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Matt Smith

How a mega-rich oligarch linked to Putin derailed a Bay Area homeless shelter

Business

News

The site was supposed to be the first homeless center in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. Instead, it became part of a network of secret assets controlled by one of Russia’s richest men.

Tech & Government Reporter

Margaux MacColl

She left Salesforce for a hot defense-tech startup — then faced a culture of  drugs, guns, and abuse

Culture

Chrissy McGarry says she’s the victim of a company that took the worst traits of Silicon Valley and the military and combined them.

Alexei Koseff

Is the legend of Gavin Newsom’s baseball career a tall tale?

Politics

Newsom never played an official game for Santa Clara University. He was a JV recruit who played only during fall tryouts.

Christina Campodonico

The total beginner’s guide: Scoring shrooms in San Francisco, 7 different ways

Not sure where to find magic mushrooms in the Bay? Let us count the ways

Joe Hong at CalMatters

Controversy rages as California follows SF’s lead with new approach to teaching math

San Francisco was an early pioneer of a proposed state framework for math instruction that’s sparked scrutiny and fierce debate.

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How a mega-rich oligarch linked to Putin derailed a Bay Area homeless shelter

She left Salesforce for a hot defense-tech startup — then faced a culture of drugs, guns, and abuse

Is the legend of Gavin Newsom’s baseball career a tall tale?

The total beginner’s guide: Scoring shrooms in San Francisco, 7 different ways

Controversy rages as California follows SF’s lead with new approach to teaching math