News Reporter

David Sjostedt

3 people die of drug overdoses every week in San Francisco supportive housing

Politics

Almost every time Edwin Armando Alvarez overdosed on fentanyl, he said he awoke grateful to be alive. But on March 9, alone in his residential hotel room in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, he didn’t wake up.

Political Reporter

Mike Ege

Why can’t San Francisco seize abandoned hotels for homeless housing?

The history of government using eminent domain to seize private property for public use is fraught and full of potential pitfalls.


Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

Data Reporter

Noah Baustin

Supervisors demand answers for San Francisco’s negligent nonprofit review

The legislation would create new checks after The Standard found millions in city funds went to nonprofits that were in bad standing.

San Francisco refunds taxes to big companies, worsening city budget

News

Mayor Breed and some city lawmakers are working toward a ballot measure reforming business tax, but getting it passed may be hard. 


Politics Reporter

Han Li

SF Republicans throw support behind surprising Democrat for mayor

The local Republican Party and moderate Briones Society put the nonprofit founder at the top of their mayoral recommendation lists.

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3 people die of drug overdoses every week in San Francisco supportive housing

Why can’t San Francisco seize abandoned hotels for homeless housing?

Supervisors demand answers for San Francisco’s negligent nonprofit review

San Francisco refunds taxes to big companies, worsening city budget

SF Republicans throw support behind surprising Democrat for mayor