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The California Legislature is back: What to expect in 2022

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In addition to the pandemic, California is dealing with the same issues it has long grappled with, including housing and climate change. 

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Analysis: Political history haunts Mayor Breed as she attempts (another) Tenderloin cleanup

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A look at the many past efforts to address the crisis in the Tenderloin shows the scale of the challenge facing the city. 

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The recall of Chesa Boudin: How the pandemic fed a national attack on progressive prosecutors

District Attorney Chesa Boudin and other progressive prosecutors across the country took office with what they considered a mandate to reshape the criminal justice system. An anxious electorate and Republicans eager to capitalize on any miscues have changed the math.

Does Gov. Gavin Newsom have what it takes to be president?

Newsom’s time as governor and mayor of San Francisco offers a window into what he would be like as president. Not everyone is sure he has what it takes.

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Tenderloin drug suspects walk free because of judges, San Francisco DA says

Residents of the embattled neighborhood, meanwhile, lamented the city’s inability to rein in the drug crisis.

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The California Legislature is back: What to expect in 2022

Analysis: Political history haunts Mayor Breed as she attempts (another) Tenderloin cleanup

The recall of Chesa Boudin: How the pandemic fed a national attack on progressive prosecutors

Does Gov. Gavin Newsom have what it takes to be president?

Tenderloin drug suspects walk free because of judges, San Francisco DA says