Politics & Policy

• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California Ousted in Dramatic Vote

  
  By Associated Press
  Oct. 03, 2023 • 1:54pm

• John’s Grill Celebrates 115 Years in San Francisco With Free Lunch, Drinks

  
  By Josh Koehn
  Oct. 03, 2023 • 6:30am

• San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin Says People Want Him To Run for Mayor

  
  By Josh Koehn
  Oct. 03, 2023 • 5:30am

• Who is Laphonza Butler, California’s Newest Senator?

  
  By Annie Gaus and Associated Press
  Oct. 02, 2023 • 11:21am

• San Francisco Lawmaker Scott Wiener Challenged by Chinese Immigrant on a Mission

  
  By Han Li
  Oct. 02, 2023 • 6:00am

• Once ‘a Joy to Behold,’ Public Comment at San Francisco City Hall Takes Jarring Turn

  
  By Mike Ege
  Oct. 02, 2023 • 5:30am

• Gov. Gavin Newsom To Appoint Laphonza Butler to Feinstein’s Senate Seat

  
  By Associated Press
  Oct. 01, 2023 • 8:11pm

• 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

• How Dianne Feinstein Helped Save San Francisco’s 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