Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

Bludgeoning of Nancy Pelosi’s husband shows how political violence haunts U.S

Politics

San Francisco has a long history of political assassinations, but Friday’s attack could have been the most consequential in recent history if the speaker had been home.

Deputy Politics Editor

Hannah Wiley

Newsom signs laws to pave the way for more housing. Is it a win for ‘abundance’ movement?

The bills will allow developers to bypass a rigorous environmental review process for certain housing and infrastructure projects. 

Cyrus Sanandaji

Opinion: ‘K’ is for katastrophe: How SF centrists wasted a golden opportunity

Opinion

Thanks to their short-sighted campaign to close the Great Highway, San Francisco's moderate leaders harmed their own agenda.

Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

‘Existential’: Meet the SF Democrats plotting to stop Trump

The new faces of the opposition intend to stop — as much as they possibly can — the president’s executive blitzkrieg.

Olivia Cruz Mayeda

Court debt no longer prevents clearing criminal records in California

News

Under the Fresh Start Act signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, outstanding court payments will no longer prevent formerly incarcerated people from expunging their records. 

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Bludgeoning of Nancy Pelosi’s husband shows how political violence haunts U.S

Newsom signs laws to pave the way for more housing. Is it a win for ‘abundance’ movement?

Opinion: ‘K’ is for katastrophe: How SF centrists wasted a golden opportunity

‘Existential’: Meet the SF Democrats plotting to stop Trump

Court debt no longer prevents clearing criminal records in California