The weaker people think Norman Yee is, the stronger he becomes

Jan 21, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

“If people want to think I am stupid,” says the board president, “then fine. I will outmaneuver...

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Norman Yee is your board president — and the knives are resheathed

Jan 8, 2019 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

As a younger man, Norman Yee was deeply involved in early childhood education. That is, he worked...

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Election 2018: How Matt Haney surprised everyone. Even himself.

Nov 8, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Prior to yesterday’s election, Matt Haney’s campaign told me they’d be thrilled if he captured 40...

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Longtime Police Commissioner Joe Marshall is out — again

Jul 10, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Joe Marshall, who served on the San Francisco Police Commission for 14 years, will serve no...

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Developer threatens to sue as SF Supes delay Mission project

Jun 20, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Robert Tillman, the self-described “newbie developer,” was on Tuesday foiled again by the San...

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Gang injunctions grilled by Board of Supervisors panel

Jun 14, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

There are 53 people still covered by San Francisco’s four gang injunctions — down from 139 when...

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SF Real estate powers pounce on Measure C

May 30, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

One assumes that the city’s real estate powers — Blackstone, Shorenstein and roughly 50...

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London Breed continually flouts public records law, District Attorney now involved

May 2, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Mayoral candidate London Breed apparently has no patience for public records requests or the task...

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SF supervisors thumb noses at SB 827

Apr 4, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Housing, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Board of Supervisors candidate Sonja Trauss escorted off by sheriff’s deputy after wading into...

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New SF police contract huge deal for community policing

Mar 22, 2018 | Covering the Police, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

The slogan of the day was, “No justice, no deal.” That’s what activists chanted outside the main...

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London Breed’s ballot designation to be changed from “acting mayor”

Mar 5, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Mayoral candidate Mark Leno last week took legal action to compel rival London Breed to alter her...

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In dual endorsement, Hillary Ronen backs Jane Kim for Mayor

Feb 23, 2018 | Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Hillary Ronen has endorsed Jane Kim, a fellow progressive supervisor, for Mayor. She has also...

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Dueling SF ballot measures for housing, childcare reveal a city more adept at politics than governing

Feb 16, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

A tax measure boosting childcare can beat a tax measure aimed at providing housing and homeless...

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Can the city clean up the 16th Street BART plaza?

Feb 15, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

The 16th and Mission BART station is looking a lot cleaner these days, and if city and BART...

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Political disclosure bill unsubtly takes aim at Ron Conway

Feb 13, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

City lefties are in their happy place: They get to target a gauche tech billionaire in a...

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Mark Farrell is your new mayor — and pandemonium ensues

Jan 23, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission

Moments after he provided the sixth and deciding vote to oust London Breed from the position of...

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