SF News Rev. Amos Brown: 'The Only Thing San Francisco Is Progressive On Is Sex' Longtime San Francisco civil rights activist and Black community leader Rev. Amos Brown, who also served on the Board of Supervisors from 1996 to 2001, sat down for a recent interview with the Chronicle — and he minced no words about the city's history when it comes to the treatment of Black people.
SF Politics Mayor London Breed Vents to 'Vogue' About White Progressives, and Those Protesters Who Came to Her House The interview covers a range of topics, including the needs of the Black community in San Francisco, her frustration with the mostly white progressives she encounters in local politics, and handling the ongoing pandemic in San Francisco and its large homeless population.
SF News Supervisor John Avalos Not Afraid To Burn Bridges On His Way Out Of Casterly Rock We've all compared real-life events to those in fiction — hell, I did it today, when I mentioned an episode of a TV show that a BART collision evoked. But at what point does
SF News Former Figure Of Progressive Fear Trades SF For Las Vegas Call it Daly's Law: Every time something outrageous happens in San Francisco's City Hall, you can basically count the seconds until a member of the local commentariat mentions controversial former Supervisor Chris Daly's
Arts & Entertainment Tech Writer's BART Strike Perspective Might Make You Put Your Fist Through This Screen Quick, everyone, freak out! Sarah Lacy's PandoDaily article ("And you thought SF cabs were bad? BART strike is crippling fledgling mid-market tech corridor") is the online version of a drunk Missionite who stumbles
SF News D5 Candidate Julian Davis Denies Sexual Assault Allegations [Update] Julian Davis is running for supervisor of District 5. He's also a longtime fixture of San Francisco's admittedly bro-lopsided progressive community. In an email sent to supporters today, Davis has denied allegations that
SF News He's The Sheriff: Ross Mirkarimi To Keep Job Despite a domestic-abuse conviction, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi gets to keep his job after the board of Supervisors refused allow Mayor Ed Lee to use official misconduct charges to get the embattled elected sheriff
SF News Mirkarimi Supporters Circulate Talking Points as Legal Team Appeals to Delay Supervisors' Vote It's time for your requisite Ross Mirkarimi update for the week: The embattled sheriff, who has been suspended without pay since this past winter and who faces the permanent loss of the job
SF News Who Will Take The Fifth? Crazy D5 Debate Set To Maybe Implode Tonight Oh boy. The wacky kids at the Harvey Milk Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Democratic Club will hold a District 5 Supervisor candidates’ debate tonight from 7 - 8:30 p.m. And
SF News <em>SF Bay Guardian</em> Is Sad About Mirkarimi Plea, Defends Him One More Time Hey, everyone! The San Francisco Bay Guardian really kinda likes and respects Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, and they hope that after this plea deal and everything, you'll all stop harshing on him and stuff.
SF News Ross Mirkarimi Investigated In Alleged Domestic Abuse Incident Sheriff-elect Ross Mirkarimi, who's being sworn in to his new post Sunday, is currently under investigation by the SFPD after an incident of alleged domestic abuse involving his wife over New Year's weekend.
Arts & Entertainment Wednesday: Smokin' Hot Progressives 2nd Annual Auction Wanna go on a date with an elected progressive? Well, the city's left-of-left-of-center ilk will pimp out their leaders at tomorrow night's Smokin' Hot Progressives 2nd Annual Auction. San Francisco mayoral candidates Dennis
SF News Twitter Tax Break Issue Causes a Stir, Could End Up on November Ballot As the Board's Budget and Finance committee gets set to review the Twitter Tax Break (neé "Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion in Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area") this Wednesday, rumblings are afoot. A
SF News <em>Chron</em> Discusses the Fight for a Progressive Interim Mayor The Chron treads into Guardian territory today to discuss the drama surrounding the choice for interim mayor, which will be made by a liberal-majority Board of Supervisors in a simple majority vote. Do
SF News Chris Daly's Threatening Email to SFDCCC Members Revealed! You know how Board of Supes Prez Aaron Peskin was elected to the head of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee? Beating out former chair Scott Wiener? All because Chris Daly spammed
