Senior Politics Editor

Annie Gaus

In a letter, California housing officials warned the Board of Supervisors to pass a key housing reform bill as originally proposed. 

Prop. D willtighten San Francisco’s conflict-of-interest laws with more explicit prohibitions on gifts to public officials.

The city is considering buying the shelter, but needs more time to determine if the building is in adequate condition. 

By opposing a ballot measure that expands police power, Supervisor Ahsha Safaí makes a play for left-leaning voters’ support.


The Compton’s Cafe Riot in 1966 is now seen as representative of the intertwined issues of police brutality, race and transgender rights.