SF Politics

Amid Layoffs and Leadership Change, SF Parks Alliance Appears Under Financial Strain

A local nonprofit that has had its hands in many prominent projects around San Francisco, and that was linked to the Mohammed Nuru corruption scandal, appears to be under a significant financial burden after some of its funding disappeared.

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Kamala Harris Coming to SF to Give First Major Speech Since the Election

Our maybe possibly next governor Kamala Harris will be in town giving a speech this week, and it will mark her first significant remarks since being defeated in the November election by Donald Trump.

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Lots More Bay Area Tech Companies Gave Millions to the Trump Inauguration Than We Had Realized

The Bay Area spent more than $30 million sucking up to Donald Trump by shoveling donations to his inauguration, and as it turns out, tech companies like Uber, Robinhood, and Chris Larsen’s Ripple Labs all bent the knee with $1 million or more to Trump.

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SF City Department Head Removed From Post, Mayor Lurie Accuses Her of ‘Unlawful Activities’

SF’s Department on the Status of Women director Kimberly Ellis was under a cloud of allegations of unauthorized moonlighting, no-bid city contracts for friends, and extravagant conference spending, and now she’s been ousted, presumably on Mayor Lurie’s orders.

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San Mateo County Sheriff Brazenly Rehires Alleged Boyfriend Whom the County Previously Dismissed

San Mateo County had fired embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus’s alleged romantic partner after she gave him a $246K job, but even now that she may be on the verge of being removed from office, she just went and flat-out rehired him anyway.

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After Demanding City Workers Return to Office Four Days Per Week, Mayor Lurie Grants Reprieve Until August

A return-to-office mandate from the SF mayor's office has been pushed back following a negotiation with the union that represents city workers. But by the end of summer, most city employees will only be allowed to work remotely one day per week.

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Barbara Lee Declares Victory, Loren Taylor Concedes In Oakland Mayor's Race

Well, it did not take long after Friday's updated ranked-choice voting results for candidate Loren Taylor to concede his loss to former Congresswoman Barbara Lee, saving us from a drawn-out contest while Alameda County slowly tabulates votes.

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Barbara Lee Takes Lead In Oakland Mayoral Election Vote Count

With about 45,000 more votes counted than had been tallied on Election Night, former Congresswoman Barbara Lee has moved into a solid lead in the race to become Oakland's next mayor.

Bay Area Sports

As Warriors Face Rockets, Houston Fans Urge Ted Cruz to Not Attend Games, Because They Always Lose When He’s There

The Golden State Warriors may have a secret weapon in their upcoming playoff matchup with the Houston Rockets, as Texas teams tend to lose when Senator Ted Cruz attends games, and Houston fans are urging him to stay home to avoid the “Cruz curse.”

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Gavin Newsom Sues Trump Administration For the Second Day in a Row, This Time Over AmeriCorps Cuts

California Governor Gavin Newsom is keeping his state Attorney General busy, suing the Trump administration twice in two days, the latest lawsuit challenging Elon Musk’s DOGE firing of thousands of AmeriCorps volunteers.

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California Sues Donald Trump In Attempt to Stop the Tariffs Outright

Gavin Newsom and state AG Rob Bonta are blitzing the Trump administration with a bombshell new lawsuit saying Trump’s tariffs are completely illegal because Congress never approved them, a move that could wholly upend Trump’s signature cause.

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Loren Taylor Leads In Early Tally of Oakland Mayoral Election — But It's Ranked Choice and Quite Close

Former City Councilmember Loren Taylor had a small early lead over Barbara Lee in the initial ranked-choice tally in Tuesday's special election for Oakland mayor, but this may not mean anything.

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Gavin Newsom Woos Trump-Hating Canadians To Come Visit California in New Ad Campaign

As anti-Trump sentiment sweeps Canada over the whole tariff chaos, California Governor Gavin Newsom is trying to sweet-talk Canadians into visiting blue-state California, either because we’re losing tourism dollars, or maybe just to irritate Trump.

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Sup. Jackie Fielder Challenges City Policy That Limits Shelter Stays For Families

A progressive supervisor is taking on San Francisco's Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, as well as the moderate-majority board she sits on, with new legislation that could prove politically difficult to oppose.

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Kamala Harris Said to Be Weighing 2028 Presidential Run Against Bid for California Governor

The reason why former Vice President Kamala Harris hasn't jumped into the race for California governor yet is apparently that she is still of several minds about her future, and she sees a gubernatorial bid as a final choice against vying for the presidency again.

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Supervisor Chan Proposes Possible Ballot Measure to Bring Cars Back to Great Highway, Which We Just Voted On

Just five months after SF just voted to remove cars from the Great Highway, Supervisor Connie Chan floats voting on another ballot measure over cars on the Great Highway, which she would pursue if the Engardio recall makes the ballot.

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Supreme Court Thwarts SF Judge's Order to Reinstate Federal Agency Workers

The court ruled Tuesday 7-2, on a narrow legal basis, to block an order from an SF-based federal judge to reinstate fired probationary workers at six federal agencies.

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Supervisor Bilal Mahmood Says He’s Been Diagnosed With Autism

New SF Supervisor Bilal Mahmood says he was diagnosed with Level 1 autism a few years ago, as part of his announcement to declare the month of April 2025 as Autism Awareness Month in San Francisco.

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State Bar Orders DA Jenkins Into a Diversion Program Over Ethics Violation Allegations

The California State Bar is responding to a series of ethics complaints against SF DA Brooke Jenkins by sending her into a diversion program for low-level offender attorneys, the exact type of program she campaigned against Chesa Boudin for using.

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Oakland Fires Sheng Thao’s Former Chief of Staff Over Note That Refers to Using Black People as ‘Tokens’

Former Sheng Thao chief of staff Leigh Hanson was kept on after the recall, but was fired Sunday over a 2024 meeting note that referred to Black people as “tokens,” though she says it was a reference to certain Black people being paid by the recall campaign.

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49ers’ Favorite Perjury-Committing Santa Clara Elected Official Avoids Jail, Gets 40 Days of County Work

Former Santa Clara city councilmember Anthony Becker was convicted of perjury for trying to do the 49ers a favor, but he won’t do jail time, and will just get 40 days of community service.

Business & Tech

Trump Extends TikTok Ban/Sale Another 75 Days, as Tariffs Blow Up Current Deal

Just as a deal to place TikTok in the hands of US owners was almost in place, China pulled ByteDance out of that deal in response to our tariffs, though Trump is selling this as him just extending the deadline.

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Newsom Wants to Negotiate Separately For California With Global Trading Partners, Asks for Tariff Exemptions

Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday asked other countries to exempt California exports from retaliatory tariffs, in an effort to save the state's agricultural industry in particular amid Trump's asinine trade war.

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Suspended SF City Hall Director Now Claims She Was Ousted For Whistleblowing On a Sex-Abuse Case

The strange case of an allegedly moonlighting City Hall director just got stranger, as she claims she wasn’t put on leave over a side gig, but because she was about to blow the whistle on “the sexual abuse of a minor in a city-funded foster care program.”

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Feds Release New Sheng Thao Documents, Showing Depth of Her Boyfriend’s City Hall Involvement

Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s romantic partner Andre Jones is accused of taking a $95,000 no-show job from Thao’s big-bucks donors. But newly released documents say he showed up plenty on high-price junkets to Vietnam and the SXSW festival.