By being so late to pull its endorsement and so early to suggest Yekutiel’s comeback, GrowSF is letting San Franciscans know that sexual assault isn’t a problem they’re interested in fixing.
The expansion of mass surveillance is a key plank in the agenda of Mayor Lurie and his ‘moderate’ coalition. The contract isn't up for renewal until next year, but the timing of the Mayor's policy proposals is intended to stem gathering opposition ahead of the midterm elections.
In Lurie, the nation’s elites think they may have found the answer. ‘The foil to the rising socialists might be found in a red state with conservative values. But perhaps he’s a Democrat in San Francisco, quietly and determinedly cleaning up his city.’ Andrews concludes, transparently wish-casting.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declared a “rent emergency” after rents and evictions surged. But words aren’t enough: he must freeze rents, protect tenants, fund affordable housing, and turn his acknowledgment of the crisis into action.
It's quite possible for real estate developers to build new housing and make new profits while rents and home prices stay prohibitively high for working San Franciscans. In fact, that's a best-case scenario for the real estate industry.
Following widespread condemnation, Scott Wiener took down AI chatbot that generated offensive content about his opponent and issued quasi-apology
Communities are pushing back against the rapid expansion of AI data centers, rejecting the premise that they are a necessary cost of innovation and the practice of corporations making decisions about communities, especially while they deliver little benefit to the people who actually live there.
In a break from longstanding City policy, he spoke against expanding rent control. “We will not be expanding rent control” were his exact words. So for the many San Francisco renters who don’t have protections of rent control, this Mayor thinks that is just fine.
Budget cuts aren’t inevitable, it’s a choice to chop services instead of raising revenue. Why does the City insist on taking money from the most vulnerable instead of the most wealthy?
School Board Approves Money for Private Consultants While Classrooms Face Cuts