Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

Mmm, scandal: How to dine like a shameless SF politician

Food & Drink

Politics

The Standard’s foodie guide to infamous restaurants.

Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

Lefty O’Doul’s restaurateur gets prison time for City Hall bribery

News

Nick Bovis was the first person arrested alongside former Public Works head Mohammed Nuru when the City Hall corruption scandal broke.

Data Reporter

Noah Baustin

She bribed a city official with a gold Rolex. Now she owes a $750K settlement

Florence Kong admitted to giving ex-Public Works head Mohammed Nuru a gold Rolex watch as a reward for sending her city business.

Construction boss gets 8-month prison term in San Francisco corruption case

William Gilmartin was part of a scheme to bribe Public Works head Mohammed Nuru with $127,000 in cash, dinners and gifts to get a lucrative asphalt contract.


Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

A history of San Francisco scandals: Sex, bribes, and murder

San Francisco’s rich history of dirty politics includes deadly shootouts, sex crimes and affairs, and pervasive bribery schemes.