Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

Financial disclosures reveal a highly paid team of advisers is working in tandem with City Hall staffers on a  behind-the-scenes PR operation.

A board fight over outmoded contracting rules and a powerless citizen’s panel shows the city can’t break its old, bad habits.

A mysterious donation set LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired on a new, hopeful course. Ten years later, everything has changed.

The board approved the budget in a 10-1 vote. Supervisor Jackie Fielder was the sole “no" vote.

I asked the mayor's homeless czar to explain what success for their new plan looks like. His answer: We’ll know it when we see it.