Eric Kingsbury
@ericmkingsbury.bsky.social
SF politics can be deeply cynical, so it’s heartening to see someone tell the truth, at great personal cost, simply because “the community deserves to know.” www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
How a House of Prime Rib cocktail waitress kicked up a political storm in S.F. City Hall
Julia Baran, who bought a pet store from Beya Alcaraz, said her father advised her not to go public with what she knew about the San Francisco supervisor, who resigned after a week on the job.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
SF politics can be deeply cynical, so it’s heartening to see someone tell the truth, at great personal cost, simply because “the community deserves to know.” www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
If you spent 2024 backing someone who campaigned on bringing the National Guard into SF, you probably should sit this one out.
October 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you spent 2024 backing someone who campaigned on bringing the National Guard into SF, you probably should sit this one out.
This is reasonable (though I’d set that number at 80) but it won’t happen. I tried to get CADEM to even consider looking into a mandatory retirement age and they unceremoniously killed the proposal a week and a half ago without so much as a single phone call or email.
The Democratic Party should have a by-law that sets the maximum age to hold federal office at 70 and withholds endorsements and campaign funds from anyone who campaigns for reelection past that age.
Eleanor Holmes Norton being guided by staff to the DC presser today.
"I'll walk you up right here. And then, will you be okay?"
"You said what?"
"I'll walk you up right here."
"I'll walk you up right here. And then, will you be okay?"
"You said what?"
"I'll walk you up right here."
September 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is reasonable (though I’d set that number at 80) but it won’t happen. I tried to get CADEM to even consider looking into a mandatory retirement age and they unceremoniously killed the proposal a week and a half ago without so much as a single phone call or email.
“…open by 2037…”
The transcontinental railroad only took a bit under 6.5 years.
The transcontinental railroad only took a bit under 6.5 years.
August 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“…open by 2037…”
The transcontinental railroad only took a bit under 6.5 years.
The transcontinental railroad only took a bit under 6.5 years.
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San Francisco Democratic Party member @ericmkingsbury.bsky.social shares some of his thoughts on lessons that San Francisco Democrats and candidates for public office can take away from the successful Mayoral primary campaign of Zohran Mamdani:
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Opinion | Three things San Francisco Democrats can learn from Mamdani’s win in NYC
Mamdani may not be the savior the left craves, but his win has important lessons for San Francisco's Democrats
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July 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
San Francisco Democratic Party member @ericmkingsbury.bsky.social shares some of his thoughts on lessons that San Francisco Democrats and candidates for public office can take away from the successful Mayoral primary campaign of Zohran Mamdani:
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My hot take (that no one asked for) on why SF doesn’t have a Mamdani: the SF left’s stubborn attachment to housing policies that prevent real growth traps them in a vision rooted in nostalgia for a fictionalized past and keeps them from presenting a compelling one for a better future.
June 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
My hot take (that no one asked for) on why SF doesn’t have a Mamdani: the SF left’s stubborn attachment to housing policies that prevent real growth traps them in a vision rooted in nostalgia for a fictionalized past and keeps them from presenting a compelling one for a better future.
The only defense against authoritarianism is the people. Silence is not an option. We must stand up and stand united. As JFK was fond of saying, the hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of moral crisis preserve their neutrality.
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June 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The only defense against authoritarianism is the people. Silence is not an option. We must stand up and stand united. As JFK was fond of saying, the hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of moral crisis preserve their neutrality.
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California Democrats postpone ‘difficult conversation’ about age of party leaders www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
California Democrats postpone ‘difficult conversation’ about age of party leaders
One thing California Democrats won’t be discussing at this week’s convention: The age of leaders like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden
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May 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
California Democrats postpone ‘difficult conversation’ about age of party leaders www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
The more you read the stronger the case for age limits gets:
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May 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The more you read the stronger the case for age limits gets:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-pol...
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Opinion: Out with the old: Why we need a mandatory retirement age for politicians
Opinion: Out with the old: Why we need a mandatory retirement age for politicians
Lots of professions have maximum age limits. Lawmakers and judges need them too.
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May 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Opinion: Out with the old: Why we need a mandatory retirement age for politicians
RBG didn’t step down and we lost Roe.
Biden didn’t step down and we're losing our democracy.
Pretending age doesn’t matter in power has cost us more than we can afford.
Biden didn’t step down and we're losing our democracy.
Pretending age doesn’t matter in power has cost us more than we can afford.
May 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
RBG didn’t step down and we lost Roe.
Biden didn’t step down and we're losing our democracy.
Pretending age doesn’t matter in power has cost us more than we can afford.
Biden didn’t step down and we're losing our democracy.
Pretending age doesn’t matter in power has cost us more than we can afford.
The particularly shitty thing about corruption - and using your position and/or City money to enrich yourself or others in your orbit *is* corrupt - is that it overshadows all the good work done by competent, hard-working people who spend years working long hours to deliver for the city they love.
March 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The particularly shitty thing about corruption - and using your position and/or City money to enrich yourself or others in your orbit *is* corrupt - is that it overshadows all the good work done by competent, hard-working people who spend years working long hours to deliver for the city they love.
Between 1970 and 1980, the West as defined by the US Census - the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY - added an average of 486 new units of housing per 1000 new residents. Between 2010 and 2020 that number was 342 new units per 1000 residents.
March 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Between 1970 and 1980, the West as defined by the US Census - the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY - added an average of 486 new units of housing per 1000 new residents. Between 2010 and 2020 that number was 342 new units per 1000 residents.
In SF in 1976, homes in tony neighborhoods went for $250-$500K ($1.4-$2.8 million in today’s $). Frustration over supervisors living in those neighborhoods led to district elections. Today, the median home price in SF is $1.4 million across all neighborhoods. www.washingtonpost.com/archive/poli...
March 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In SF in 1976, homes in tony neighborhoods went for $250-$500K ($1.4-$2.8 million in today’s $). Frustration over supervisors living in those neighborhoods led to district elections. Today, the median home price in SF is $1.4 million across all neighborhoods. www.washingtonpost.com/archive/poli...
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The SF Democratic County Central Committee welcomes Eric Kingsbury to its board. The Members of the SFDCCC voted to ratify the appointment by Chair Nancy Tung on Jan 22, 2025. Eric Kingsbury will take the AD19 seat held by Catherine Stefani who was sworn into CA State Assembly.
January 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The SF Democratic County Central Committee welcomes Eric Kingsbury to its board. The Members of the SFDCCC voted to ratify the appointment by Chair Nancy Tung on Jan 22, 2025. Eric Kingsbury will take the AD19 seat held by Catherine Stefani who was sworn into CA State Assembly.
Continue to be blown away by how packed the shopping districts of London are post-holiday vs. the state of Union Square in SF. It doesn’t have to be this way and we deserve so much better.
December 29, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Continue to be blown away by how packed the shopping districts of London are post-holiday vs. the state of Union Square in SF. It doesn’t have to be this way and we deserve so much better.
I don’t like the Dodgers.
December 22, 2023 at 4:30 AM
I don’t like the Dodgers.
I’m convinced that most guys can either pretend natural wine is good or pretend astrology is real but can’t do both.
October 7, 2023 at 7:01 PM
I’m convinced that most guys can either pretend natural wine is good or pretend astrology is real but can’t do both.
There are four types of people at every gym:
- People who “get ready” for the gym with outfits, makeup, and cologne
- People who hang out at the gym, whether they work out or not
- People who film themselves at the gym
- People there to just work out
I will never understand those first three.
- People who “get ready” for the gym with outfits, makeup, and cologne
- People who hang out at the gym, whether they work out or not
- People who film themselves at the gym
- People there to just work out
I will never understand those first three.
July 11, 2023 at 5:07 PM
There are four types of people at every gym:
- People who “get ready” for the gym with outfits, makeup, and cologne
- People who hang out at the gym, whether they work out or not
- People who film themselves at the gym
- People there to just work out
I will never understand those first three.
- People who “get ready” for the gym with outfits, makeup, and cologne
- People who hang out at the gym, whether they work out or not
- People who film themselves at the gym
- People there to just work out
I will never understand those first three.
[Sarah McLachlan playing softly]
July 1, 2023 at 4:15 PM
[Sarah McLachlan playing softly]