Political Reporter

Mike Ege

Mark Farrell, ex-San Francisco mayor, could challenge London Breed in 2024

Politics

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Supporters of Farrell, a businessman who briefly served as mayor in 2018, are urging him to run. 


Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Nuclear option to break up Recology’s trash-hauling monopoly now on the table

Recology can either back a ballot measure to reform the process for setting garbage rates in San Francisco or risk losing its lucrative monopoly on trash collection in the city that helped the firm build a West Coast empire.

News Reporter

David Sjostedt

Supervisors look to extend shelter-in-place hotels amid complaints, damage claims

The program mitigated homelessness and sheltered thousands during the pandemic, but also comes with complications.  

Supervisors to probe dual employment as records show public health official worked second job on city time

Lisa Pratt worked for the city and for a drug-rehab nonprofit that received city funding. This may not be an isolated incident.

John E. Palmer

Opinion: Baffled by the mayor’s race? Here’s how to be a tactical ranked-choice voter

Opinion

Ranked-choice voting is confusing, especially when there are 13 candidates, and you can pick up to 10. But there are simple ways to game the system.

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Mark Farrell, ex-San Francisco mayor, could challenge London Breed in 2024

Nuclear option to break up Recology’s trash-hauling monopoly now on the table

Supervisors look to extend shelter-in-place hotels amid complaints, damage claims

Supervisors to probe dual employment as records show public health official worked second job on city time

Opinion: Baffled by the mayor’s race? Here’s how to be a tactical ranked-choice voter