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Progress Made But More Help Needed San Francisco’s Storefront Opportunity Grant program has made grants of $50,000-100,000 to 39 businesses which have opened or will do so by 2027. Restaurant and small business permits are being expedited. Entertainment zones facilitate<br> Read More »

A Model for Others Hollie Garrett lives at the 587 HTL at Larkin and Eddy in the Tenderloin. He is part of the Leroy Looper Graduate Program, which serves justice-involved individuals who have completed a previous residential treatment program. Hollie<br> Read More »

SRO Tenant Works for Tenderloin Safety Nguyen Thi Chau Ha, who now goes by Carol Huber-Prows, is a resident and community organizer at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic’s Garland Hotel. She told me how her father first met her: “He was<br> Read More »

The Upcoming Political Feast Are you are a San Francisco voter glad that the June campaigns are finally over? Enjoy the brief break. The November campaigns are already in high gear and the Wiener-Chan congressional race could trigger three hotly<br> Read More »

A Message Crossing Ideological Lines San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie won big in the June elections. Every candidate and ballot measure he campaigned for won. And the mayor did better than just win. His appointed D2 Supervisor Alan Wong won<br> Read More »

OpenGov is Failing I have been a licensed general, plumbing, and electrical contractor since 1975 and hold an Associate Degree in Building Inspection. Throughout that time, I have been a customer of the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and its<br> Read More »

Congress, Supervisor Races, and More This has been a tough time for local campaigns. Donald Trump has caused many San Francisco voters to focus 100% on resistance. But the city’s congressional race, two tight supervisor races, and competing ballot measures<br> Read More »

I wrote in March that Natalie Gee could win in D4. Having followed the D4 campaigns, I am even more convinced this can happen. Here’s why. Gee is Most Dynamic Candidate Natalie Gee is the most dynamic candidate in the<br> Read More »