SFPD Ignores Mayor’s Tenderloin Emergency “It’s time that the reign of criminals who are destroying our city, it is time for it to come to an end. It comes to an end when we take the steps to be more
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Race Could Go Down to the Wire Does the school board recall landslide signal a major citywide political shift? Or was it a one-off caused by factors unique to that election? We’ll understand more about what’s happening in the city
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Will AD 17 Turnout Be Unexpectedly Low? February 15 is Election Day in San Francisco. Until last week I expected a much larger voter turnout  than is typical in special elections. After all, voters were mailed absentee ballots, the D17
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Chinatown and Tenderloin Group Housing Ban Needed For Kids On February 10 the San Francisco Planning Commission considers legislation to ban new group housing in the Tenderloin and Chinatown. Group housing requires no private kitchens or bedrooms, and does not
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Expanding Power Beyond “Landed Gentry” San Francisco prides itself on protecting tenants. But empowering renters is another matter. Few renters sit on key city policy making bodies. Tenants are rarely appointed to the Planning Commission and Board of Appeal. This
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Back in the 1960’s Muni was part of the SF Public Utilities Commission.  In the late 1960’s the oncoming BART subway give Muni an opportunity to modernize its streetcar system.  So the PUC sent one of its engineers to Europe
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Should Veteran Political Leaders Step Aside? “We have no bench. We have not attempted to build a roster of new, talented people.” Willie Brown, Jan 3, 2022 NY Times “I’m happy she’s there, but can we make room for the
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(Editor’s Note: Bob Planthold, a longtime Beyond Chron contributor and transit and disability activist, recently died in San Francisco. Senior Beat’s Rebecca Rosen-Lum wrote a great tribute to Planthold last August that we repost with permission. You can find Bob’s
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