San Francisco plots Mamdani-style state-backed grocery stores: ‘Zombie chains’
San Francisco voters could soon be asked to bankroll government-backed grocery stores and crack down on so-called “zombie”…
Tenderloin at risk of losing yet another public space
The “oasis” at Turk and Hyde streets in the Tenderloin doesn’t look like much. Its patch of grass…
San Francisco introduces ‘Foreclosure Tax’ to raise $200 million
Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood on Thursday announced a November ballot measure that, if passed, would…
SF’s Housing Hole Is Deeper Than Ever, and Incredibly Expensive Too
San Francisco needs tens of thousands of new homes to help relieve soaring housing costs. Ideally, a large…
San Francisco hits brake on controversial real-estate tax cut
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood and Mayor Daniel Lurie are pausing their plan to halve the city’s transfer tax on…
Mahmood open to paring back San Francisco real-estate tax break
For District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, there are positive and negative externalities everywhere in life, and in politics. …
Downtown’s Parties Are Hella Fun, But What Happens When the Music Stops?
On a clear, windy evening three weeks ago, scores of people streamed onto a stretch of South of…
New San Francisco law aims to reveal hidden ‘junk fees’ hiking rent
San Francisco’s rents are up 21 percent year-over-year and breaking records: The median cost for a one-bedroom is…
Honey Mahogany and San Francisco Team Up to Help Trans People Fleeing Red States
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S.F. supervisor seeks to bar using shadows to block new housing
Shadows cast by tall and not-so-tall buildings alike have long been used to block housing in San Francisco,…
‘Moderates’ who helped Mahmood oust S.F.’s leftiest supe say he’s too progressive
When District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood unseated incumbent democratic socialist Dean Preston in 2024, San Francisco leftists mourned. …
Proposed S.F. law would direct police to ID plainclothes ICE agents
Amid ongoing immigration enforcement by masked federal officials across the country — and after a highly publicized arrest of…