Politics Reporter

Gabe Greschler

Lurie and allies may overhaul city’s ‘overly complicated’ charter with 2026 measure

Politics

The roughly 540-page charter has made governing too difficult, reformers argue.

Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

San Francisco’s new transportation boss is a powerful nonprofit exec

The head of urban policy think tank SPUR will be the mayor’s policy chief for transportation, infrastructure, and climate.

Business Editor

Kevin Truong

Mayor London Breed pitches tax breaks for downtown San Francisco office conversions

Business

Office-to-residential conversions have been positioned as a way to kill two birds with one stone, repurposing the millions of square feet of currently vacant office spaces in San Francisco into much-needed homes. 


San Francisco, UC Berkeley officials discuss housing and climate, AI classes in downtown

Officials have been meeting since the summer to discuss a potential graduate student campus with housing and coursework in climate and AI.

San Francisco, other California cities will give you a prescription to buy fresh food

News

Advocates say the programs improve chronic conditions, lower health care costs and reduce hunger, all at the same time.