Daniel Lurie
Which SF Mayoral Candidates Are Ready for Climate Change?
The City is facing a climate crisis and the mayoral candidates must be able to handle it, while also working with other cities and agencies to adapt and find solutions. But can and will they?
Is the SF Parent Coalition Malicious or Incompetent?
With a delay in school closure announcements and questions about whether they’re even necessary to begin with, many look to SF Parent Coalition for guidance. But is the organization just another astroturf nonprofit funded by billionaires to ultimately undermine public schools?
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
How Much Do Endorsements Really Matter in San Francisco Politics?
Endorsements are rolling in for San Francisco’s 2024 mayoral race. Will they matter to anyone else except the chronically online? Research shows that endorsements can help uninformed voters make decisions, especially in close races, but this is San Francisco we’re talking about. Disengaged, disappointed, disheartened, yes, but uninformed? Hardly. Endorsements
What Happened (and Didn’t Happen) at the SF Mayoral Debate?
Each mayoral debate on the campaign road to the People’s Palace has been a slow-moving tornado. One was canceled because multiple candidates called foul, one was hella awkward, and the July 8th debate was perhaps the worst of them all. It was petty and confusing, and it made San Francisco
Didn’t Catch the Hella Awkward Mayoral Debate? Here’s a Recap.
Mayor London Breed doesn’t preen. The current face of San Francisco looks sharp in her red suit, second to the right on an awkwardly lit stage at UC Hastings in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, a long-suffering smile fixed on her face as the gentlemen running to unseat her conduct themselves in
This is How Important Ranked Choice Voting Will be in the SF Mayor’s Race
There’s only one reason anyone runs to be the Mayor of San Francisco, as I explained to my kindergartener the other day. It’s to get on the rooftop of City Hall any time you want, obviously. In The City, it’s not as simple as winning a popularity contest. Because of