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Tech leader wants supes to ‘die slow;’ where’s the mayor and the Chron?
Imagine if someone closely associated with progressives in San Francisco—say, a major donor to left causes and candidates or a prominent spokesperson for left-leaning organizations—said that the mayor...
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The future of environmental review, from Sacramento Street to Ocean Beach
The Chron used its front page Sunday to highlight the 806 people who have died of overdoses in 2023. It’s a terrible scourge, and I’m glad the paper is highlight it. In an editorial, the paper...
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SF cop fires gun out the window in Santa Rosa. Cops fail on internal affairs...
Sometimes, you just have to present these things without comment. The Police Commission will discuss Wednesday/21 the latest Firearms Discharge Review Board report, which includes this: On Wednesday,...
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PG&E keeps charging us more for worse service; there’s a much better alternative
People in San Francisco, and across Northern California, are paying increasingly high PG&E bills—for increasingly worse service. Most bills have gone up at least 20 percent in February, and will...
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Prop. F won—but SEIU is ready to go on strike to get rid of it
Among the impacts of the March 5 election: SEIU Local 1021 has filed an Unfair Practices Charge with the state arguing that Proposition F, which mandates drug screening for welfare recipients, will...
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National magazine takes on the case against Yimby housing policies
It’s rare to see national publications, particularly magazines that are not known as left-wing outlets, to do a serious look at whether the Yimby agenda that includes dramatic upzoning in cities...
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Can SF get an independent study of toxic risk at Hunters Point?
The San Francisco Civil Grand Jury pointed out in 2022 a major time-bomb of an issue at the Hunters Point Shipyard, which developers still want to turn into housing: Tons of toxics, including some...
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Armed troops in the Tenderloin? Plus: Is SF really ‘pro-housing …
Mark Farrell, who is trying to run to the right of Mayor London Breed on crime (and that means he’s running, as Larry David would say, “pretty, pretty far” to the right), now say he wants armed...
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The city’s budget battle comes into clear view ….
The battle—and it will, I suspect, be a serious battle—over next year’s budget will start to emerge in full detail Wednesday/17 when the Budget and Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on the...
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Supreme Court hears critical case on homeless policy (SF wants to legalize...
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday/22 on a case that could have massive implications for how San Francisco deals with homeless people. The high court will consider whether to overturn...
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