Josh Koehn
Josh Koehn is a senior political reporter for The Standard. His previous work has uncovered numerous instances of government misconduct, leading to policy changes and the removal or incarceration of public officials. Before joining The Standard, he worked as an editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. His stories have been honored by the California News Publishers Association, the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia and the Online News Association. Most recently, he served as a communications director in the California Legislature. He is a graduate of the University of California Davis and lives in San Francisco.
Breed Hires New Head of Economic Development to Confront San Francisco’s Doom Loop
San Francisco Mayor Faces Outdoor Q&A Over Drug Crisis Tuesday
Watch: San Franciscans React to Snarky Anti-Fentanyl Ads Attempting To Shame City Hall
Attorney General Rob Bonta Considers Run for Governor, Sources Say
Watch: DA Releases Videos of Fatal Shooting of Banko Brown at Walgreens
‘Scares Me’: Will Artificial Intelligence Help or Hurt U.S. Politics?
AOC Calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein To Resign
I Got a Bluesky Invite. Here’s Why Elon Musk and Twitter Should Be Worried
Republicans Love Hating on San Francisco. Obama Advisor David Axelrod Explains Why
Who Wants To Run San Francisco? Mystery Polls Lay Out London Breed’s Potential Challengers
Eleni Kounalakis Running for California Governor. Will Kamala Harris Join Her?
Bomb Cyclone Adds $35M to Housing Project, Exposes Labor Rifts
San Francisco Puts Millions in Covid Response Funds on the Chopping Block
SF Blocks Contracts to Homeless Nonprofit Referred for FBI Probe
Rep. Ro Khanna Calls on Dianne Feinstein To Resign From Senate
Downtown San Francisco Whole Foods Closing a Year After Opening
Breaking the SF Doom Loop: Convert Downtown Offices Into Student Housing
Bob Lee Killing: A Tipping Point in a City Fed Up With Crime?
Silicon Valley Legislators Sic State Auditors on Their Own Districts
Affordable Housing Project Imperiled by Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Is Back on Track
Gavin Newsom Pounces on Trump Indictment With PAC Fundraising
SJ Police Union Exec Accused of Smuggling Drugs as Wedding Gifts, Chocolate
SF Pays Big Bucks to Nonprofits, Fails to Properly Monitor Them
‘Greed’ Doomed Silicon Valley Bank. Ro Khanna Has a Plan to Fix That
A Rival to Mayor London Breed Rises
San Francisco ‘Tech Families’ Plot to Spend Millions Influencing Policy
A Man in Crisis Climbed SF Traffic Light. It Took 5 Hours To Help Him
SF Officials Call for Federal Probe, Hearing Into Housing Nonprofit
TODCO Exec Resumes Climb to Power After Rape Accusation
Hundreds of Affordable Housing Units at Risk After SVB Collapse
Watch: Silicon Valley Bank CEO’s Last Message to More Than 8,000 Employees at the Failed Bank
Mayor’s Homeless Commission Pick Bows Out After Reports of Unethical Behavior
Silicon Valley Bank: Startup ‘Mass-Extinction Event’ on Horizon if Feds Don’t Act Quickly
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: Bay Area Elected Officials React
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Puts San Francisco’s Affordable Housing Projects in Limbo
‘Payroll Is on Monday’: VCs, Startups Scramble for Answers After Biggest Bank Crash Since 2008
SF Housing Boss Gets Sweetheart Deal on Free Apartment. Is That Legal?
SF Housing Nonprofit Spends Big on Politics. Tenants Deal With Infestations, Overdoses
Scott Wiener Forms Exploratory Committee for Nancy Pelosi’s Seat
Behold the Beauty of SF’s Most Controversial Bathroom. It Comes With a Catch
Mayor’s Homelessness Pick Burned Bridges in D.C., Infuriated Colleagues
Mayor Breed’s Homeless Commission Nominee To Face Pushback After Lying About Federal Expenses, Education History
Building Tiny Homes a Gigantic Task in Broken San Francisco
Rep. Barbara Lee Files for Senate Run, Joining Crowded Field To Succeed Feinstein
Nonprofits Targeted by New Law To Verify Eligibility for Taxpayer Money
SF Homeless Nonprofit CEO Accused of Lavish Lifestyle, Ignoring Drugs and Sex Work
Mayor Breed Blasts Housing Critics, Media in State of the City Speech
Supervisor Walton Gives Protester Middle Finger in City Hall Confrontation
Suspended, Revoked Nonprofits Could Lose City Contracts Under New Policy
SF Supervisor Parties at Colombian Hooters, Delays Reparations Hearing
Will San Francisco’s Case for Reparations Light the Fuse for the Nation?
Mayor Breed’s Former Nonprofit Gets Millions From City While Flouting State Law
Newsom Slams Republicans, McCarthy After Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting: ‘Only in America’
Historic San Francisco Movie Theater Sign Torn Down
Supervisors Demand Answers for San Francisco’s Negligent Nonprofit Review
SF Paid $25 Million to Revoked, Suspended, Delinquent Nonprofits
Day After SF Floods, Mayor Breed Parties in Vegas With E-40 at 49ers Game
The Storylines That Defined a Rocky Year in San Francisco
How Nancy Pelosi’s Big Retirement Decision Could Change 2023
SF Gave $1.4B to Nonprofits This Year. Many Were Not Living Up to Contracts
Arrest Made After Gunman Tried To Enter San Francisco City Hall
I Was at Chappelle’s Show When Elon Musk Got Booed. Here’s What Really Happened
The Messy Truth Behind the Drama Surrounding SF’s Elections Director
The Best Reason Why Barry Bonds Should Be in Baseball’s Hall of Fame
Search for New SF Elections Chief Is Perfect Fodder for Right-Wing Thanksgiving Discourse
City Didn’t Know SF Homeless Nonprofit Referred for FBI Probe Isn’t Even a Nonprofit
SF Homeless Nonprofit Gave Housing to CEO’s Family, Friends
City Flags FBI After Finding ‘Criminal Activity’ at Homelessness Nonprofit
Nancy Pelosi Gives Up Leadership Role, But She Isn’t Going Anywhere
Clock Ticking on Nancy Pelosi Now That Dems Lost the House
Condor Club, ‘World’s First Topless Bar,’ Will Get Boost From the City
Does Gov. Gavin Newsom Have What It Takes to Be President?
