Senior Reporter

Jonah Owen Lamb

How is San Francisco vetting officials? 2 scandals raise questions

News

A sanitation commissioner was removed because his property was beset by vermin this month, and a sheriff’s oversight board member was asked to resign after his arrest for rape.

Political Reporter

Mike Ege

Supervisors’ hearing on reparations rescheduled for next month

Politics

A widely anticipated hearing on reparations for Black residents has been rescheduled for next month. 


Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Surveillance showdown: Mayor Breed, supervisors clash over SF police access to cameras

Mayor London Breed triggered a confrontation with the Board of Supervisors and angered privacy advocates on Tuesday evening when she placed a measure on the June ballot to expand the San Francisco Police Department’s use of live surveillance. But several supervisors had their own response with a competing ballot measure.

Political turbulence ahead for Breed’s $27M police overtime bill

The board’s budget committee is expected to hear the bill on March 15 as moderate groups agitate in favor of the police funds. 

Ryan Sabalow

Republicans and Democrats support psychedelic drug therapy. Here’s why

San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener and GOP lawmaker Marie Waldron may not have a lot in common, but they’ve formed an unlikely alliance over psychedelic drugs.

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How is San Francisco vetting officials? 2 scandals raise questions

Supervisors’ hearing on reparations rescheduled for next month

Surveillance showdown: Mayor Breed, supervisors clash over SF police access to cameras

Political turbulence ahead for Breed’s $27M police overtime bill

Republicans and Democrats support psychedelic drug therapy. Here’s why