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Kamala Harris Rolled Into SF For Sunday Fundraiser, Pulled in $12 Million, Drew More Than 100 Pro-Palestine Protesters

Vice president and now-Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris held her first SF fundraiser since she was catapulted to the top of the ticket on Sunday, and raised an estimated $12 million, but also faced nearly 150 protesters calling out the Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Actually, Trump May Have Confused Willie Brown With Another Black Politician From California In Helicopter Story

This story about Trump's memory of an apparently harrowing helicopter ride just keeps getting funnier, and it sounds like we now have a good explanation for Trump's insistence that this helicopter ride did happen — only it still wasn't Willie Brown he was riding with.

Kamala Harris Headed Back Home to SF This Weekend For Fundraiser

Vice President Kamala Harris is headed back to her hometown this weekend to raise money for her presidential campaign, marking her first visit back to the Bay Area since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Breed Bounces Back Big-Time With Sizable Lead In New Mayoral Race Poll

Is it the Kamala effect? Whatever it may be, Mayor London Breed is up by eight points in the five-way race for mayor, according to the latest poll from the Chronicle, but ranked-choice voting could scramble these results entirely.

Kamala Harris Selects Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Running Mate

Perhaps looking to counter the "San Francisco liberal" label that Republicans insist on giving her, VP Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in the 2024 election, according to multiple sources.

Fundraising Totals Show Lurie Way Ahead In Mayoral Race Money, Lurie and Farrell Argue About It on Twitter

Wealthy SF mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie is millions of dollars ahead of his rivals in the fundraising race, according to just-released public information, but this revelation wrought a puerile pissing match between Lurie and Mark Farrell on Twitter Thursday.

Trump-Like Rhetoric at Mark Farrell Event Raises Eyebrows, Farrell Quickly Disavows Host’s Remarks

The host of a recent Mark Farrell fundraiser in the Marina went off on SF for “lawlessness and wokeism,” a description Farrell called “pretty compelling.” But now Farrell says he disagrees, and Mayor Breed is taking him to task.

Kamala Harris Getting Widely Memed, and That’s Actually a Good Thing For Her Campaign

Internet memelords are going cuckoo for coconut-themed memes and other online gags depicting Kamala Harris in “brat” lime green, as her presidential campaign is ironically benefiting from repurposed memes that were originally used to depict her unflatteringly.

SF Democratic Party Hosting City Hall 'Unity Rally' For Kamala Harris Monday Morning

Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden officially exited the 2024 presidential campaign, VP Kamala Harris is out of the gates, raising cash, and hoping to unify support from Democrats for her candidacy.

It's Happened: Joe Biden Drops Out of 2024 Race

After weeks of stalling and denials, President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race in a letter posted to his personal Xitter account.

Breed Vows Major Encampment Crackdown Coming In August, Says There May Be ‘Criminal Penalties’

Emboldened by the recent Supreme Court decision allowing bans on homeless encampments, Mayor London Breed said Thursday that a major effort to sweep encampments was in the works and would start in August.

Now Adam Schiff Is Calling For Biden to Drop Out

Representative Adam Schiff, who is running for one of California's Senate seats in November, is joining the small but growing chorus of Democrats calling on Biden to step out of the race.

Elon Musk, Now All In For Trump and Pledging $180M to a Republican PAC, Will Get to Use X to Do Trump's Bidding

Maybe it's all because he has a trans kid who won't speak to him, or maybe it's because it's not macho to vote Democrat anymore because fuck democracy. But Elon Musk has now gone all in for Trump, and that's further reason to feel doomed about this election.

SF Mayoral Candidates Keep Wanting to Be Seen Around Firefighters, Fire Department Reportedly Getting Sick of It

All five major candidates running for Mayor of San Francisco are putting on a full-court press chasing the SF firefighters’ union endorsement, but the candidates’ very frequent visits to local fire departments may be burning their chances of winning brownie points.

SF’s Moderate Candidates Duke It Out at Debate Peskin Skipped Because He Figured It Was Rigged

Monday night saw another SF mayoral debate, this one largely dominated by the topics of crime and homelessness, but Aaron Peskin refused to show because he felt the organizers already had the fix in for Mark Farrell and Daniel Lurie.

After Biden’s Debate Train Wreck, Both Newsom and Harris Insist They’re Not Replacing Him

With President Joe Biden giving probably the worst debate performance in modern history Thursday night, the two leading “Break glass in case of emergency” candidates, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom, are both holding firm that they won't step into his spot.

Vallejo’s Own E-40 Is Doing a Post-Presidential Debate Rally With Joe Biden

While Fat Joe may be the headliner of the event, Vallejo native E-40 is also on the card for a Friday rally for Joe Biden in swing state North Carolina after Thursday night’s highly anticipated presidential debate.

Scandal Believed to Be Behind FBI’s Sheng Thao Raid Had 93 Alleged Illegal Donations — Some May Be to Recall Backers

Embattled Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao may have received donations through a campaign money laundering scheme that could be the root of last week’s FBI raid of her home. But of the 93 alleged illegal donations, some may have gone to top Recall Sheng Thao backers too.

SF’s Wealthiest Political Group Endorses Farrell and Lurie, Relegates Breed to Third Choice

The moderate group Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, whose top money man is a Republican mega-donor, has dual-endorsed Mark Farrell and Daniel Lurie for SF mayor, and only says to include London Breed as your third choice so Peskin doesn’t win.

Daniel Lurie Has Now Spent More Than $1 Million In SF Mayoral Race

Levi Strauss family heir money and venture capitalists’ bucks are flying into the campaign accounts for SF mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie, but he’s burning through it too, and has spent $1.2 million with Election Day still five months out.

California Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Tax Ballot Measure In Rare Move, Siding With Newsom and Legislature

The California Supreme Court has struck down an anti-tax measure that had qualified for the November ballot through a signature drive, saying that it violates state constitutional procedure.

Lights Went Out as Candidates Were Speaking at Monday Night’s Very Glitchy SF Mayoral Debate

It was literally a “lights out” performance, and not in a good way, on Monday night when the five major candidates running for San Francisco mayor debated at UC Law, and repeated technical glitches marred the night’s proceedings.

In First SF Mayoral Debate, Crowd’s Jeers are More Memorable Than Candidates’ Performances

All five major candidates for San Francisco mayor faced off Wednesday night in their first proper debate of this year’s mayoral race. All stuck tightly to their pretty wonky scripts, but the crowd let loose on the candidates (and the moderators) with booing and heckling.

Tonight’s SF Trump Fundraiser Shows the MAGA-fication of So-Called ‘Moderates’

Bay Area VC billionaires and podcast bros will roll out the red carpet for convicted felon Donald Trump Thursday night at a Pacific Heights fundraiser, a sign of the increasing commingling of political “moderates” with full-on Trumpers.

Invites Go Out For Trump Fundraiser In San Francisco, Hosted By David Sacks

The wealthy conservatives of the Bay Area who remain insane and greedy enough to want Trump back in the White House will get to gather at the Pacific Heights lair of one of Trump's biggest local champions, David Sacks in early June.