Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

A dinner party to discuss the fate of Downtown San Francisco led to an idea that City Hall officials are now considering.

An episode involving a family-owned donut shop reveals how capricious a Peskin Administration could be.


District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the jury decision sends “a clear message that brutal acts of violence will not be tolerated in San Francisco.” 

A brief Board of Supervisors meeting exposes policy rifts over funding for safe consumptions sites and affordable housing. 


We looked at which companies spent the most money to lobby San Francisco City Hall in 2021, and how that shaped the city’s policy priorities.