Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

He died near a troubled halfway house. His family and the city want answers

News

Politics

111 Taylor St. is run by GEO Group, a $3 billion private prison firm that operates Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities across the country.

Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

Hayes Valley could get a party zone. Will cars be banned?

Supervisor Bilal Mahmood wants to designate a block of Hayes Street as an entertainment zone. He's also calling for a study on the impacts of going car-free.

Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez

Mayor moves to gut law requiring homeless shelters in every district

Legislation from Supervisor Bilal Mahmood aims to ease the burden of homeless services carried by the Tenderloin, Bayview, and SoMa.

Han Li

San Francisco supervisor opens up about autism diagnosis

Bilal Mahmood may be the first elected official in city history to publicly disclose that he is autistic.

Fillmore Jazz Festival saved by crypto billionaire’s last-minute donation

Culture

The 2025 festival is back on, thanks to an eleventh-hour contribution from Ripple's Chris Larsen.