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Right-wing loons can’t quit Scott Wiener
The relationship between San Francisco’s aspirational congressman and reactionary national media is toxic. But, also, symbiotic.
‘We’re living in Daniel Lurie’s America,’ and most San Franciscans are content
Landslide election results favoring Mayor Lurie’s allies and picks point to a changed San Francisco.
Lopsided early S.F. election results: Big leads for incumbent supes, Chakrabarti well behind
Early votes skew overwhelmingly for incumbents — both Props. C and D trail
San Francisco polls close: Will tonight’s big winner be rowhouse fires?
An astonishing 44% of early votes are from San Franciscans aged 65+. Will enough voters cast a ballot to balance that out? Vamos a ver.
S.F. cop, suspect in critical condition after car chase, gunfight
A police chase after an East Bay robbery ended in a crash and gunfight late Sunday night, leaving a suspect and officer in the hospital.
Lurie and labor are on a collision course. Tuesday’s election may determine when it comes.
If voters rebuke Lurie on Prop. D and dump one or both of the sitting supervisors, a mayor who has walked on water would have to learn to swim
BART rescue measure easily clears signature hurdle. Next stop: November ballot.
Voters in five counties will have chance to vote on sales tax measure to prevent BART austerity — or shutdown of transit agency altogether
S.F. ‘BUILD Act’ is a big tax cut for the wealthy. Let’s just be honest about it.
Is the proposal to slash taxes on big real-estate deals a bad idea? Not necessarily. Are its backers being honest about it? Not necessarily.
Jack Davis, the most feared and loathed man in San Francisco politics, is dead
How a kid who grew up in a Pennsylvania funeral parlor went from gay rights activist to S.F. political kingmaker
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