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Mayor Lurie’s $5.9M permitting contract broke no rules, but wasn’t done right, report says
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Chinatown’s longtime living room, Portsmouth Square, closed Wednesday for a two-year renovation.
Soon after, seniors found a new gathering spot: right outside the fence, where poker games, crowds and merchant complaints quickly followed.
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A person was struck by a car and killed this morning while fleeing two SFPD officers, who suspected him of stealing from a Nob Hill Trader Joe’s.
He used to work at the grocery store.
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Right-wing loons can't quit Scott Wiener.
Reactionary media keeps throwing the San Francisco Congressional candidate in the Briar Patch. It's a toxic relationship. But, also, symbiotic.
From @esksf.bsky.social
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Headlines recently blared about the limits of money in California's recent election, & how billionaires did not get all they wanted.
But that's news to San Francisco: Here, the big money did very, very well.
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Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood have announced a November ballot measure that, if passed, would tax sales of foreclosed commercial buildings.
It could potentially raise $200 million for San Francisco over the next three years.
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Saikat Chakrabarti is directing his campaign staff to canvass for Connie Chan, according to an email obtained by Mission Local.
via @io-y-g.bsky.social
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The FIFA World Cup kicked off its first game in Mexico City at the Estadio Azteca today.
The day's been filled with flags, jersey-bearing dogs, lots of beer, and the mayor?
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Saikat Chakrabarti just converted his campaign into the "SF Solidarity" PAC, which can spend on behalf of other candidates.
He may back Connie Chan, who is facing Scott Wiener in the runoff for S.F.'s congressional seat.
via @io-y-g.bsky.social
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Chinatown’s living room for decades, Portsmouth Square, closed on Wednesday for a long-awaited $73 million renovation.
The FIFA World Cup kicked off its first game in Mexico City at the Estadio Azteca on Thursday, with home team Mexico facing off against former World Cup Flags, jersey-bearing dogs, lots of beer, and t...
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The mayor’s office “could have conducted a competitive bidding process” to ensure “a fair, transparent process,” the report noted.
