Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

Carmignani became the focus of a national media spotlight after a metal pipe beating on April 5 in the up-scale Marina District.

Challenger Joel Engardio is targeted with calls and mailers from the San Francisco Labor Council, but remains the fundraising leader.


Supervisor Matt Dorsey wants the city to track the home addresses of people who have been arrested for drug use or who have died from overdoses.

‘When you’re trapped in that elevator, it’s like being trapped in a coffin.’

The owners of Good Hotel, Hotel Vertigo and others are among those that may be asking the city for compensation, according to a filing. 