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Jerry Brown compares San Francisco’s Prop. B to Trump, Putin
California’s four-time gov says term-limits measure is just a thinly veiled attempt to kneecap Aaron Peskin. It’s hard to argue with him.
District 4 shaping up to be San Francisco’s loudest and silliest race. As predicted.
Re-litigating political done deals and fervently focusing on crime in one of the city’s safest neighborhoods is bizarre. But we’re doing it.
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.
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.
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.
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