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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.
Mayor Lurie’s charter reform would enable him to remake City Hall
Charter amendment would give mayor the ability to reorganize or consolidate 24 city departments. Yes, that’s a big deal.
On the eve of Iran war, the ‘Secretary of War’ fought with the Boy Scouts. He didn’t win.
Scouting America’s appeasement of Pete Hegseth has been framed as a capitulation. But the actual concessions appear to be relatively minor.
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