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Breed, Dorsey bet voters want more cops, ‘public safety’

Mayor London Breed’s decision to appoint Matt Dorsey as District 6 supervisor has created new fault lines in city politics. Breed tapped Dorsey, head...

Can transparency close the gender- and race-based wage gap?

By Grace Gedye CalMatters If you’re one of many Californians looking for a job, chances are you’ve run into some familiar frustrations: unclear pay...

Opinion: Recalling Chesa Boudin for not being ‘tough on crime’ makes no sense

By David Alan Sklansky Special to The Examiner As a former prosecutor and someone who teaches and writes about criminal law, I have been...

Breed taps Dorsey to replace Haney on Board of Supervisors

San Francisco’s political elite gathered on a sunny Monday afternoon to welcome a new member to the club, as Mayor London Breed swore in...

Opinion: How is a woman’s choice to carry a pregnancy to term a state issue?

In his book, “On Bulls—t,’’ Princeton Professor Emeritus Harry Frankfurt describes behavior that nicely captures the essence of American politics. “Bulls—t,’’ he explains,...

Opinion: Puff, puff, pass the blame. Hypocritical Humboldt hits Chesa Boudin on drugs

by Gil Duran Just when I thought Chesa Boudin Derangement Syndrome couldn’t get any worse, it began spreading across the state. On Wednesday, the...

The doorknocking mastermind who helped Haney get elected

If you live in San Francisco, there’s a decent chance Han Zou has knocked on your door. Since 2018, Zou has played a leading...

Opinion: With abortion rights threatened, will California elect an anti-choice Republican?

by Gil Duran Lanhee Chen, a Republican candidate for controller of California, wants power over the state’s purse strings. As the state’s chief fiscal...

City supervisors permanently boot cars from JFK Drive

John F. Kennedy Drive will remain car free. After a marathon hearing that featured more than 10 hours of impassioned public testimony, the Board...

S.F.’s fourplex housing debate gets more heated

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is hoping that three plus two will eventually add up to four. On Monday, an already expansive debate...

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