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How Drug-Free Supportive Housing Helped a Former Inmate Rewrite His Story
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (712+ words) by Julia Zrihen on June 29, 2026 Hollie Garrett lives at the 587 HTL at Larkin and Eddy in the Tenderloin. He is part of the Leroy Looper Graduate Program, which serves justice-involved individuals who have completed a previous residential treatment program. Hollie…...
Is NYC Really More Progressive Than San Francisco?
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (848+ words) by Randy Shaw on June 29, 2026 Last week, New York City voters turned the city into Mamdani Land. Longtime incumbent Democrats were defeated by more progressive challengers. The huge DSA-backed election wins offered a sharp contrast with San Francisco, where the…...
San Francisco Faces Special Election Frenzy in 2027
2+ week, 1+ day ago (655+ words) by Randy Shaw on June 15, 2026 Are you are a San Francisco voter glad that the June campaigns are finally over? Enjoy the brief break. The November campaigns are already in high gear and the Wiener-Chan congressional race could trigger three…...
How Progressives Blew the CA Governor's Race
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (653+ words) by Randy Shaw on June 8, 2026 In the two weeks leading up to California's June 2 election, progressives backing Tom Steyer deluged social media." Labor unions, environmental groups, housing organizations and rank and file activists all made the case for Steyer. Many…...
How Open Gov Worsens SF's Permitting System
3+ week, 1+ day ago (485+ words) by Henry Karnilowicz on June 8, 2026 I have been a licensed general, plumbing, and electrical contractor since 1975 and hold an Associate Degree in Building Inspection. Throughout that time, I have been a customer of the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and…...
The Transformative Power of an SRO Hotel
3+ week, 1+ day ago (914+ words) by Julia Zrihen on June 8, 2026 (Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of stories about SRO tenants living in Permanent Supportive Housing) I was sitting in the lobby of the Cadillac Hotel when a tan-skinned, Cuban-Mexican, formidable-looking woman…...
Why San Francisco Voters Backed Mayor Lurie
3+ week, 1+ day ago (796+ words) by Randy Shaw on June 8, 2026 San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie won big in the June elections. Every candidate and ballot measure he campaigned for won. And the mayor did better than just win. His appointed D2 Supervisor Alan Wong won in…...
California Election Predictions: June 2, 2026 Governor's Race
4+ week, 1+ day ago (829+ words) by Randy Shaw on June 1, 2026 This is the hardest to predict California Governor's race since Gray Davis won in 1998. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006, Jerry Brown in 2010 and 2014 and Gavin Newsom in 2018 and 2022 were all sure things. Kamala Harris or Alex Padilla…...
Why Natalie Gee Can Win in SF's D4
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (665+ words) by Randy Shaw on May 26, 2026 I wrote in March that Natalie Gee could win in D4. Having followed the D4 campaigns, I am even more convinced this can happen. Here's why. Gee is Most Dynamic Candidate Natalie Gee is the most dynamic…...
Tom Steyer is Clear Progressive Choice
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (550+ words) by Randy Shaw on May 18, 2026 California's Governor's race has shifted. The risk of two Republicans topping the field has sharply declined. Xavier Becerra is first or second in recent polls with Tom Steyer close behind; both could make the November…...