Politics & Policy

• Newsom Rejects Bill to Give Unemployment Checks to Striking Workers

  
  By Associated Press
  Oct. 01, 2023 • 3:14pm

• Newsom Signs Law to Bolster Eviction Protections for Renters

  
  By Associated Press
  Oct. 01, 2023 • 12:21pm

• Fourth Time’s a Charm? San Francisco Chinese American Activist Makes Another Run for Office

  
  By Han Li
  Sep. 29, 2023 • 4:30pm

• Without Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco Wouldn’t Have Cable Cars 

  
  By Julie Zigoris
  Sep. 29, 2023 • 11:53am

• Who Will Gov. Gavin Newsom Choose To Finish Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Term?

  
  By Garrett Leahy and Annie Gaus
  Sep. 29, 2023 • 8:25am

• ‘We Lost a Giant’: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Trailblazer From San Francisco, Dies at 90

  
  By The Standard Staff
  Sep. 29, 2023 • 5:56am

• Lack of Treatment Services Could Tank San Francisco Mayor’s Drug Test Plan

  
  By Josh Koehn, David Sjostedt, and Mike Ege
  Sep. 29, 2023 • 5:00am

• San Francisco Fights To Move Vulnerable Chinatown Families Out of Unsuitable Housing

  
  By Han Li
  Sep. 28, 2023 • 3:00pm

• Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan’s War on San Francisco Politics Has Only Just Begun

  
  By Josh Koehn
  Sep. 27, 2023 • 5:00am

• No Turn on Red: San Francisco Moves To Expand the Ban Citywide

  
  By Bay City News
  Sep. 26, 2023 • 7:35pm

• San Francisco Mayor Wants To Test Welfare Recipients for Drug Addiction

  
  By Mike Ege
  Sep. 26, 2023 • 7:02pm

• San Francisco Supervisor Calls for More Regular Police Foot Patrols With New Legislation

  
  By Mike Ege
  Sep. 26, 2023 • 5:30pm

• California’s First Black Governor? Education Chief Could Make History

  
  By Associated Press
  Sep. 26, 2023 • 4:53pm

• Why Is Daniel Lurie Running for San Francisco Mayor? He Says City Has Leadership ‘Crisis’

  
  By Josh Koehn
  Sep. 26, 2023 • 9:09am

• San Francisco To Resume Enforcing Laws Against Homeless People Who Refuse Shelter

  
  By Annie Gaus
  Sep. 25, 2023 • 4:24pm

• Newsom, DeSantis Fox News Debate Confirmed. Hannity To Moderate

  
  By Joe Burn
  Sep. 25, 2023 • 10:42am

• Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring Courts to Weigh Affirmation of Gender Identity

  
  By Associated Press
  Sep. 24, 2023 • 11:19am

• Elon Musk Pledges $100K To Defeat This San Francisco Elected Official

  
  By Josh Koehn
  Sep. 22, 2023 • 10:45am

• Daniel Lurie Files Papers To Run Against San Francisco Mayor London Breed

  
  By Josh Koehn
  Sep. 21, 2023 • 5:49pm

• No More Right Turns on Red? Safety Advocate Pushes for San Francisco-Wide Ban

  
  By Astrid Kane
  Sep. 21, 2023 • 5:30am

• San Francisco High-Rise Window Failures Preventable, Report Finds

  
  By Noah Baustin
  Sep. 20, 2023 • 4:25pm

• San Francisco Lawmakers Want to Act on Reparations Plan. But Next Steps Unclear

  
  By Mike Ege
  Sep. 19, 2023 • 8:57pm

• Owner of Popular San Francisco Herb Shop Asks for Help After City Issues Cease-and-Desists

  
  By Kevin Truong and Han Li
  Sep. 19, 2023 • 5:00pm

• 95-Year-Old Political Veteran Wants To Change How San Francisco Votes

  
  By Mike Ege
  Sep. 19, 2023 • 6:20am