Lawmaker targets low pay in SF street ambassador industry
As San Francisco increasingly leans on private contractors to tackle its visible drug and homelessness crises, Supervisor Myrna…
In fiery interview, former Gov. Jerry Brown blasts SF term-limit ballot measure
Former Gov. Jerry Brown doesn’t often speak up about local issues these days. But something spurred him to…
Could Kern County become a charter county? Supervisors to discuss proposed 2026 ballot measure
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is looking to add a measure to the…
S.F. supervisors expand late-night store ban to parts of SoMa
A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee today voted unanimously to endorse a pilot plan that would require…
S.F. Mayor doesn’t like the CEO tax. But his allies on the board do.
Mayor Daniel Lurie is wary that a new tax on large companies is sending the wrong message to…
Daniel Lurie was the public safety mayor. Now he’s trying to be the affordability guy
A year ago, you couldn’t go a day without hearing Mayor Daniel Lurie using the phrases “more cops”…
Sunset recallers launch effort to reopen Great Highway after supervisor’s plan crashes
The endless saga surrounding the Great Highway — San Francisco’s version of “War and Peace” — is about…
SF supervisor races heating up months before 2026 elections | Politics
The year 2026 is young, but the candidates for five San Francisco supervisorial seats are already well off…
They unwittingly bought ‘Dirt Alley.’ A supervisor is coming to their rescue
In the seven months since JJ Hollingsworth unwittingly bought the “Dirt Alley” behind their Sunset home at a…
The bare-knuckle fights coming to SF politics in 2026
San Francisco politics always make for good entertainment — but 2026 is promising to be a particularly exciting…
Meet the 28 people tasked to reshape San Francisco’s constitution
Mayor Daniel Lurie is teaming up with Board President Rafael Mandelman to reform San Francisco’s 548-page city charter,…
San Francisco Approves Framework For Black Reparations Fund
by Mary Spiller January 3, 2026 City leaders call the measure a symbolic step toward accountability, while critics…