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Is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Running for Senate?

Is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Running for Senate?

By Mike Ege
Jan. 30, 2023 • 4:30pm • 2m
Race To Replace Feinstein Takes Shape as Schiff Declares Bid

Race To Replace Feinstein Takes Shape as Schiff Declares Bid

By Mike Ege
Jan. 26, 2023 • 11:23am • 2m
SF Power Couple Gave George Santos Thousands. Now They Feel Cheated

SF Power Couple Gave George Santos Thousands. Now They Feel Cheated

By Mike Ege
Jan. 19, 2023 • 5:00am • 3m
Spending on Political Billboard Ads Violated SF Election Laws, Watchdog Says

Spending on Political Billboard Ads Violated SF Election Laws, Watchdog Says

By Han Li
Dec. 28, 2022 • 6:00pm • 2m
The Standard Q&A: Lincoln Mitchell on SF’s Complicated Politics, the Giants and Punk Rock

The Standard Q&A: Lincoln Mitchell on SF’s Complicated Politics, the Giants and Punk Rock

By Mike Ege
Dec. 22, 2022 • 12:00pm • 7m
Leaders Cheer San Francisco’s Latest Anti-Racism U-Turn

Leaders Cheer San Francisco’s Latest Anti-Racism U-Turn

By Jonah Owen Lamb, Matt Smith
Dec. 14, 2022 • 7:57pm • 2m
SF Elections Commission Move Boss Replacement Plans to Closed Meeting

SF Elections Commission Move Boss Replacement Plans to Closed Meeting

By Anna Tong
Dec. 12, 2022 • 9:02pm • 1m
Ann Hsu Reflects on Her Swift Rise and Fall as SF School Leader

Ann Hsu Reflects on Her Swift Rise and Fall as SF School Leader

By Han Li
Dec. 01, 2022 • 4:42pm • 4m
Meet the Special Ed Advocate Who Ousted Ann Hsu for a Spot on SF’s School Board

Meet the Special Ed Advocate Who Ousted Ann Hsu for a Spot on SF’s School Board

By Ida Mojadad
Nov. 28, 2022 • 12:43pm • 3m
Labor Pains: Union Groups Couldn’t Sway SF Voters This November

Labor Pains: Union Groups Couldn’t Sway SF Voters This November

By Mike Ege
Nov. 18, 2022 • 9:00am • 4m
School Board Recall Leader and Mayoral Appointee Ann Hsu Loses to Progressive Challenger

School Board Recall Leader and Mayoral Appointee Ann Hsu Loses to Progressive Challenger

By Han Li
Nov. 16, 2022 • 5:19pm • 3m
Joel Engardio Captures Historic Victory in SF Sunset Race

Joel Engardio Captures Historic Victory in SF Sunset Race

By Han Li, Mike Ege
Nov. 16, 2022 • 4:24pm • 3m
Ann Hsu’s School Board Seat in Peril

Ann Hsu’s School Board Seat in Peril

By Han Li
Nov. 14, 2022 • 5:01pm • 1m
Brooke Jenkins Officially Wins District Attorney Race, School Board Appointee Ann Hsu Now Behind

Brooke Jenkins Officially Wins District Attorney Race, School Board Appointee Ann Hsu Now Behind

By Anna Tong
Nov. 14, 2022 • 4:36pm • 2m
Everybody in SF Except This Population Voted Overwhelmingly to Boost Funding for Schools and Libraries

Everybody in SF Except This Population Voted Overwhelmingly to Boost Funding for Schools and Libraries

By Anna Tong, Matthew Crane, Han Li
Nov. 14, 2022 • 3:30pm • 4m
Vacant Homes Tax Passes, Fate of School Board Candidate Ann Hsu Uncertain

Vacant Homes Tax Passes, Fate of School Board Candidate Ann Hsu Uncertain

By Anna Tong
Nov. 13, 2022 • 4:37pm • 2m
Pelosi Says She’ll Decide on House Leadership Role After Midterms Settled

Pelosi Says She’ll Decide on House Leadership Role After Midterms Settled

By Annie Gaus
Nov. 13, 2022 • 11:09am • 2m
Election Update: Prop. E Loses, District 4 and Prop. D Races Remain Too Close To Call

Election Update: Prop. E Loses, District 4 and Prop. D Races Remain Too Close To Call

By Noah Baustin
Nov. 11, 2022 • 4:44pm • 2m
New Election Results: Housing Measure Prop. D Still Slightly Behind

New Election Results: Housing Measure Prop. D Still Slightly Behind

By Sarah Wright, Anna Tong
Nov. 10, 2022 • 4:14pm • 2m
Engardio Maintains Lead Over Mar. But Sunset Supervisor’s Race Still Too Close To Call

Engardio Maintains Lead Over Mar. But Sunset Supervisor’s Race Still Too Close To Call

By Mike Ege, Han Li
Nov. 10, 2022 • 4:10pm • 2m
The Haight and Its Neighbors Carried Car-Free JFK Drive to Victory

The Haight and Its Neighbors Carried Car-Free JFK Drive to Victory

By Noah Baustin
Nov. 09, 2022 • 3:13pm • 3m
With 40% of San Francisco Ballots Uncounted, Here Are the Paths to Victory

With 40% of San Francisco Ballots Uncounted, Here Are the Paths to Victory

By Anna Tong
Nov. 09, 2022 • 11:52am • 2m
SF Voters Starkly Divided by Neighborhood on Rival Housing Measures

SF Voters Starkly Divided by Neighborhood on Rival Housing Measures

By Sarah Wright, Anna Tong
Nov. 09, 2022 • 11:40am • 2m
Mayor Breed Looks Like the Real Election Night Winner. Now What?

Mayor Breed Looks Like the Real Election Night Winner. Now What?

By Josh Koehn
Nov. 09, 2022 • 7:13am • 4m
Prop. B, Sanitation and Streets Do-Over, Is a Winner

Prop. B, Sanitation and Streets Do-Over, Is a Winner

By Mike Ege
Nov. 08, 2022 • 9:38pm • 2m
Post-Recall Mayoral Appointees Lead School Board Race

Post-Recall Mayoral Appointees Lead School Board Race

By Ida Mojadad
Nov. 08, 2022 • 9:25pm • 2m
Matt Dorsey Leads Honey Mahogany by Wide Margin

Matt Dorsey Leads Honey Mahogany by Wide Margin

By David Sjostedt, Mike Ege
Nov. 09, 2022 • 12:13am • 3m
Housing Factions Lock Horns as Prop. D Is Too Close To Call

Housing Factions Lock Horns as Prop. D Is Too Close To Call

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 08, 2022 • 10:09pm • 2m
Engardio Leads Mar, but SF Sunset Supervisor’s Race Still Too Close To Call

Engardio Leads Mar, but SF Sunset Supervisor’s Race Still Too Close To Call

By Han Li
Nov. 08, 2022 • 9:58pm • 2m
Election Live Blog: DA Jenkins ‘Thrilled’ With Early Results; Dorsey, Engardio Lead Supervisor Races

Election Live Blog: DA Jenkins ‘Thrilled’ With Early Results; Dorsey, Engardio Lead Supervisor Races

By The Standard Staff
Nov. 09, 2022 • 12:09am • 17m
SF Voters Head to the Polls in Pivotal General Election

SF Voters Head to the Polls in Pivotal General Election

By Sarah Wright
Nov. 08, 2022 • 4:19pm • 2m
Parks Chief to Cal Academy: ‘Regrettable Lack of Leadership’ on Climate Efforts

Parks Chief to Cal Academy: ‘Regrettable Lack of Leadership’ on Climate Efforts

By Matt Smith
Nov. 05, 2022 • 7:00am • 4m
What To Know About the Election’s 3 JFK Drive Ballot Measures

What To Know About the Election’s 3 JFK Drive Ballot Measures

By Garrett Leahy
Nov. 03, 2022 • 7:00am • 3m
5 Ways San Francisco’s Younger Voters Differ From Their Elders

5 Ways San Francisco’s Younger Voters Differ From Their Elders

By Liz Lindqwister
Nov. 01, 2022 • 10:30am • 6m
YIMBYs Ate the World—Except for SF. Now Its Founders Are Up to New Tricks

YIMBYs Ate the World—Except for SF. Now Its Founders Are Up to New Tricks

By Anna Tong
Nov. 01, 2022 • 5:00am • 9m
Frustrated San Francisco Voters Poised to Flip the Script This Election

Frustrated San Francisco Voters Poised to Flip the Script This Election

By Mike Ege
Oct. 31, 2022 • 7:00am • 7m
Political Groups Have Spent Over $10 Million to Influence Upcoming SF Elections, New Filings Show

Political Groups Have Spent Over $10 Million to Influence Upcoming SF Elections, New Filings Show

By Noah Baustin
Oct. 28, 2022 • 5:41pm • 2m
Earnest Sanders deposits his ballot at an official ballot drop box outside City College of San Francisco, Chinatown / North Beach Campus at 808 Kearny St. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in San Francisco, Calif.

How to Vote in San Francisco

By Noah Baustin
Oct. 26, 2022 • 1:01pm • 5m
Who’s Spending: Breed-Backed Housing Measure Still a Money Monster

Who’s Spending: Breed-Backed Housing Measure Still a Money Monster

By Mike Ege, Noah Baustin
Oct. 24, 2022 • 3:11pm • 2m
Live San Francisco Election Results

Live San Francisco Election Results

By Anna Tong
Oct. 21, 2022 • 2:29pm • < 1m
Gloves Off: Super PAC Attack Ads Flood the Sunset Supervisor Race

Gloves Off: Super PAC Attack Ads Flood the Sunset Supervisor Race

By Anna Tong
Oct. 20, 2022 • 3:01pm • 3m
This SF District Has Been Electing Chinese American Supervisors for 2 Decades. Will That Change?

This SF District Has Been Electing Chinese American Supervisors for 2 Decades. Will That Change?

By Han Li
Oct. 20, 2022 • 3:00pm • 5m
Who’s Spending Money: Donors Pile Into District 6 Race

Who’s Spending Money: Donors Pile Into District 6 Race

By Mike Ege, Noah Baustin
Oct. 20, 2022 • 1:00pm • 3m
Who’s Spending What: Homelessness Commission Makes Strange Bedfellows

Who’s Spending What: Homelessness Commission Makes Strange Bedfellows

By Mike Ege, Noah Baustin
Oct. 19, 2022 • 2:34pm • 2m
Will This New Tax Save SF’s Free City College?

Will This New Tax Save SF’s Free City College?

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 18, 2022 • 5:00pm • 4m
Who’s Spending Money: Museum Patrons Back Return of Cars to JFK

Who’s Spending Money: Museum Patrons Back Return of Cars to JFK

By Mike Ege, Noah Baustin
Oct. 18, 2022 • 1:28pm • 2m
VP Kamala Harris in San Francisco to Speak on Podcast and Raise Cash

VP Kamala Harris in San Francisco to Speak on Podcast and Raise Cash

By Joe Burn
Oct. 18, 2022 • 12:04pm • 1m
This Is Who’s Spending Money in the District 4 Supervisors Race

This Is Who’s Spending Money in the District 4 Supervisors Race

By Mike Ege, Noah Baustin
Oct. 19, 2022 • 1:00pm • 2m
This Is Who’s Spending Money on SF Housing Propositions

This Is Who’s Spending Money on SF Housing Propositions

By Mike Ege, Noah Baustin
Oct. 17, 2022 • 4:35pm • 2m
Jane Fonda Endorses Honey Mahogany for Supervisor

Jane Fonda Endorses Honey Mahogany for Supervisor

By Garrett Leahy
Oct. 17, 2022 • 2:00pm • 1m
Photo of San Francisco skyline

Voter Poll: San Francisco Moves a Step to the Center

By Maryann Jones Thompson, Liz Lindqwister
Oct. 12, 2022 • 5:05am • < 1m
SF City College is Free. But Classes Are Being Axed, Teachers Cut and Enrollment Is Down

SF City College is Free. But Classes Are Being Axed, Teachers Cut and Enrollment Is Down

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Oct. 14, 2022 • 11:22am • 5m
Breed Urges Real Estate Leaders to ‘Send a Clear Message’ in November Election

Breed Urges Real Estate Leaders to ‘Send a Clear Message’ in November Election

By Kevin Truong
Oct. 05, 2022 • 2:52pm • 3m
Wealthy San Franciscans Battle It Out On These November Ballot Issues

Wealthy San Franciscans Battle It Out On These November Ballot Issues

By Anna Tong
Sep. 30, 2022 • 3:56pm • 2m
Mahogany Leads in Fundraising As Money Pours Into Two Key Supervisors Races

Mahogany Leads in Fundraising As Money Pours Into Two Key Supervisors Races

By Mike Ege
Sep. 30, 2022 • 1:48pm • 2m
San Francisco Board of Education Race: Who’s Leading the Pack in Fundraising?

San Francisco Board of Education Race: Who’s Leading the Pack in Fundraising?

By Ida Mojadad
Sep. 30, 2022 • 12:24pm • 2m
SF District Attorney Race: Who’s Winning the Fundraising Battle?

SF District Attorney Race: Who’s Winning the Fundraising Battle?

By Anna Tong, Jonah Owen Lamb
Sep. 30, 2022 • 10:37am • 2m
Introducing The Standard’s November 2022 Voter Guide and Election Hub

Introducing The Standard’s November 2022 Voter Guide and Election Hub

By Jonathan Weber
Sep. 28, 2022 • 4:08pm • 1m
San Francisco Endorsements: Who Supports What in the November General Election

San Francisco Endorsements: Who Supports What in the November General Election

By Mike Ege
Sep. 28, 2022 • 2:28pm • 1m
Thousands of Muni Riders Face Chaos Under Line Change Plan

Thousands of Muni Riders Face Chaos Under Line Change Plan

By Kevin V. Nguyen
Sep. 22, 2022 • 5:00pm • 2m
Brooke Jenkins Says She Wants to Focus Less on Politics and More on the Day-to-Day Work as SF’s Top Prosecutor

Brooke Jenkins Says She Wants to Focus Less on Politics and More on the Day-to-Day Work as SF’s Top Prosecutor

By Han Li
Sep. 22, 2022 • 2:00pm • 7m
DA Candidate John Hamasaki on Anti-Asian Hate—and His Notorious Twitter Persona

DA Candidate John Hamasaki on Anti-Asian Hate—and His Notorious Twitter Persona

By Han Li
Sep. 21, 2022 • 2:00pm • 6m
Joe Alioto Veronese, Scion of an SF Political Dynasty, Wants To ‘Rescue’ the City as DA

Joe Alioto Veronese, Scion of an SF Political Dynasty, Wants To ‘Rescue’ the City as DA

By Han Li
Sep. 20, 2022 • 2:12pm • 6m
Meet Maurice Chenier, Who Bills Himself as the Most ‘Pro-Police’ DA Candidate: ‘I Wouldn’t Describe Myself as Progressive’

Meet Maurice Chenier, Who Bills Himself as the Most ‘Pro-Police’ DA Candidate: ‘I Wouldn’t Describe Myself as Progressive’

By Han Li
Sep. 19, 2022 • 2:00pm • 6m
Who Will Be San Francisco’s Next DA? Meet the Four People in the Running

Who Will Be San Francisco’s Next DA? Meet the Four People in the Running

By Han Li
Sep. 17, 2022 • 8:00am • 1m
SF Noncitizen Parents to Cast November Ballots—It Could Be Their Last

SF Noncitizen Parents to Cast November Ballots—It Could Be Their Last

By Han Li
Sep. 16, 2022 • 5:00am • 6m
SF Celebrates a Milestone: 10,000 Immigrants Gaining Citizenship With City’s Help

SF Celebrates a Milestone: 10,000 Immigrants Gaining Citizenship With City’s Help

By Han Li
Sep. 07, 2022 • 3:15pm • 3m
Leanna Louie’s Last-Ditch Effort To Remain on the Ballot Fails

Leanna Louie’s Last-Ditch Effort To Remain on the Ballot Fails

By Anna Tong, Han Li
Sep. 07, 2022 • 9:55am • 2m
Noncitizen Parents Are Allowed to Vote This November—at Least for the Time Being

Noncitizen Parents Are Allowed to Vote This November—at Least for the Time Being

By Han Li
Sep. 01, 2022 • 1:02pm • 2m
Booted From Ballot: Controversial SF Candidate Disqualified for Failing to Prove Residency

Booted From Ballot: Controversial SF Candidate Disqualified for Failing to Prove Residency

By Anna Tong, Mike Ege
Aug. 26, 2022 • 2:43pm • 2m
At Pro-Housing Debate, Supervisor Candidates Compete To Out-YIMBY Each Other

At Pro-Housing Debate, Supervisor Candidates Compete To Out-YIMBY Each Other

By Mike Ege
Aug. 23, 2022 • 11:43am • 4m
Photo of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who will likely sign CARE Courts into law.

California Voters Oppose President Biden Running for a Second Term and Give a Nod to Gov. Newsom, Poll Shows

By Vince Bielski
Aug. 19, 2022 • 1:22pm • 1m