Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

Donald Trump vs. San Francisco: The fight Daniel Lurie doesn’t want

Politics

The president is targeting the LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. Is the new mayor ready to take him on?

Senior Politics Editor

Annie Gaus

Controversial plan to screen welfare recipients for drugs is backed by voters, poll says

Poll results suggest a rift between public opinion and Democratic leadership. 

Joel Umanzor

San Francisco Dems delays vote on controversial Israel-Hamas resolution

News

Local party leaders say the resolution will be revised and reintroduced at a later date.

Liz Lindqwister

Beyond the rainbow: A closer look at San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ voters

Queer voters move a step to the left as they consider LGBTQ+ political representation and progressive policies. 

Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Honey Mahogany’s supporters see her as the harbinger of a new kind of San Francisco politics

A Black trans woman, a social worker and a small-business owner, her history-making candidacy for the Board of Supervisors doesn’t map neatly onto the city’s enduring political divisions.