Kevin V. Nguyen

Kevin Truong

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi doesn’t technically own stocks — according to a spokesperson — but that hasn&#8217;t stopped people from tracking her husband&#8217;s trades with&nbsp;<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/etf/etf-named-after-nancy-pelosi-tracking-congressional-democrats-stock-trades-surpasses-s-p-500-with-tech-triumph-1033116562" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funds formed specifically</a>&nbsp;to mirror well-timed sales and purchases.

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Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi doesn’t technically own stocks — according to a spokesperson — but that hasn't stopped people from tracking her husband's trades with&nbsp;<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/etf/etf-named-after-nancy-pelosi-tracking-congressional-democrats-stock-trades-surpasses-s-p-500-with-tech-triumph-1033116562" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funds formed specifically</a>&nbsp;to mirror well-timed sales and purchases.

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi doesn’t technically own stocks — according to a spokesperson — but that hasn&#8217;t stopped people from tracking her husband&#8217;s trades with&nbsp;<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/etf/etf-named-after-nancy-pelosi-tracking-congressional-democrats-stock-trades-surpasses-s-p-500-with-tech-triumph-1033116562" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funds formed specifically</a>&nbsp;to mirror well-timed sales and purchases.

But a <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/nancy-pelosi-2024-filing.pdf">recent financial disclosure</a> has revealed a lesser-known part of the portfolio of Pelosi and her husband, Paul: San Francisco commercial real estate. And judging by their luck, these recent deals may be an indicator that the city’s beleaguered market is poised for a turnaround.&nbsp;

But a <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/nancy-pelosi-2024-filing.pdf">recent financial disclosure</a> has revealed a lesser-known part of the portfolio of Pelosi and her husband, Paul: San Francisco commercial real estate. And judging by their luck, these recent deals may be an indicator that the city’s beleaguered market is poised for a turnaround.&nbsp;

A filing certified Sept. 11 by Pelosi showed that her spouse invested between $250,000 and $500,000 in an entity acquiring and managing a commercial office property at 631 Howard St. in SoMa. The five-story Class B office building was purchased for $36.4 million by a partnership between businessman Greg Flynn and San Francisco real estate firm Ellis Partners.

A filing certified Sept. 11 by Pelosi showed that her spouse invested between $250,000 and $500,000 in an entity acquiring and managing a commercial office property at 631 Howard St. in SoMa. The five-story Class B office building was purchased for $36.4 million by a partnership between businessman Greg Flynn and San Francisco real estate firm Ellis Partners.

Last year, Paul Pelosi appeared to have invested in another of Flynn’s local real estate projects. According <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/nancy-pelosi-2023-annual-report.pdf">to the congresswoman’s last annual financial disclosure</a>, her husband invested between $500,000 and $1 million in an LLC that is “acquiring and restoring a luxury hotel” in San Francisco.&nbsp;

Last year, Paul Pelosi appeared to have invested in another of Flynn’s local real estate projects. According <a href="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/nancy-pelosi-2023-annual-report.pdf">to the congresswoman’s last annual financial disclosure</a>, her husband invested between $500,000 and $1 million in an LLC that is “acquiring and restoring a luxury hotel” in San Francisco.&nbsp;

Pedestrians pass 631 Howard Street in San Francisco on Aug. 22, 2024. The property was among those scooped up by investors now that the price of commercial real estate has “bottomed out.”

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img height="1668" width="2500" src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240825-whogets2participateinreset__aar_2.jpg?w=2500" alt="A man in a black jacket crosses a city street at a crosswalk. Behind him is a brick building with &quot;FINIX&quot; signage and the number &quot;631&quot; displayed above the entrance." class="wp-image-304321"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">According to disclosures, Paul Pelosi pitched in between $250,000 and $500,000 for Greg Flynn and Ellis Partners&#8217; purchase of 631 Howard St.</figcaption></figure>

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240825-whogets2participateinreset__aar_2.jpg?w=2500" alt="A man in a black jacket crosses a city street at a crosswalk. Behind him is a brick building with &quot;FINIX&quot; signage and the number &quot;631&quot; displayed above the entrance." class="wp-image-304321"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">According to disclosures, Paul Pelosi pitched in between $250,000 and $500,000 for Greg Flynn and Ellis Partners' purchase of 631 Howard St.</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240825-whogets2participateinreset__aar_2.jpg?w=2500" alt="A man in a black jacket crosses a city street at a crosswalk. Behind him is a brick building with &quot;FINIX&quot; signage and the number &quot;631&quot; displayed above the entrance." class="wp-image-304321"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">According to disclosures, Paul Pelosi pitched in between $250,000 and $500,000 for Greg Flynn and Ellis Partners&#8217; purchase of 631 Howard St.</figcaption></figure>

Workers work on remodeling the Huntington Hotel in San Francisco on Friday, Jun. 21, 2024. The hotel, shuttered since 2020, was purchased by billionaire Greg Flynn, who plans to remodel and reopen it. SF's hotel industry is buckling. The biggest brand name properties are up for grabs. Within that fall, a local billionaire is buying in and wants to restore a historic hotel to its former glory.

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wtfisgoingonwithhotels-20240613-adahlia-cole-13-lowres.jpg?w=2048" alt="A brick building with symmetrical windows has fire escape stairs on the left side and scaffolding with workers on the right, against a partly cloudy sky." class="wp-image-289542"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A consortium led by Flynn bought the Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill in March 2023. That month, Paul Pelosi invested in an LLC that is “acquiring and restoring a luxury hotel” in San Francisco.</figcaption></figure>

Flynn and Highgate, a hospitality management company, purchased the historic 135-room Huntington Hotel the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/03/20/historic-nob-hill-hotel-acquired-by-local-magnate-following-closure-default-during-covid/">same month</a> Pelosi&#8217;s investment was reported. The parties are in the process of <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/07/09/san-francisco-recovery-depends-on-its-hotels/">renovating the shuttered Nob Hill establishment</a>, with plans to reopen it in 2025.&nbsp;

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Flynn and Highgate, a hospitality management company, purchased the historic 135-room Huntington Hotel the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/03/20/historic-nob-hill-hotel-acquired-by-local-magnate-following-closure-default-during-covid/">same month</a> Pelosi's investment was reported. The parties are in the process of <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/07/09/san-francisco-recovery-depends-on-its-hotels/">renovating the shuttered Nob Hill establishment</a>, with plans to reopen it in 2025.&nbsp;

Flynn and Highgate, a hospitality management company, purchased the historic 135-room Huntington Hotel the <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/03/20/historic-nob-hill-hotel-acquired-by-local-magnate-following-closure-default-during-covid/">same month</a> Pelosi&#8217;s investment was reported. The parties are in the process of <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/07/09/san-francisco-recovery-depends-on-its-hotels/">renovating the shuttered Nob Hill establishment</a>, with plans to reopen it in 2025.&nbsp;

A spokesperson for Flynn declined to comment.&nbsp;

A spokesperson for Flynn declined to comment.&nbsp;

“Speaker Pelosi does not own any stocks, and she has no prior knowledge or subsequent involvement in any transactions,&#8221; said Ian Krager, a spokesman for Pelosi.

“Speaker Pelosi does not own any stocks, and she has no prior knowledge or subsequent involvement in any transactions," said Ian Krager, a spokesman for Pelosi.

“Speaker Pelosi does not own any stocks, and she has no prior knowledge or subsequent involvement in any transactions,&#8221; said Ian Krager, a spokesman for Pelosi.

The Pelosis’ stakes in the properties, the latest in a tranche of commercial real estate holdings in San Francisco, represent an investment by a civic leader during a severe market downturn.&nbsp;

The Pelosis’ stakes in the properties, the latest in a tranche of commercial real estate holdings in San Francisco, represent an investment by a civic leader during a severe market downturn.&nbsp;

Wealthy individuals like Pelosi, whose net worth has been <a href="https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Nancy%20Pelosi-P000197/net-worth">estimated in the nine figures</a>, have been <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/08/26/navigating-the-bottom-of-san-franciscos-office-market/">the engine of recent transactions</a> in San Francisco as <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/15/sf-is-cutting-deals-to-unfreeze-housing-but-developers-have-to-do-their-part-too/">traditional lenders have pulled back</a> from financing commercial real estate deals.&nbsp;

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Wealthy individuals like Pelosi, whose net worth has been <a href="https://www.quiverquant.com/congresstrading/politician/Nancy%20Pelosi-P000197/net-worth">estimated in the nine figures</a>, have been <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/08/26/navigating-the-bottom-of-san-franciscos-office-market/">the engine of recent transactions</a> in San Francisco as <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/15/sf-is-cutting-deals-to-unfreeze-housing-but-developers-have-to-do-their-part-too/">traditional lenders have pulled back</a> from financing commercial real estate deals.&nbsp;

Under her disclosures, the assets are listed as owned by Paul Pelosi. A spokesperson for the congresswoman declined to comment.&nbsp;

Under her disclosures, the assets are listed as owned by Paul Pelosi. A spokesperson for the congresswoman declined to comment.&nbsp;

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“Truth is, the investment markets are still out on San Francisco properties,” said a real estate broker with knowledge of Flynn and Pelosi. “Normally, [Flynn] would have gone in with a capital partner and a bank. But these days, you cobble together what you can. The one percent [with money] can make these sorts of moves right now.”

“Truth is, the investment markets are still out on San Francisco properties,” said a real estate broker with knowledge of Flynn and Pelosi. “Normally, [Flynn] would have gone in with a capital partner and a bank. But these days, you cobble together what you can. The one percent [with money] can make these sorts of moves right now.”

Paul Pelosi — who was <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/01/27/paul-pelosi-attack-video-watch-the-newly-released-footage/">brutally assaulted in his Pacific Heights home</a> by an intruder in 2022 — is known in business circles for his real estate investments, an ill-fated attempt to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/16/AR2009101603542.html?noredirect=on">launch a professional football league</a>, and, more recently, well-timed trades of prominent tech stocks such as <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/05/15/nvidia-wins-bidding-for-headquarters-campus/">Nvidia</a> and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/28/microsoft-opens-ai-lab-san-francisco/">Microsoft</a>.&nbsp;

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Paul Pelosi — who was <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/01/27/paul-pelosi-attack-video-watch-the-newly-released-footage/">brutally assaulted in his Pacific Heights home</a> by an intruder in 2022 — is known in business circles for his real estate investments, an ill-fated attempt to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/16/AR2009101603542.html?noredirect=on">launch a professional football league</a>, and, more recently, well-timed trades of prominent tech stocks such as <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/05/15/nvidia-wins-bidding-for-headquarters-campus/">Nvidia</a> and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/28/microsoft-opens-ai-lab-san-francisco/">Microsoft</a>.&nbsp;

According to his wife’s 2023 financial disclosure, Paul Pelosi&#8217;s San Francisco commercial real estate holdings also include a low-slung commercial property at 25 Point Lobos, just south of the Presidio, that houses a Walgreens pharmacy. The property is assessed at $5.8 million, and Pelosi reported that it generates between $100,000 and $1 million annually in rent.

According to his wife’s 2023 financial disclosure, Paul Pelosi's San Francisco commercial real estate holdings also include a low-slung commercial property at 25 Point Lobos, just south of the Presidio, that houses a Walgreens pharmacy. The property is assessed at $5.8 million, and Pelosi reported that it generates between $100,000 and $1 million annually in rent.

According to his wife’s 2023 financial disclosure, Paul Pelosi&#8217;s San Francisco commercial real estate holdings also include a low-slung commercial property at 25 Point Lobos, just south of the Presidio, that houses a Walgreens pharmacy. The property is assessed at $5.8 million, and Pelosi reported that it generates between $100,000 and $1 million annually in rent.

Other San Francisco properties in which the Pelosis hold stakes include:

Other San Francisco properties in which the Pelosis hold stakes include:

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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img height="2500" width="1875" data-id="313225" src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-32-edited.jpg?w=1875" alt="The image shows a modern building with large windows, an upper terrace with plants, and a backdrop of mountainous landscape and water under a partly cloudy sky." class="wp-image-313225"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">1301 Sansome St., a four-story office building with an assessed value of $7.3 million that reportedly generates between $100,000 and $1 million in partnership income and rent.</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img height="1667" width="2500" data-id="313219" src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-21.jpg?w=2500" alt="A multi-story brick building with tall windows, a fire escape, and a street in front. There's a tree on the right and another building nearby on the left." class="wp-image-313219"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">945 Battery St., a four-story office building with an assessed value of $12.7 million. The disclosure listed between $1 million and $5 million in partnership income.</figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img height="2500" width="1667" data-id="313215" src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-09.jpg?w=1667" alt="A modern, gray high-rise building with large windows houses a sushi restaurant and a bubble tea shop on the ground floor, located on a city street." class="wp-image-313215"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">222 Kearny St., a 10-story office building with an assessed value of $29.3 million that reportedly generates between $15,000 and $50,000 in partnership income.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>
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Pedestrians walk by 45 Belden Pl. on Sept. 18, 2024. Last year, Pelosi invested between $500,000 and $1 million in another one of Flynn’s local real estate projects, according to disclosures. Her effort with partner Highgate to purchase, renovate and reopen the shuttered historic 135-room Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill. Pelosi’s stakes in the properties are the latest in a sizeable tranche of commercial real estate holdings in San Francisco and represent a sizeable investment by a civic leader during a severe market downturn. 

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img height="2500" width="1667" src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-16.jpg?w=1667" alt="An alleyway with brick buildings features a sign for &quot;Row Club.&quot; Three men walk along the path, and a chalkboard sign stands on the right, partly obscured by plants." class="wp-image-313216"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">45 Belden Place, a three-story commercial building&nbsp; with an assessed value of $1.78 million. The Pelosis reported $100,000 and $1 million in rental income from the property.</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-16.jpg?w=1667" alt="An alleyway with brick buildings features a sign for &quot;Row Club.&quot; Three men walk along the path, and a chalkboard sign stands on the right, partly obscured by plants." class="wp-image-313216"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">45 Belden Place, a three-story commercial building&nbsp; with an assessed value of $1.78 million. The Pelosis reported $100,000 and $1 million in rental income from the property.</figcaption></figure>

A view of 1301 Sansome St. from the stairs to Coat Tower on Sept. 18, 2024. Last year, Pelosi invested between $500,000 and $1 million in another one of Flynn’s local real estate projects, according to disclosures. Her effort with partner Highgate to purchase, renovate and reopen the shuttered historic 135-room Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill. Pelosi’s stakes in the properties are the latest in a sizeable tranche of commercial real estate holdings in San Francisco and represent a sizeable investment by a civic leader during a severe market downturn. 

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img height="2500" width="1875" src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-32-edited.jpg?w=1875" alt="The image shows a modern building with large windows, an upper terrace with plants, and a backdrop of mountainous landscape and water under a partly cloudy sky." class="wp-image-313225"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">1301 Sansome St., a four-story office building with an assessed value of $7.3 million that reportedly generates between $100,000 and $1 million in partnership income and rent.</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-32-edited.jpg?w=1875" alt="The image shows a modern building with large windows, an upper terrace with plants, and a backdrop of mountainous landscape and water under a partly cloudy sky." class="wp-image-313225"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">1301 Sansome St., a four-story office building with an assessed value of $7.3 million that reportedly generates between $100,000 and $1 million in partnership income and rent.</figcaption></figure>

The exterior of 945 Battery St. on Sept. 18, 2024. Last year, Pelosi invested between $500,000 and $1 million in another one of Flynn’s local real estate projects, according to disclosures. Her effort with partner Highgate to purchase, renovate and reopen the shuttered historic 135-room Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill. Pelosi’s stakes in the properties are the latest in a sizeable tranche of commercial real estate holdings in San Francisco and represent a sizeable investment by a civic leader during a severe market downturn. 

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img height="1667" width="2500" src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-21.jpg?w=2500" alt="A multi-story brick building with tall windows, a fire escape, and a street in front. There's a tree on the right and another building nearby on the left." class="wp-image-313219"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">945 Battery St., a four-story office building with an assessed value of $12.7 million. The disclosure listed between $1 million and $5 million in partnership income.</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-21.jpg?w=2500" alt="A multi-story brick building with tall windows, a fire escape, and a street in front. There's a tree on the right and another building nearby on the left." class="wp-image-313219"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">945 Battery St., a four-story office building with an assessed value of $12.7 million. The disclosure listed between $1 million and $5 million in partnership income.</figcaption></figure>

Pedestrians walk by 222 Kearny St. on Sept. 18, 2024. Last year, Pelosi invested between $500,000 and $1 million in another one of Flynn’s local real estate projects, according to disclosures. Her effort with partner Highgate to purchase, renovate and reopen the shuttered historic 135-room Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill. Pelosi’s stakes in the properties are the latest in a sizeable tranche of commercial real estate holdings in San Francisco and represent a sizeable investment by a civic leader during a severe market downturn. 

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img height="2500" width="1667" src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-09.jpg?w=1667" alt="A modern, gray high-rise building with large windows houses a sushi restaurant and a bubble tea shop on the ground floor, located on a city street." class="wp-image-313215"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">222 Kearny St., a 10-story office building with an assessed value of $29.3 million that reportedly generates between $15,000 and $50,000 in partnership income.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-09.jpg?w=1667" alt="A modern, gray high-rise building with large windows houses a sushi restaurant and a bubble tea shop on the ground floor, located on a city street." class="wp-image-313215"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">222 Kearny St., a 10-story office building with an assessed value of $29.3 million that reportedly generates between $15,000 and $50,000 in partnership income.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>

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<figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-16.jpg?w=1667" alt="An alleyway with brick buildings features a sign for &quot;Row Club.&quot; Three men walk along the path, and a chalkboard sign stands on the right, partly obscured by plants." class="wp-image-313216"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">45 Belden Place, a three-story commercial building&nbsp; with an assessed value of $1.78 million. The Pelosis reported $100,000 and $1 million in rental income from the property.</figcaption></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-32-edited.jpg?w=1875" alt="The image shows a modern building with large windows, an upper terrace with plants, and a backdrop of mountainous landscape and water under a partly cloudy sky." class="wp-image-313225"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">1301 Sansome St., a four-story office building with an assessed value of $7.3 million that reportedly generates between $100,000 and $1 million in partnership income and rent.</figcaption></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-21.jpg?w=2500" alt="A multi-story brick building with tall windows, a fire escape, and a street in front. There's a tree on the right and another building nearby on the left." class="wp-image-313219"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">945 Battery St., a four-story office building with an assessed value of $12.7 million. The disclosure listed between $1 million and $5 million in partnership income.</figcaption></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20240916-nancypelosirealestate-es-09.jpg?w=1667" alt="A modern, gray high-rise building with large windows houses a sushi restaurant and a bubble tea shop on the ground floor, located on a city street." class="wp-image-313215"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">222 Kearny St., a 10-story office building with an assessed value of $29.3 million that reportedly generates between $15,000 and $50,000 in partnership income.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure></figure>

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The Pelosis have a range of other holdings outside San Francisco, including a Napa Valley vineyard, the Auberge du Soleil luxury resort in Rutherford, and an undeveloped housing tract in Sacramento.&nbsp;

The Pelosis have a range of other holdings outside San Francisco, including a Napa Valley vineyard, the Auberge du Soleil luxury resort in Rutherford, and an undeveloped housing tract in Sacramento.&nbsp;

While real estate remains a key part of the couple’s portfolio, consortiums looking to enter the market might have other options soon. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-cuts-rates-by-half-percentage-point-03566d82">cut interest rates</a> for the first time in more than four years, by half a percentage point, which may generate investment activity.

While real estate remains a key part of the couple’s portfolio, consortiums looking to enter the market might have other options soon. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve <a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-cuts-rates-by-half-percentage-point-03566d82">cut interest rates</a> for the first time in more than four years, by half a percentage point, which may generate investment activity.

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Call it the Biden Rule. Or the Feinstein Edict. Or perhaps the Ginsburg Mandate.

Call it the Biden Rule. Or the Feinstein Edict. Or perhaps the Ginsburg Mandate.

Whoever you choose as its mascot, the point remains the same: San Francisco Democrats don’t want old people staying in office too long. (Except, perhaps, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, but more on that later.)&nbsp;

Whoever you choose as its mascot, the point remains the same: San Francisco Democrats don’t want old people staying in office too long. (Except, perhaps, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, but more on that later.)&nbsp;

The city’s<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/05/san-francisco-election-2024-democratic-county-central-committee-dccc/"> Democratic County Central Committee</a> will consider a resolution at a meeting Wednesday calling for politicians and other elected officials in California to voluntarily retire when they reach a certain age. What age specifically? It’s not clear.

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The city’s<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/05/san-francisco-election-2024-democratic-county-central-committee-dccc/"> Democratic County Central Committee</a> will consider a resolution at a meeting Wednesday calling for politicians and other elected officials in California to voluntarily retire when they reach a certain age. What age specifically? It’s not clear.

But the fallout from former President Joe Biden remaining on the presidential ticket long enough to show<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/28/joe-biden-debate-democrats-donald-trump-gavin-newsom/"> he’d lost a step (or three)</a> — thereby putting Democrats in a bind as they cobbled together a Kamala Harris campaign that <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/05/san-franciscans-prepare-trump-victory/">failed to stop Donald Trump</a> from reclaiming the White House — is still weighing heavily on the party.

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But the fallout from former President Joe Biden remaining on the presidential ticket long enough to show<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/06/28/joe-biden-debate-democrats-donald-trump-gavin-newsom/"> he’d lost a step (or three)</a> — thereby putting Democrats in a bind as they cobbled together a Kamala Harris campaign that <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/05/san-franciscans-prepare-trump-victory/">failed to stop Donald Trump</a> from reclaiming the White House — is still weighing heavily on the party.

President Joe Biden delivers a welcome speech to world leaders, guests, local leaders, and guests during his welcome party at Exploratorium during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation week for President Joe Biden’s party in San Francisco on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. After the speeches, Gwen Stefani performed for the world leaders and participants, ending with fireworks. (Justin Katigbak/The San Francisco Standard/POOL)

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The proposal is part of a package of ideas the local party is putting forward in the hopes of introducing them at the state Democratic convention at the end of May. In addition to the age cap idea, other proposals will touch on housing, public safety, public education, and anti-corruption efforts.

The proposal is part of a package of ideas the local party is putting forward in the hopes of introducing them at the state Democratic convention at the end of May. In addition to the age cap idea, other proposals will touch on housing, public safety, public education, and anti-corruption efforts.

“Our No. 1 goal is really to start the conversation on how Democrats reorient themselves to be successful in the midterms and in 2028,” said Nancy Tung, chair of the local Democratic Party.

“Our No. 1 goal is really to start the conversation on how Democrats reorient themselves to be successful in the midterms and in 2028,” said Nancy Tung, chair of the local Democratic Party.

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Eric Kingsbury, a member of the local Democratic County Central Committee who previously managed ex-Mayor London Breed’s campaign, authored the age limit resolution. He compares the need for an age cap on politicians to other professions with mandatory retirement ages or “age-based fitness assessments,” such as commercial airline‬‭ pilots, state judges, and public safety officers.

Eric Kingsbury, a member of the local Democratic County Central Committee who previously managed ex-Mayor London Breed’s campaign, authored the age limit resolution. He compares the need for an age cap on politicians to other professions with mandatory retirement ages or “age-based fitness assessments,” such as commercial airline‬‭ pilots, state judges, and public safety officers.

“More than 30 U.S.‬ states have implemented age limits for judges to balance institutional knowledge with public accountability,” an initial draft of his resolution states.

“More than 30 U.S.‬ states have implemented age limits for judges to balance institutional knowledge with public accountability,” an initial draft of his resolution states.

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Other recent political figures who arguably stayed in office longer than they should have included the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Feinstein, who was the first woman mayor of San Francisco, suffered from<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/25/californians-want-senator-feinstein-to-resign/"> numerous health issues</a> in her final years in office. Ginsburg, for her part, refused to step down from the bench despite multiple cancer diagnoses, giving Trump control of a pivotal judicial appointment when she died. That decision set the stage for<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/06/24/san-francisco-abortion-protest-roe-v-wade-overturn-supreme-court/"> Roe v. Wade to be overturned</a>.&nbsp;

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Other recent political figures who arguably stayed in office longer than they should have included the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Feinstein, who was the first woman mayor of San Francisco, suffered from<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/25/californians-want-senator-feinstein-to-resign/"> numerous health issues</a> in her final years in office. Ginsburg, for her part, refused to step down from the bench despite multiple cancer diagnoses, giving Trump control of a pivotal judicial appointment when she died. That decision set the stage for<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/06/24/san-francisco-abortion-protest-roe-v-wade-overturn-supreme-court/"> Roe v. Wade to be overturned</a>.&nbsp;

Kingsbury’s resolution calls for “developing a fair and equitable approach to‬‭ potential age limits for serving‬‭ in elected public office, grounded in medical, ethical, and constitutional considerations.” It notes that a policy change “could encourage new leaders in the party to step forward, promote generational equity,‬‭ and increase public confidence in the long-term functionality of our democracy.”

Kingsbury’s resolution calls for “developing a fair and equitable approach to‬‭ potential age limits for serving‬‭ in elected public office, grounded in medical, ethical, and constitutional considerations.” It notes that a policy change “could encourage new leaders in the party to step forward, promote generational equity,‬‭ and increase public confidence in the long-term functionality of our democracy.”

The resolution won’t be binding if approved. But it has the support of Tung, and local officials are hoping the California Democratic‬‭ Party will implement a “voluntary” retirement age that influences how endorsements are awarded to candidates. A state party endorsement in deep-blue California can bring significant financial support to a campaign.

The resolution won’t be binding if approved. But it has the support of Tung, and local officials are hoping the California Democratic‬‭ Party will implement a “voluntary” retirement age that influences how endorsements are awarded to candidates. A state party endorsement in deep-blue California can bring significant financial support to a campaign.

Local officials were careful to note that the resolution should not be seen as encouraging Pelosi to retire. The former House speaker turned 85 in March and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/14/nancy-pelosi-congress-election-donald-trump-2026/">has yet to announce whether she’ll seek another term</a> in 2026.

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Local officials were careful to note that the resolution should not be seen as encouraging Pelosi to retire. The former House speaker turned 85 in March and <a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/14/nancy-pelosi-congress-election-donald-trump-2026/">has yet to announce whether she’ll seek another term</a> in 2026.

“Nancy Pelosi is exceptional in every regard,” Tung said. “I don’t think this is to take a dig at Nancy. This will help us foster young leaders and continue this idea of leadership renewal within the party.”

“Nancy Pelosi is exceptional in every regard,” Tung said. “I don’t think this is to take a dig at Nancy. This will help us foster young leaders and continue this idea of leadership renewal within the party.”

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A man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in the attack against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was convicted Friday by a San Francisco jury of aggravated kidnapping, a conviction that mandates life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

A man sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in the attack against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was convicted Friday by a San Francisco jury of aggravated kidnapping, a conviction that mandates life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

A San Francisco jury found David DePape also guilty of first-degree burglary, false imprisonment of an elder, threatening a family member of a public official and dissuading a witness.

A San Francisco jury found David DePape also guilty of first-degree burglary, false imprisonment of an elder, threatening a family member of a public official and dissuading a witness.

The convictions on the additional charges come weeks after a federal judge sentenced DePape for the&nbsp;<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/12/14/cop-who-tackled-david-depape-testifies-uses-hammer-that-struck-paul-pelosi-to-re-enact-the-assault/">2022 attack against Paul Pelosi</a>.

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The convictions on the additional charges come weeks after a federal judge sentenced DePape for the&nbsp;<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2022/12/14/cop-who-tackled-david-depape-testifies-uses-hammer-that-struck-paul-pelosi-to-re-enact-the-assault/">2022 attack against Paul Pelosi</a>.

“Speaker Pelosi and her family remain in awe of their Pop’s bravery, which shone through again on the witness stand in this trial just as it did when he saved his own life on the night of the attack,&#8221; Pelosi&#8217;s office wrote in an emailed statement Friday. “For nearly 20 grueling months, Mr. Pelosi has demonstrated extraordinary courage and fortitude every day of his recovery.”

“Speaker Pelosi and her family remain in awe of their Pop’s bravery, which shone through again on the witness stand in this trial just as it did when he saved his own life on the night of the attack," Pelosi's office wrote in an emailed statement Friday. “For nearly 20 grueling months, Mr. Pelosi has demonstrated extraordinary courage and fortitude every day of his recovery.”

“Speaker Pelosi and her family remain in awe of their Pop’s bravery, which shone through again on the witness stand in this trial just as it did when he saved his own life on the night of the attack,&#8221; Pelosi&#8217;s office wrote in an emailed statement Friday. “For nearly 20 grueling months, Mr. Pelosi has demonstrated extraordinary courage and fortitude every day of his recovery.”

Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse after testifying in the federal trial of David DePape in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Prosecutors say DePape broke into the couple's home and bludgeoned Paul Pelosi with a hammer in October 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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DePape’s public defender Adam Lipson said he was disappointed with the verdict and plans to appeal it. He called the prosecutors’ decision to file a kidnapping for ransom charge “vindictive.”

DePape’s public defender Adam Lipson said he was disappointed with the verdict and plans to appeal it. He called the prosecutors’ decision to file a kidnapping for ransom charge “vindictive.”

“It’s really unfortunate that it was charged this way. It was sort of a textbook vindictive prosecution,” Lipson said. “As soon as they found that the attempted murder charge was going to be dismissed, they added this charge.”

“It’s really unfortunate that it was charged this way. It was sort of a textbook vindictive prosecution,” Lipson said. “As soon as they found that the attempted murder charge was going to be dismissed, they added this charge.”

Lipson said that the verdict means that after DePape serves 30 years in federal prison, he will be transferred to a California prison “to spend the rest of his life in a California prison.”

Lipson said that the verdict means that after DePape serves 30 years in federal prison, he will be transferred to a California prison “to spend the rest of his life in a California prison.”

Lipson told the jury during closing arguments this week that DePape was guilty of three of the charges but that prosecutors had not presented evidence to convict him of threatening a family member of a public official and aggravated kidnapping.

Lipson told the jury during closing arguments this week that DePape was guilty of three of the charges but that prosecutors had not presented evidence to convict him of threatening a family member of a public official and aggravated kidnapping.

Previously, a federal jury convicted DePape of assaulting a federal official’s family member and attempting to kidnap a federal official. On May 28, he was sentenced to&nbsp;<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/05/17/paul-pelosi-attacker-sentenced/">30 years in federal prison</a>&nbsp;during an unusual resentencing hearing that resulted from judicial error.

Pelosi hammer attacker David DePape sentenced to 30 years in prison

Previously, a federal jury convicted DePape of assaulting a federal official’s family member and attempting to kidnap a federal official. On May 28, he was sentenced to&nbsp;<a href="https://sfstandard.com/2024/05/17/paul-pelosi-attacker-sentenced/">30 years in federal prison</a>&nbsp;during an unusual resentencing hearing that resulted from judicial error.

David DePape in Berkeley, CA, Friday, December 13, 2013. Depape attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer on October 28, 2022 and faces criminal charges from federal officials and San Francisco prosecutors. 

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/INLINED_J6Anniversary01062023.jpg?w=1168" alt="A photo closeup of David DePape." class="wp-image-110930"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An attorney for David DePape, pictured in 2013, says he plans to appeal the verdict. </figcaption></figure>

Lipson earlier argued that the state trial represents double jeopardy following the federal conviction. Even though the criminal counts are not the same, the two cases stem from the same act, he told the judge.

Lipson earlier argued that the state trial represents double jeopardy following the federal conviction. Even though the criminal counts are not the same, the two cases stem from the same act, he told the judge.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman agreed and dismissed the state charges of attempted murder, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. Another judge upheld the decision on appeal.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman agreed and dismissed the state charges of attempted murder, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. Another judge upheld the decision on appeal.

Lipson focused his closing arguments on explaining to the jury that prosecutors did not prove DePape kidnapped Paul Pelosi, who was 82 at the time, with the intent “to exact from another person money or something valuable,” which is integral to the charge.

Lipson focused his closing arguments on explaining to the jury that prosecutors did not prove DePape kidnapped Paul Pelosi, who was 82 at the time, with the intent “to exact from another person money or something valuable,” which is integral to the charge.

Assistant District Attorney Phoebe Maffei told the jury in her closing arguments that DePape had planned to record a video of his interrogation of Nancy Pelosi.

Assistant District Attorney Phoebe Maffei told the jury in her closing arguments that DePape had planned to record a video of his interrogation of Nancy Pelosi.

Lipson argued the video didn’t exist and if it did, it wouldn’t have had any value.

Lipson argued the video didn’t exist and if it did, it wouldn’t have had any value.

“When he broke into the Pelosis’ home his intent was to confront and potentially hurt and assault Nancy Pelosi. That was his intent at that time, that has nothing to do with Mr. Pelosi,” he said.

“When he broke into the Pelosis’ home his intent was to confront and potentially hurt and assault Nancy Pelosi. That was his intent at that time, that has nothing to do with Mr. Pelosi,” he said.

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In her rebuttal, Maffei pointed out that DePape told a detective and testified in federal court that he planned to get a video of Nancy Pelosi confessing to what he believed to be crimes and post it on the internet.

In her rebuttal, Maffei pointed out that DePape told a detective and testified in federal court that he planned to get a video of Nancy Pelosi confessing to what he believed to be crimes and post it on the internet.

“There is inherent value in a video of the Speaker of the House confessing to crimes in her own home,” Maffei said.

“There is inherent value in a video of the Speaker of the House confessing to crimes in her own home,” Maffei said.

The attack on Paul Pelosi was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/paul-pelosi-attack-video-c35ecf3131109f69f0cb66b84e986ba2">captured on police body camera video</a>&nbsp;just days before the 2022 midterm elections and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-san-francisco-nancy-pelosi-congress-government-and-politics-b8a3fb8b3e6f491fcfb16e155b877427">shocked the political world</a>. He suffered two head wounds including a skull fracture that was mended with plates and screws he will have for the rest of his life. His right arm and hand were also injured.

The attack on Paul Pelosi was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/paul-pelosi-attack-video-c35ecf3131109f69f0cb66b84e986ba2">captured on police body camera video</a>&nbsp;just days before the 2022 midterm elections and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-san-francisco-nancy-pelosi-congress-government-and-politics-b8a3fb8b3e6f491fcfb16e155b877427">shocked the political world</a>. He suffered two head wounds including a skull fracture that was mended with plates and screws he will have for the rest of his life. His right arm and hand were also injured.

On Monday, Maffei told the jury DePape unleashed a “reign of terror” on Paul Pelosi before bludgeoning him with a hammer as part of a plan he put together over months.

On Monday, Maffei told the jury DePape unleashed a “reign of terror” on Paul Pelosi before bludgeoning him with a hammer as part of a plan he put together over months.

“The plain facts of this case are terrifying by themselves without embellishment,” Maffei said. “David DePape broke into the home of an 82-year-old man while he slept, entered his bedroom, held him hostage with a hammer, threatened him, threatened his wife and attempted to kill him.”

“The plain facts of this case are terrifying by themselves without embellishment,” Maffei said. “David DePape broke into the home of an 82-year-old man while he slept, entered his bedroom, held him hostage with a hammer, threatened him, threatened his wife and attempted to kill him.”

DePape admitted during his federal trial testimony that he planned to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage, record his interrogation of her, and “break her kneecaps” if she did not admit to the lies he said she told about “Russiagate,” a reference to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

DePape admitted during his federal trial testimony that he planned to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage, record his interrogation of her, and “break her kneecaps” if she did not admit to the lies he said she told about “Russiagate,” a reference to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Lipson told the jury during closing arguments that before the attack, DePape was living an isolated, lonely life and “went down the rabbit hole of propaganda and conspiracy theories.”

Lipson told the jury during closing arguments that before the attack, DePape was living an isolated, lonely life and “went down the rabbit hole of propaganda and conspiracy theories.”

This week the judge expelled DePape’s former partner from the public gallery and the second floor of the San Francisco courthouse because the judge said she was trying to tamper with the jury.

This week the judge expelled DePape’s former partner from the public gallery and the second floor of the San Francisco courthouse because the judge said she was trying to tamper with the jury.

On Monday and Tuesday, Gypsy Taub, a well-known activist in the Bay Area, handed out pieces of paper outside the courtroom with the address of a website she runs that promotes conspiracy theories. The cards were also found in a women’s bathroom near the courtroom, where the website’s address was scrawled in marker on a wall.

On Monday and Tuesday, Gypsy Taub, a well-known activist in the Bay Area, handed out pieces of paper outside the courtroom with the address of a website she runs that promotes conspiracy theories. The cards were also found in a women’s bathroom near the courtroom, where the website’s address was scrawled in marker on a wall.

“You have been trying to corruptly influence one or more jury members,” Dorfman said sternly before asking two bailiffs to escort Taub out of the courtroom.

“You have been trying to corruptly influence one or more jury members,” Dorfman said sternly before asking two bailiffs to escort Taub out of the courtroom.

DePape’s federal public defender said during his federal sentencing that DePape was first exposed to extreme beliefs by Taub, who has two sons with DePape.

DePape’s federal public defender said during his federal sentencing that DePape was first exposed to extreme beliefs by Taub, who has two sons with DePape.

Taub met DePape in Hawaii when he was 20 years old and she was in her 30s and pregnant, DePape’s twin sister, Joanne Robinson, said in a letter to the federal judge seeking leniency.

Taub met DePape in Hawaii when he was 20 years old and she was in her 30s and pregnant, DePape’s twin sister, Joanne Robinson, said in a letter to the federal judge seeking leniency.

Robinson wrote that Taub isolated DePape from his family and inflicted “extreme psychological damage” on her brother.

Robinson wrote that Taub isolated DePape from his family and inflicted “extreme psychological damage” on her brother.

Pelosi hammer attacker faces life in prison after kidnapping conviction

Matt Schwerha

David DePape, the man who attacked Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer at their San Francisco home, was sentenced Friday in federal court to 30 years in prison. The defendant faced 40 years in prison, as prosecutors recommended. He was convicted last fall on two federal counts for assaulting Paul Pelosi and attempting to kidnap then-speaker Pelosi when he broke into the couple’s San Francisco home in October 2022.

David DePape, the man who attacked Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer at their San Francisco home, was sentenced Friday in federal court to 30 years in prison. The defendant faced 40 years in prison, as prosecutors recommended. He was convicted last fall on two federal counts for assaulting Paul Pelosi and attempting to kidnap then-speaker Pelosi when he broke into the couple’s San Francisco home in October 2022.

Prosecutors urged a harsher punishment because they say DePape intended to “promote a federal crime of terrorism.”

Prosecutors urged a harsher punishment because they say DePape intended to “promote a federal crime of terrorism.”

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://content.sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/INLINED_J6Anniversary01062023.jpg?w=1168" alt="A photo closeup of David DePape." class="wp-image-110930"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">David DePape, pictured in Berkeley in 2013, attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer on Oct. 28, 2022.</figcaption></figure>

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