Politics Reporter

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

The mayoral candidate is proposing that the scandal-plagued trash hauler be placed under the purview of the city’s Public Utilities Commission.

A doom loop is still unlikely for San Francisco, but fears of a spiral could spur much-needed transformation.


Those poll numbers did not dissuade civic and business leaders from painting a slightly dissonant picture of a city amid a comeback. 


The mayor is a familiar face on San Francisco’s streets — but many homeless residents say his presence is more theater than feelings. 