March 2026 - Beyond Chron

Willie Brown Didn’t Need Charter Amendments to Flex Mayoral Power

Posted March 30, 2026 by Randy Shaw

San Francisco Already Has A Strong Mayor Willie Brown brought great times to San Francisco during his 1996-2003 stint as mayor. Nobody suggested Brown lacked sufficient power. Yet many of San Francisco’s current political leaders and major campaign donors claim Read More »

How Trump’s War is Raising Rents

Posted March 30, 2026 by Randy Shaw

Tenants Pay Price for CPI Jump In addition to killing schoolchildren and committing other atrocities, Donald Trump’s war on Iran will cost tenants millions of dollars. That’s because virtually all rent control laws index rent increases to inflation. And it’s Read More »

Kaiser Permanente, AI, and the Workers on Strike, Again

Posted March 30, 2026 by Cal Winslow

“Kaiser executives say they’re not using AI to make patient care determinations, but they won’t say what technology is underpinning the online questionnaires that automatically determine whether patients require urgent appointments and assess whether they may be a threat to Read More »

Machete-Wielding Man Returns, Terrifying S.F. Alley Residents

Posted March 30, 2026 by Sebastian

Ignacio Dzul, the homeless man who has been the subject of numerous complaints and restraining orders due to his violent and disruptive behavior near Jefferson Square Park, including accusations of threatening residents with a machete, was arrested again at the Read More »

Cinequest 2026 Reviews

Posted March 30, 2026 by Peter Wong

Bradley, the protagonist of Stuart Valberg’s short “And They Shall Handle Serpents.” only has one spoken phrase in the film. Admittedly, his words are easy to miss if the viewer is not paying attention. Then again, much about this slightly Read More »

San Francisco’s Most Drug-Filled Intersection

Posted March 16, 2026 by Randy Shaw

Starlight Market at Ellis and Jones is among four corners filled with drug users, dealers, and other substance abusers. It’s only two blocks from the Hilton but this intersection is a different world. Longtime businesses in the area are struggling Read More »

Who Loses By Restricting SF Ballot Measures?

Posted March 16, 2026 by Randy Shaw

Initiatives Have Primarily Helped Tenants SF also requires by far the lowest amount of signatures for measures to qualify for the ballot. This incentivizes politicians and special interests to overload the ballot with poorly conceived, divisive, and often contradictory measures. Read More »

When Workplace Organizing Gets Tough, Here’s How to Keep Going

Posted March 16, 2026 by Steve Early

Review of Keep Going: A Guide to Organizing When It’s Hard., by Ellen David Friedman. (PM Press, 2026.) Six years ago, Labor Notes ran a contribution to its popular “Steward’s Corner” column by Ellen David-Friedman, a long-time labor educator and Read More »