Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Whether they see him as a bomb-throwing ideologue or courageous man of principle, everybody has an opinion about Supervisor Dean Preston.

Tech exec and former Obama staffer Bilal Mahmood will challenge San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston in a closely watched race.

 Dean Preston faces a challenger backed by big money and sizable support. Can SF’s most lefty supervisor overcome tech funding?

Dean Preston said he left X because of an increase in hate speech and disinformation since Elon Musk took over the company.

Police said officers were still investigating what caused the driver of an SUV to slam into a Muni bus shelter in a busy commercial corridor. 