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Embattled SF Zoo chief Tanya Peterson to step down

After a year of controversy over alleged mismanagement, employee safety violations, and animal welfare abuses, the CEO said she will retire in August.

Newsom signs laws to pave the way for more housing. Is it a win for ‘abundance’ movement?

The bills will allow developers to bypass a rigorous environmental review process for certain housing and infrastructure projects.

The latest strategy by SF neighborhoods to avoid development? Be ‘historic’

As the state pushes cities to produce more housing, homeowners are applying for exemptions on the basis of “preservation.”

Scott Wiener launches 2028 bid for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in Congress

If the speaker emerita decides to retire, the state senator could transfer his campaign war chest into a new committee to run in 2026.