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With the June 2 primary approaching, Garry's List has launched a voter guide pulling together endorsements from housing, labor, and civic reform groups on SF races and measures. Behind the election, deeper fights are playing out: Mayor Lurie is pushing the city's first comprehensive charter reform in 30 years while taking on the open-air drug crisis, but a broken affordable housing pipeline — exposed by SFMTA's quiet elimination of 365 promised units at Potrero Yard — shows how much structural dysfunction still remains.

Asian American Leaders Who Actually Fight Back
Asian American Issues Public Safety & Policing

Asian American Leaders Who Actually Fight Back

January 22, 2026 · 3 min read

Grandpa Vicha's killer just walked on murder charges. It's time to build a new generation of AAPI leaders who won't sell out their elders.

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SF's Worst Judges Are About to Win Without a Vote
Criminal Justice SF Politicians

SF's Worst Judges Are About to Win Without a Vote

January 20, 2026 · 6 min read

The Feb. 4 deadline to challenge soft-on-crime judges is days away—and almost no one has stepped up.

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Haney Wants Tree Investigation While Fentanyl Kills
Homelessness & Drug Crisis State Capacity

Haney Wants Tree Investigation While Fentanyl Kills

January 17, 2026 · 2 min read

SF's state legislator asks Attorney General to probe missing trees instead of addressing homelessness, drug deaths, or housing.

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Murder on Camera, Killer Walks Free
Criminal Justice Asian American Issues

Murder on Camera, Killer Walks Free

January 16, 2026 · 4 min read

Antoine Watson shoved an 84-year-old to his death, photographed the body, and got involuntary manslaughter. Welcome to San Francisco.

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