Senior Politics Editor

Annie Gaus

San Francisco small businesses owe as much as $637 million in back rent as of August, and it’s unclear who will foot the bill. 

A 30-minute debate on the “Linkage to Nowhere” ends with a 6-5 vote in favor of urging the mayor to extend the controversial Tenderloin Center. 


A ballot measure intended to help staff the police department got pushback at the Board of Supervisors. 

Two supervisors filed police reports against Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan after a vulgar tweet quoting rap lyrics said they could ‘die slow.’ 

San Francisco homeowners can now build four units on a lot, and up to six on corner lots, but only if they meet a strict list of requirements. 
