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Josh Koehn

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Hella News: The Standard’s voter poll finds San Franciscans are fed up

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Every elected official in the city—from DA Boudin and Mayor Breed to the Board of Supervisors—should be on notice: Negative approval ratings are surging. 

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David Sjostedt

1,000 homeless beds short of goal, Lurie abandons signature campaign promise

Six months into the job, the mayor is backing away from bold promises he made about solving San Francisco's homelessness crisis.

Politics Reporter

Han Li

Newsom is visiting China ahead of APEC. Will he meet with China’s Xi Jinping?

As San Francisco’s Mayor, Gavin Newsom visited China several times from 2005 to 2010. He’s going back next week.

Political Reporter

Mike Ege

Supervisors’ roundup: Bonuses for cops, homeless policy pivot and behested payments

The Supervisors pass on taking on Mayor Breed’s police pay plans, do a pivot on homelessness policy, and offer penance over legislative errors

Senior Politics Editor

Annie Gaus

At Board of Supervisors, calls for respect at City Hall escalate into finger-pointing

Mayor London Breed and Board President Shamann Walton exchanged words at a Tuesday meeting, while Supervisor Aaron Peskin apologized for misbehavior. 

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Hella News: The Standard’s voter poll finds San Franciscans are fed up

1,000 homeless beds short of goal, Lurie abandons signature campaign promise

Newsom is visiting China ahead of APEC. Will he meet with China’s Xi Jinping?

Supervisors’ roundup: Bonuses for cops, homeless policy pivot and behested payments

At Board of Supervisors, calls for respect at City Hall escalate into finger-pointing