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How Scott Wiener built a lead over Connie Chan she’s unlikely to reverse

Wiener, who is part of San Francisco’s moderate Democrat coalition, built support in neighborhoods that traditionally vote for progressives.

1 hour ago

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How Scott Wiener built a lead over Connie Chan she’s unlikely to reverse

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San Francisco’s forever war over the Great Highway is over — probably

Voters want to keep Sunset Dunes around. For real this time.

2 hours ago

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San Francisco’s forever war over the Great Highway is over — probably

SF Standard

The Bay Area has decided public transit is worth saving. Now comes the hard part

Tequila flowed at the regional transit measure campaign party, but what are agencies going to do when the hangover hits?

2 hours ago

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The Bay Area has decided public transit is worth saving. Now comes the hard part

SF Standard

Silicon Valley‘s political spending spree meets a blue wave — and a data center revolt

Tech billionaires poured hundreds of millions into the midterms, but it didn’t buy them much.

3 hours ago

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Silicon Valley‘s political spending spree meets a blue wave — and a data center revolt

SF Standard

Phil Kim reelected to school board but other open seats remain contested

The winners will join a board that has grown more aligned with Superintendent Maria Su since the start of this school year.

3 hours ago

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Phil Kim reelected to school board but other open seats remain contested

Mission Local

California billionaire tax, Prop. 40, trailing in early results

Prop. 40 proposes a one-time, 5 percent tax on California billionaires who lived in the state on Jan. 1, 2026. California billionaire tax, Prop. 40, trailing in early results

4 hours ago

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California billionaire tax, Prop. 40, trailing in early results

SF Standard

It’s a Dan-slide: Lurie sweeps another election night

Nearly all of the mayor’s ballot measures and preferred candidates broke his way, adding to a June rout and tightening his grip on City Hall.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

It’s a Dan-slide: Lurie sweeps another election night

Mission Local

Three incumbent S.F. supervisors on track to easily win reelection, backed by similar allies

Stephen Sherill, Alan Wong and Matt Dorsey shared support from Mayor Lurie and influential political groups — and vastly outraised challengers. Three incumbent S.F. supervisors on track to easily win reelection, backed by similar allies

4 hours ago

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Three incumbent S.F. supervisors on track to easily win reelection, backed by similar allies

Mission Local

Jane Kim neck-and-neck with Ben Allen in race for California insurance commissioner

The contest to regulate California’s insurance industry drew an outsized amount of independent spending, most of it favoring Ben Allen. Jane Kim neck-and-neck with Ben Allen in race for California insurance commissioner

5 hours ago

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Jane Kim neck-and-neck with Ben Allen in race for California insurance commissioner

Mission Local

We are all in San Francisco’s ‘March for Billionaires’ now

Mayor Daniel Lurie is positive, popular and backed by the wealthiest of the wealthy. Once again, voters have given him everything he asked for. We are all in San Francisco’s ‘March for Billionaires’ now

5 hours ago

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We are all in San Francisco’s ‘March for Billionaires’ now

Mission Local

Measures to rescue BART, Muni from financial ruin winning with unexpected ease

The two transit measures, Prop. H and Prop. RTM, are lifelines for Muni and BART. Both have said they would cut service without the funding. Measures to rescue BART, Muni from financial ruin winning with unexpected ease

5 hours ago

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Measures to rescue BART, Muni from financial ruin winning with unexpected ease

Mission Local

Phil Kim wins school-board reelection, other GrowSF candidates likely to win

The San Francisco school board race isn't fully decided, but Phil Kim has won reelection. Two seats remain. Phil Kim wins school-board reelection, other GrowSF candidates likely to win

5 hours ago

Mission Local

Phil Kim wins school-board reelection, other GrowSF candidates likely to win

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: New Biopic Recounts SF’s Landmark 1977 Disability Rights Protest

The DOJ sent out 1,000 election monitors to mostly Democratic cities across the US; renters are turning to certain East Bay cities for cheaper rent; and a new film revisits a landmark 26-day, disability-rights sit-in at the SF federal building in 1977.

10 hours ago

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Day Around the Bay: New Biopic Recounts SF’s Landmark 1977 Disability Rights Protest

SFiST

Victims In Moss Landing Beach Party Shooting Identified as Two Boys, Age 13 and 15

Three of the shootings that happened around the Bay Area over Halloween weekend involved teenagers, and this includes the tragic shooting early Monday on a beach in Monterey County.

10 hours ago

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Victims In Moss Landing Beach Party Shooting Identified as Two Boys, Age 13 and 15

SFiST

Valkyries’ Championship Parade Will Take Over SF’s Embarcadero Wednesday

After making history with their first WNBA championship, the Golden State Valkyries will celebrate Wednesday with a boat ride across the bay and a victory parade expected to draw thousands of fans to the Embarcadero.

11 hours ago

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Valkyries’ Championship Parade Will Take Over SF’s Embarcadero Wednesday

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Google Playing Hardball With Schools, Says If They Disable AI Tools, They Can't Use Search

Google is taking a hardline stance on the use of its search and AI tools in US schools, essentially saying that you can't have one without the other, which is spurring backlash.

12 hours ago

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Google Playing Hardball With Schools, Says If They Disable AI Tools, They Can't Use Search

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UC Berkeley Student Seeking Asylum Detained by ICE at SFO

A 23-year-old UC Berkeley student who fled gender-based violence in Colombia is being held in ICE detention after agents arrested her at SFO Friday.

14 hours ago

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UC Berkeley Student Seeking Asylum Detained by ICE at SFO

SFiST

Newsom, Possibly Afraid of Pelosi's Wrath, Declines to Endorse In SF Congressional Race

Governor Gavin Newsom had said he was going to endorse someone in the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress, but here it is Election Day, and he is demurring. Do we need to wonder why?

14 hours ago

SFiST

Newsom, Possibly Afraid of Pelosi's Wrath, Declines to Endorse In SF Congressional Race