Vallejo Newspaper Becomes Its Own Front-Page News

Newspapers like to cover election squabbles — not become involved in them. But in a contentious mayoral race, The Vallejo ......
By Scott James    10/27/11 5:17 p.m. PDT

It’s Not Easy Being the Conservative One

Being the conservative outsider in the San Francisco mayoral race, the position staked out by Tony Hall, is a lonely ......
By Elizabeth Lesly Stevens    8/06/11 11:32 a.m. PDT

Complaints About Proposition 13? It Depends on Who’s Not Paying

Tom Ammiano, who represents San Francisco in the California State Assembly, is bravely venturing where few politicians dare. He advocates ......
By Elizabeth Lesly Stevens    7/02/11 8:27 a.m. PDT

'City Family': Soothing Code for 'Political Machine'

Mobsters have the Cosa Nostra. Oil producers have OPEC. And San Francisco has its City Family. The term is much ......
By Elizabeth Lesly Stevens    6/04/11 9:30 a.m. PDT

Big Deal. I Just Said It. I Didn’t Say It Was True.

In an expansive, nuanced and thoughtful conversation, Ross Mirkarimi, a San Francisco supervisor and candidate for sheriff, told us recently that the ......
By Elizabeth Lesly Stevens    5/14/11 12:52 p.m. PDT