Sports Columnist

Tim Kawakami

Winter Mailbag II: Robert Saleh is back. But for how long can the 49ers keep him?

Sports

Tim Kawakami answers readers’ questions on the 49ers’ new defensive coordinator and where the team may look with its first-round pick. 

Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

A history of San Francisco scandals: Sex, bribes, and murder

Politics

San Francisco’s rich history of dirty politics includes deadly shootouts, sex crimes and affairs, and pervasive bribery schemes.

Christina Campodonico

I dated an AI robot. He was a douchebag

Culture

Kyle was handsome, successful and said he wanted a relationship. There was only one problem. 

Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Money in politics: Recology spent big on lobbying to beat back threat to garbage monopoly

San Francisco trash-hauling giant Recology spent nearly $500,000 trying to influence City Hall officials last year after a corruption scandal forced the firm to admit to overcharging customers an astonishing amount and put its decades-old monopoly on local garbage at risk.

Business Reporter

Kevin V. Nguyen

SF billionaire meets his match: A stubborn tenant named Bill Gates

Business

One tiny law firm refused to give up its lease in downtown San Jose—even as its building was slated for demolition. 

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Winter Mailbag II: Robert Saleh is back. But for how long can the 49ers keep him?

A history of San Francisco scandals: Sex, bribes, and murder

I dated an AI robot. He was a douchebag

Money in politics: Recology spent big on lobbying to beat back threat to garbage monopoly

SF billionaire meets his match: A stubborn tenant named Bill Gates