Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

Tech exec challenges San Francisco’s lone Democratic Socialist supervisor

Politics

Tech exec and former Obama staffer Bilal Mahmood will challenge San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston in a closely watched race.

Political Reporter

Mike Ege

Supervisors preview: Fish or cut bait on fourplexes

The board finalizes the June election results, finances affordable projects, and revives a pair of housing bills that have dragged out for months. 

Julie Zigoris

San Francisco’s first Japantown was in SoMa. Here’s why it disappeared

Culture

The South of Market area teemed with Japanese businesses from the 1880s to the great earthquake of 1906. 



Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

Footage appears to show suspect stabbing Bob Lee with a kitchen knife

News

New details from court filings show Lee’s interactions with the suspect’s sister may be at the heart of the alleged crime. 

Senior Politics Editor

Annie Gaus

SFPD chief to supervisors: ‘We need your support’

Police chief Bill Scott said SFPD is losing officers and needs to hire to continue enacting reforms. As the city rolls out more non-police services, some Supervisors questioned the department’s desired $661M budget.

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Tech exec challenges San Francisco’s lone Democratic Socialist supervisor

Supervisors preview: Fish or cut bait on fourplexes

San Francisco’s first Japantown was in SoMa. Here’s why it disappeared

Footage appears to show suspect stabbing Bob Lee with a kitchen knife

SFPD chief to supervisors: ‘We need your support’