This week’s stories
Election ad fact-check: Will Props. D, E, and F really ‘Clean up City Hall’?
"Dannon can no longer tell you that eating yogurt protects you from the flu. But the FTC argues that fact-checking political ads is not its job."
BigMoneySF: How Mayor Lurie’s efforts to reshape City Hall brought in a new donor class
"We’re running a reform message. If voters feel really good about the city, then we’re running against our own message.”
Election Extra! Dueling congressional endorsements from Tom Steyer and Robert Reich
“Water is wet. Sky is blue. Billionaires for Wiener. Although it is always nice to see the owners publicly endorse management."
Election Extra! Gov. Newsom endorses Mayor Lurie’s city charter changes
In the days before the Nov. 3 election, Mission Local will be posting “election extras” with updates from the campaign trail. With only two weekends to go before the election, […]
Election Extra! Gary McCoy nets donors, Saikat Chakrabarti gives more money to Connie Chan
“It made me so mad to see people twist what he went through."
Scott Wiener is coming for Connie Chan’s turf. Is it a numbers game, or ‘psychological warfare’?
“When they say all politics is local, I think this is a perfect example."
Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: Expand work visas and green card access?
Would you support an expansion of work visas? Would you support expanding pathways to obtaining a green card?
Meet the school board candidates: PTAs have unequal funding. How should SFUSD bridge the gaps?
Eight candidates face off for three San Francisco school board seats. This week, Mission Local asked how candidates would bridge PTA funding gaps.
Election Extra! Matt Haney gets started early for state senate bid
Matt Haney announced endorsements from 52 fellow California Assembly members for his bid for Scott Wiener’s state senate seat.
Meet the District 8 candidates: Should S.F. expand rent control?
The District 8 supervisor candidates share their thoughts on expanding rent control in San Francisco.
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