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San Francisco's June 2026 ballot features Prop D, an "Overpaid CEO Tax" that critics say would exempt major tech firms while hitting grocery stores and pharmacies with an 800% rate hike. Meanwhile, SFUSD's board just voted 6-1 to adopt a new ethnic studies curriculum through a review process that set no passing threshold — and a legal challenge was filed the same night. Across both stories, the pattern is the same: city institutions making consequential decisions while insulating themselves from accountability.

Two Felonies, One Essay, One Murder
Criminal Justice Public Safety & Policing

Two Felonies, One Essay, One Murder

February 23, 2026 · 5 min read

A man caught with a loaded gun got diversion and a homework assignment. 36 days later, someone was dead.

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$127 Billion for One City. Worse Outcomes Than Houston.
Budgets & Fiscal Policy Housing & YIMBY

$127 Billion for One City. Worse Outcomes Than Houston.

February 23, 2026 · 4 min read

Fareed Zakaria just said the quiet part out loud: blue cities are out of control. But San Francisco might actually be charting a different course.

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SF Housing Nonprofit Helps Residents to Use Drugs
Homelessness & Drug Crisis San Francisco

SF Housing Nonprofit Helps Residents to Use Drugs

February 15, 2026 · 3 min read

162 people have died of overdoses in their buildings since 2020. Their solution? Help the residents use drugs.

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SF Is Winning the AI Race. Politicians Want to Kill It.
Tech Techno-Optimism

SF Is Winning the AI Race. Politicians Want to Kill It.

February 13, 2026 · 4 min read

San Francisco is the only tech hub in America with growing startup formation—and city hall is doing everything it can to drive companies out.

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America's Dirty Secret: Safety Is a Luxury Good
Public Safety & Policing San Francisco

America's Dirty Secret: Safety Is a Luxury Good

February 13, 2026 · 4 min read

If safety is something you purchase—guards, gates, cameras—you've already conceded that public order has failed.

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Chan and Fielder Vote to Keep People Dying on Sidewalks
Homelessness & Drug Crisis SF Politicians

Chan and Fielder Vote to Keep People Dying on Sidewalks

February 11, 2026 · 2 min read

San Francisco's two most 'progressive' supervisors were the only no votes on Mayor Lurie's shelter for drug users. The body count speaks for itself.

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The $593 Billion Pension Scheme Crushing SFUSD
Budgets & Fiscal Policy State Capacity

The $593 Billion Pension Scheme Crushing SFUSD

February 10, 2026 · 4 min read

Teachers and parents have a common enemy—and it isn't each other. It's a pension system running a 20-year scam.

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Tom Steyer's Labor Record Is a Fraud
State Politicians Criminal Justice

Tom Steyer's Labor Record Is a Fraud

February 09, 2026 · 4 min read

The billionaire claiming to ‘always stand with labor’ made millions from private prisons and other aggressively anti‑union investments

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Monday's SF Teacher's Union Strike Is Probably Unlawful
Criminal Justice SF Politicians

Monday's SF Teacher's Union Strike Is Probably Unlawful

February 08, 2026 · 5 min read

California labor law says unions can only strike after completing the impasse process. UESF skipped the steps and called a strike anyway.

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