San Francisco Politics and Urbanism Daily

San Francisco’s reform fights move from City Hall theory to street-level tradeoffs: Supervisor Jackie Fielder wants answers on SFPD’s Pride response, while a landmarking surge could undercut new housing capacity opened by family zoning. In this epi

San Francisco budget fights hit implementation as City Hall faces a $643 million deficit, Pride policing draws a supervisor’s demand for answers, and Chinatown’s century-old chamber is roiled by harassment allegations and lawsuits. In this episode:

San Francisco Archdiocese reaches a $395 million clergy-abuse settlement with more than 500 survivors, while City Hall and Sacramento budget reports put hard numbers behind staffing, services, and the safety debate. In this episode: Top stories: 1. SF

San Francisco housing reform is moving from slogans to code text, with a ceiling-height cleanup and possible 5% inclusionary rate on deck. SFUSD’s balanced budget and Jackie Fielder’s return add fiscal and accountability pressure at City Hall. In t

San Francisco supervisors finalized a nearly $17 billion budget after unusually fast talks, while nonprofit cuts and lobbying-disclosure fights expose the real battle: which city-funded services survive, and who gets transparency at City Hall. In this