinitely continue ‘90-day strategy’ to clean up Mission BART plazas
Multiple city agencies have worked together over the last 90 days at the Mission BART plazas. Neighbors say that results are too inconsistent.
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