Yekutiel defended himself against sexual assault allegations. His opponents attacked his policies. by Io Yeh Gilman August 13, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) The opening question at the District 8 supervisor debate cut right to the chase: “There has been press coverage about a sexual assault allegation from six years ago that a political activist reportedly made… Continue reading
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood pitches new policies for affordable grocers after setbacks to his Mamdani-inspired ballot measures. by Lylah Schmedel-Permanna August 6, 2026 (SFPublicPress.org) On a Wednesday afternoon in July, just a block from City Hall, the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market is bustling with hundreds of customers. People from across… Continue reading
5 August 2026/SF Politics/Leanne Maxwell (SFist.com) State Senator Scott Weiner proposed naming the Bay Bridge’s Yerba Buena Tunnel after local folk icon, the late Emperor Norton, who first conceived of the idea of connecting SF and Oakland more than half a century before the bridge came to be. The proposal… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on July 27, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) A 16th & Mission Miracle New Affordable Housing Reopens the Mission Since the late 1970’s a major San Francisco story line has been the Mission’s gentrification. It’s a classic case of the working and middle-class displaced by more affluent residents. Valencia Street’s upscale restaurants, new… Continue reading
Plus: Another developer giveaway. That’s The Agenda for July 27-Aug 2 By Tim Redmond July 27, 2026 (48hills.org) The Planning Commission has been down to four members, the minimum to hold a meeting, for more than a month now, after the terms of three members appointed by the Board of… Continue reading
by Yujie ZhouJuly 27, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s communications director, Ian Krager, will be Supervisor Connie Chan’s congressional campaign’s communications director starting Aug. 1, according to Chan’s campaign. Political consultants say the move is yet another sign that Pelosi is putting her thumb on the scale for Chan. Pelosi… Continue reading
‘The same fight that sustains my dad,’ former mayor’s son says, ‘Is the fight necessary to sustain San Francisco’ by Joe Eskenazi July 27, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) Art Agnos stepped off a Greyhound Bus in San Francisco on Labor Day weekend in 1966 as the son of a shoeshine man. Christ “Christy”… Continue reading
House candidate Connie Chan is backed by Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and now TrackAIPAC, signaling the growing influence of a politics skeptical of Israel. Jonah Valdez July 21 2026 (TheIntercept.com) Connie Chan, candidate for U.S. Congress, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco on May 29, 2026. Photo: Jason Henry/Bloomberg… Continue reading
Reilly, who died over weekend at 79, was a political consultant, real estate baron, media tycoon and a legendarily difficult boss. But he may have been most difficult on himself. by Joe Eskenazi July 22, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) Clinton Thomas Reilly was, in many ways, a quintessential San Franciscan. He was a… Continue reading
Following pushback from local lawmakers and other leaders, District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood said he will introduce new legislation aimed at improving residents’ access to groceries. The Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Monday tabled Mahmood’s Affordable Groceries Act, which would have placed on the November ballot a pair of… Continue reading
